THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. 133 



THE THREE JOLLY ANGLERS. 



IN one of the courts out of the number 

 found in the great city of London, lived Mr. 

 Barnaby Bigings. We need not state the 

 name of the court, nor the exact locality in 

 which it was situated, for it is of little conse- 

 quence as to whether it was Lion Court or 

 Lamb Court. Suffice it to say that it was a 

 court, and Mr. Bigings lived in it, and was 

 contemplated by the neighbours as a very im- 

 portant man ; for upon certain occasions he 

 wore a hat and coat with gold lace on them, 

 and had to do with very important personages 

 and very important things, and to behold very 

 wonderful performances. He was also a very 

 wise man at least in his own estimation ; and 

 if you wanted to hear stories told of a myste- 

 rious character, or obtain information respect- 

 ing miraculous deeds, he was the very man to 

 interest you, especially if you cheered his 

 spirits with spirits of another order, and 

 charged his glass as fast as he ^charged the 



