250 ACCESSIBLE FIELD SPORTS. 



Of all the localities where trout fishing can be 

 enjoyed in perfection, the State of Maine in North 

 America, in our opinion, is the most deserving of 

 notice, for not only can the fisherman here capture 

 immense numbers, but occasionally a giant, whose 

 efforts for liberty will imbue the angler with a due 

 appreciation of the power and perseverance of the 

 monarch of the brook. The scenery also in this State 

 is truly magnificent, being as diversified by wood, 

 mountain and water, and that in such close proximity 

 and rapid succession as must please the taste of the 

 most fastidious connoisseur. Supposing that the fisher- 

 man, say about the middle of May, should choose to 

 visit these haunts, it may be a saving of considerable 

 trouble to know the most convenient method of reach- 

 ing the homes of the speckled beauties. We are aware 

 that a Railroad Guide is always one of the most 

 intricate and mysterious books to the uninitiated, and 

 would, therefore, in the cause of humanity, save you 

 the unsatisfactory task of hunting over Appleton's, 

 (the Bradshaw of America), or others of these far from 

 lucid works, for the requisite information. Moreover, 

 it is well for a fisherman to arrive at his destina- 

 tion in an amiable frame of mind, and at peace with 

 all men, which we consider morally impossible if he 

 fail to make connections in the railroads, or is 



