DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



the business that's kin' o' born in the fisher, 

 but hoc that comes aboot I dinna ken." You 

 have heard it said that every plant will grow 

 and blossom and thrive for one who cares for 

 it; so every pool and swirl and quiet reach 

 offer their bounties of swimming beauties to 

 him who is alert and careful and observing, 

 to whom methodical nicety is a foster brother 

 sometimes. 



Even here there must be no haphazard 

 methods; for the most effective factor is at- 

 tention to the minutest details ; in other words, 

 preparation properly prepared, which is akin 

 to genius. He who complies with these direc- 

 tions is the gentleman who catches fish. Most 

 of us are responsible for our own misfor- 

 tunes, for opportunities often come and go 

 when we are careless and wool-gathering. 



One must have a Frenchman's eye for de- 

 tails, which perhaps seem unimportant, yet 

 have charms and fascinations and meanings 

 all their own; while the pleasant chat on the 

 bank or in the boat, when one is changing 

 flies that have failed to perform their mis- 

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