156 ANGLING LITERATURE IN 



if you catch any fish, you will be successful in love and 

 business ; if they slip out of your hand after you have 

 caught them, it is a sign of some pretended friend who will 

 deceive you. 



To look long, when angling on smooth water, is a sign 

 of some impending or threatened trouble. 



It is a bad omen to meet an old woman in the morning, 

 when going out to angle. It betokens a total failure of 

 spirit, 



In Germany it is considered unfavourable weather for 

 fishing, if many falling stars have been observed the pre- 

 vious evening. 



EPIGRAMS. 



A man being drown'd, 



Was ne'er again found, 

 " Sure he's gone the way of all flesh." 



Then another did reply, 

 " Sir, this I do deny 



Sure he's gone the way of all fish." 



Only look how poor Timothy's visage is broken ! 

 He's stupid and dull, for this month he's not spoken : 

 He used to be merry, and jolly, and gay 

 He tippled by night, and he giggled by day 

 He hunted and angled, he danced and he swore, 

 He'd all that could make him quite happy, and more. 

 But now he's deprived of all these during life 

 It serves the fool right for he's married a wife / 



