The Angler and the Torturer 43 



this bit of shrubbery, now through these 

 low tree branches, now out over the tiny 

 ripples into some silent pool ; or, casting 

 his delicate line from a frail canoe, into 

 the rapids of a wildwood river or the 

 calm water of some secluded lakelet. 



Mind thee, reader, the angler does not 

 condemn the fisherman, be he of fresh or 

 salt water, nor does he scowl at the be- 

 ginner; but he can never approve of the 

 animal torturer merely because this brutal 

 fellow's murderous methods include the 

 killing of fish. This torturing killer is 

 not an angler, and I know the fisherman 

 is not proud of his company. This un- 

 fortunate man openly says he does not 

 use fishing tackle, never used it, never 

 will use it, and does not believe anybody 

 should use it. He is an insulting loafer, 

 a torturer of all animals, a greedy potster, 

 and a generally dangerous character. He 

 personally disapproves of all good form 

 in fishing, and does his best to put down 

 the rights of those who would follow 



