AUGUST 209 



' comrade ') he asked. ' Certainly/ quoth I ; ' and there 

 he is ! ' I added, as a stout pull and vigorous splashing 

 ensued in the sharp stream. However, it was not the 

 true ' neighbour,' but a good sea- trout of two pounds. 



One word to brother-anglers in conclusion. Don't 

 let laziness or greed or anxiety to display a showy 

 bag to your admiring home-circle prevent you from 

 distributing your fish with a liberal hand. People 

 who dwell on the banks of a river without the right 

 of fishing in it appreciate a little attention of this sort, 

 and you will be no sufferer by keeping them in good 

 humour. Even if you are a stranger in the land, 

 remember that in most of the homesteads that you 

 pass the daily fare is humble and monotonous. A 

 fresh-run sea- trout is no contemptible contribution to 

 the poor man's table. 



