The Mission of 



To those who are satisfied with a 

 superficial view of the subject it may 

 seem impossible that the diligence and 

 attention necessary to a fisherman's 

 success can leave him any opportunity, 

 while fishing, to thoughtfully con- 

 template any matter not related to his 

 pursuit. Such a conception of the 

 situation cannot be indorsed for a 

 moment by those of us who are con- 

 versant with the mysterious and un- 

 accountable mental phenomena which 

 fishing develops. We know that the 

 true fisherman finds no better time for 

 profitable contemplation and mental 

 exercise than when actually engaged 

 with his angling outfit. It will proba- 

 bly never be possible for us to gather 

 statistics showing the moving sermons, 

 the enchanting poems, the learned ar- 



