The Contented Angler 5 



a greedy fisher of the boy or man who 

 has the true angler's heart in his* breast. 



The angler never counts his string, and 

 is contented throughout the day, regard- 

 less of the capture, be it great or small. 

 If he takes one fish, he is pleased ; if two, 

 delighted ; if he has but a single strike, he 

 is satisfied, and if he has but one mere 

 nibble he is repaid for the trip. He 

 judges the day, the locality, and the 

 beauties of nature in general equally as 

 important as the species he seeks. The 

 fields, the skies, the waters, the trees, and 

 the joyful living things that inhabit these 

 the birds, the flowers, the fishes are 

 more enchanting to him than the creelful 

 of trout or bass. 



"And are not all these things," asks 

 Herbert, "a source of pleasure to the true 

 woodsman? Is he not necessarily a lover 

 not of sport only and of excitement 

 these are the ruder and less genial attri- 

 butes of his profession but a lover of 

 nature?" 



