The Grayling 



and amidst the most charming and varied 

 scenery, he may cast his feathery lures 

 upon virgin streams of crystalline pureness, 

 while breathing in the ozone of the moun- 

 tain breeze and the fragrance of pine 

 and fir. 



There is a tradition in England that the The Relation of 



i , j j . .1 Monasteries to 



grayling was introduced into that country the Grayling 

 from the continent of Europe by the monks 

 and friars of olden time. This is not 

 improbable, as the grayling was always a 

 favorite fish with the various monastic 

 orders throughout Europe, and there still 

 remain in England the ruins of ancient 

 monasteries on most of the grayling 

 streams. As the original habitats of all 

 the graylings are the coldest and clearest 

 waters, the streams of England, while clear 

 enough at times, are not of very low tem- 

 perature ; this would seem to give some cre- 

 dence or warrant for the legend mentioned. 

 One can readily imagine the tonsured 

 fathers of old friars white, black and 

 gray, and the hooded Capuchin and Bene- 

 dictine during the lenten season and be- 



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