MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR 



had a fishing-tackle shop at Cheltenham ; and 

 there are descendants of the name at Matlock 

 Bath now. Frank was a little man, very clever 

 with his rod and line, which he always used 

 short, i.e. he never attempted to throw far, say- 

 ing the sides of the stream were the most likely ; 

 though I think he enticed the fish from some 

 distance off. For some time he was confined 

 to the house at the top of the hill above Guild- 

 roy at Matlock Bath, having injured his knee 

 by a fall on slippery stones when fishing. He 

 never waded, or went into the water. His flies 

 were very small; principally duns, no bright 

 colours. I do not remember that he fished 

 up stream, or threw a dry fly as is now 

 done. I remember well Frank's long thumb- 

 nails, which enabled him to dress his flies so 

 neatly.' 



Mr. Greenhough of Matlock adds : ' He 

 was great-grandfather to the present young 

 Ogdens at the shops, who now have instructions 

 and flies made by him. He was evidently a 

 local character, noted for his fishing, and going 

 about dressed up in a superior way. He pro- 

 bably drove carriages at one time, but seems to 

 have had no regular occupation, and lived an 

 easy life. Both Job Walker and old Mrs. Rad- 

 firth remember him, and repeated to me the 



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