50 The Angler's Secret 



man of the lake and pond ; the weakfishand 

 striped-bass fisherman of the salt-water bay 

 and river, with his medium-weight tackle ; 

 the steamboat fisherman of the ocean 

 proper, and the surf sportsman who casts 

 for drum and big striped bass, and respects 

 the tarpon season in Southern waters. 



Fishing, to the inexperienced person, 

 means simply catching fish, but, to the 

 enlightened individual, it means a great 

 deal more. To inform a practical man of 

 the rod and reel that you are going fish- 

 ing affords him little information, for the 

 very excellent reason that there are at least 

 fifty different ways to fish, and each way 

 is a distinct pursuit. 



Can we define the bill o' play by the 

 word theatre? What is theatrically popu- 

 lar with one may not appeal to another. 

 The playhouse of tragedy is the theatre 

 of certain persons ; the vaudeville hall is 

 the theatre in the mind's eye of others, 

 and the opera-house and the stage of 

 romantic drama are the theatres patron- 



