WILD PASTURES 



before you cast line you should catch 

 several lucky bugs, the more the better, 

 bury them on the bank with their heads 

 to the shore, and recite over them an 

 incantation as follows: 



"Bug, bug, bug, 

 I 've spit on the worms I dug; 

 Bug, bug, give me my wish, 

 A great big string of great big fish." 



Properly managed this was never known 

 to fail; if it does it is because you have 

 buried one or more of your bugs bot- 

 tom up. 



It is not so easy to catch a lucky bug, 

 however. He is a very modern type 

 of monitor, for his engine power is of 

 the highest, steam is always at the top 

 notch, and he can dart away in a 

 straight line with all the concentrated 

 fury of a torpedo boat. Moreover, he is 

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