CHAPTEE XXYIII. 



SILENT MEN A LONG LOOK AHEAD COCKNEY 



FISHERMEN TROUT HABITS. 



Think not silence the wisdom of fools, but, if rightly timed, 

 the honor of wise men who have not the infirmity but the vir- 

 tue of taciturnity, and speak not of the abundance, but of the 

 well-weighed thoughts of their hearts. Such silence may be 

 eloquence and speak thy worth above the power of words, 

 Make such a one thy friend, in whom princes may be happy 

 and great counsels successful. Let him have the key of thy 

 heart who hath the lock of his own, which no temptation can 

 open ; where thy secrets may lastingly lie, like the lamp of 

 Olybius his urn, alive and light, but close and invisible. 

 [Sir T. Browne. 



At Trout-Hall, not far from this place, where I propose to 

 lodge to-night, there is usually an angler that proves good 

 company. And let me tell you that good company and good 

 discourse are the very sinews of virtue. [Sir Izaak Walton. 



my frequent journey ings through 

 these pleasant lakes and rivers, with 

 no other companion than my guide, 

 I have learned to understand how 

 really loquacious are silent men of 

 meditative mood. For hours to- 

 gether they make no sign ; and but 

 for an occasional smile, which pass- 

 es like a ripple of sunshine across 

 their composed and peaceful features, they might 



