Fishing and Fishermen 



flies in Mashpee waters. He himself 

 afterward often referred to this cir- 

 cumstance ; and one who was his com- 

 panion on this particular occasion has 

 recorded the fact that, noticing indi- 

 cations of laxity in fishing action on 

 Mr. Webster's part, he approached 

 him, and that, in the exact words of 

 this witness, "he seemed to be gazing 

 at the overhanging trees, and present- 

 ly advancing one foot and extending 

 his right hand he commenced to speak, 

 'Venerable Men !' " 



Mr. Webster's Remarks to a Fish 



Though this should be enough to 

 support conclusively the contention 

 that incidents of Mr. Webster's great 

 achievements prove the close relation- 

 ship between fishing and the loftiest 

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