DOWN STREAM 



which is like that of a mother hen de- 

 fending her chicks, So, after you have 

 caught the freelance sunfish of the 

 pool, those which have no family 

 cares, do not drop your bait near her 

 nest, for if you do she will dart out and 

 take it, and it is a pity to have the 

 brook lose her. She has made her nest 

 in the one shallow spot where the 

 bright sunlight plays, and you may 

 see every dapple of her lovely sides as 

 the light glances on them. Her every 

 fin quivers as she floats there, slowly 

 turning from side to side, her bright 

 eyes roving in search of enemies to her 

 offspring. She is a whole torpedo boat 

 of mother love and pent-up energy, and 

 so let us leave her, for she makes the 

 whole pool seem homelike and hospi- 

 table. 



The yellow perch will come next to 

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