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justly remarked that he who lives; Sibi et Deo, 

 leads the most happy life; and when we reflect 

 that most of our earthly hopes are attended with 

 anxiety that ambition, and riches, and power 

 generally have some cares or evils to counterbalance 

 them, the contented angler may pursue his course, 

 enjoying his beloved recreation, with a mind un- 

 ruffled like the stream he wanders along. 



Here I can let my fancy feed its fill, 

 And daily by fresh rivers walk at will, 

 While other toyl in pleasure, and perplext, 

 Are with unquiet recreations vext 



Still let me walk in woods and forests long, 

 In whose cool bowers the birds sing many a song ; 

 And in the verdant meadows fresh and green. 

 Joyous I'll sit, and court the Summer's Queen. 



TROLLBR NOBBES. 



Ill the above short directions for trolling, my 

 readers will perceive that I have said nothing about 

 snap or live bait-fishing, or of setting trimmers for 

 pike. I detest them all, especially the two last, as 

 they are attended with no small degree of cruelty. 

 An angler may enjoy his amusement, and yet 

 inflict very little pain upon the fish, he takes, or 

 the bait he uses. As long as he does this, his 

 sport is an innocent one, but when a live gudgeon 

 has a wire passed under its skin, and is then set 

 afloat to be gorged by a pike, which probably re- 

 mains for hours with hooks in its stomach, swim- 

 ming about in very fear and pain until it is hauled 



