2o6 The Angler's Secret 



canna see ye; an' then to get a lang cast 

 in the breeze that soughs in bushes, an' 

 see yer flee licht in the verra place ye 

 want, quiet as a midge lichts on yer nose, 

 or a bumbee on a flower o' clover." 

 NORMAN McLEOD, D. D. 



"Luck has little to do with the size of 

 an angling score; for skill in handling, 

 a knowledge of the haunts of the fish, 

 of the conditions of wind, weather, and 

 water, character of baits to be used, of the 

 changes and drift of tideways, sunrays, 

 and shadows, and a familiar acquaint- 

 ance with the natural history of the 

 family Pisces, their habits, habitat, and 

 idiosyncrasies (for no other animal is so 

 erratic as these scaly fins), all go to make 

 up the complete angler." WILLIAM C. 

 HARRIS. 



"The man who kills to kill, who adds one 

 wanton pang, receives the contempt of all, 

 and deserves the felon's doom. Of such 

 there are but few." R. B. ROOSEVELT. 



