The Mission of 



minate with a recital of the usefulness 

 of their honorable pursuit. The rec- 

 ord would be woefully incomplete if 

 reference were omitted to the relation 

 of fishing to the moral characteristics 

 and qualities of heart, with which it 

 is as vitally connected as with the in- 

 tellectual traits already mentioned. 



No man can be a completely good 

 fisherman unless within his piscatorial 

 sphere he is generous, sympathetic 

 and honest. If he expects to enjoy 

 that hearty and unrestrained confi- 

 dence of his brethren in the fraternity 

 which alone can make his membership 

 a comfort and a delight, he must be 

 generous to the point of willingness 

 to share his last leaders and flies, or 

 any other items of his outfit, with any 

 worthy fellow-fisherman who may be 



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