A Word to Fishermen 



when the fish refuse to bite. There 

 can be no worse exhibition than this 

 of an entire misconception of a wise 

 arrangement for our benefit. We 

 should always remember that we have 

 about us on every side thousands of 

 those who claim membership in the 

 fishing fraternity, because, in a way, 

 they love to fish when the fish bite 

 and only then. These are contented 

 only when capture is constant, and 

 their only conception of the pleasures 

 of fishing rests upon uninterrupted 

 slaughter. If we reflect for a moment 

 upon the consequences of turning an 

 army of fishermen like these loose 

 upon fish that would bite every day 

 and every hour, we shall see how nice- 

 ly the vicissitudes of fishing have been 

 adjusted, and how precisely and use- 

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