348 THE CAT-FISH. 



should try his hand at cat-fish and black bass in the 

 rivers of the South, where he can fish when the streams 

 and lakes of the North are ice-bound. There are no 

 river conservators, or other meddlers, to spoil his sport, 

 and nothing to pay for but hooks and lines. The 

 settlers are open-hearted and hospitable, and if a man 

 cannot make himself comfortable, it is his own fault. 

 Every planter will open his doors to the stranger, and 

 consider any expenses he may be put to amply repaid 

 by the company of his guest. 



