80 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



account for so few pike being dead after they have 

 broken away with a gorge hook in them. 



Jesse's Gleanings. 



An account will be found in Davy's Salmonia, 

 of a pike taking a bait with a set of four hooks in 

 his mouth, which he had just before broken from 

 a line. 



%* This proves the assertion under the head 

 Trout, of the want of sensibility of fish in being 

 hooked. 



Two boys, one about seven, the other about 

 nine, the sons of Mr. Dilworth, of Charlceste, 

 after play, went to a pond belonging to the Rev. 

 Mr. Lacy, to wash their hands. A pike seized 

 the hand of Dilworth, who drew back his hand 

 with the pike, and threw it on the bank, without 

 its letting go ; but the boys were too much con- 

 fused, to prevent its gaining its native element. 

 The hand of the boy was much lacerated. 



Warwickshire Advertiser, Oct. 12, 1822. 



A pike of a monstrous size in the Earl of 

 Abingdon's mote, destroyed four young swans, 

 feathers and all. It was remarkable, that an old 

 cobb swan hatched five young ones, and the 

 fifth would have shared the fate of the others but 

 for the gardener's assistance. Gent. Mag. 



