AND ANGLING SONGS. 2IQ 



remains to me a puzzle. The Rev. Mr. Crowder of Dunse was 

 along with me at the time, and met with a similar experience. 

 On an after occasion, on the same pond, among four or five scores 

 of perch taken by me, I could only discover a single one-eyed 

 specimen. 



THE OLD WAND. 



THE wand that hath done service fair 

 From thy boyhood to thy prime, 

 Onwards to thine after-time 



Cherish. It is worth all care. 



ii. 



Many a fair-spoken friend 



Hath less friendship in his heart 

 Than this passive piece of art, 



And will fail thee at the end. 



in. 



But a trusty rod and tried, 



Warp'd by service though it be, 

 Toughens in adversity, 



And clings the nearer to thy side. 



IV. 



Cherish it for thine own sake, 



For the record of events 



Hanging on its accidents. 

 And the memories these awake. 



