8 Pleasures attending Angling. 



Existence, than the winged plunderer 



That sucks its sweets. The rivulet 



Sends forth glad sounds, and tripping o'er its bed 



Of pebbly sands, or leaping down the rocks, 



Seems with continuous laughter to rejoice 



In its own being." BRYANT. 



Yet, with all these adjuncts to his store of amusement, 

 he will return home better satisfied if his creel be well 

 stored with trout; to which result it is hoped the following 

 chapters may contribute. 



