ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



I HAVE to thank the Editors of the Fields 

 Daily Maily Pail Mali Gazette^ Longmari s 

 Magazine^ and Chambers s Journal^ for 

 kindly permitting me to republish some 

 of the sketches contained in this little 

 collection. My thanks are also due to 

 my friend, Mr. Henry Hammans, after 

 whose picture, painted by Mr. Buckman, 

 the frontispiece has been etched. The 

 scene is Bransbury, a lovely Test common. 

 My excuse for dwelling once more on the 

 increased wisdom of the trout, and for 

 perhaps somewhat repeating myself, must 

 be the great interest which is now being 

 taken in the subject by so many anglers. 



G. A. B. D. 



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