AND FISHING. 89 



Pike catching a Swallow on the Wing. A 

 young gentleman walking in Mr. Longster's gar- 

 den, at Malton, on the banks of the Derwent, 

 saw a fine pike suddenly dart out of the river, 

 and seize a swallow that was gliding along the 

 surface of the water. The sun might be so low 

 as to place the bird's shadow in advance of the 

 bird itself, and thus give the pike an advantage. 

 Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. vii. p. 43. 



Pike and Dog. A gentleman angling for pike, 

 succeeded in taking a very large one, at which 

 time he was encountered by a shepherd and his 

 dog, he made the man a present of the fish, 

 and while engaged in clearing his tackle he saw 

 the dog, who had for some time been expressing 

 his satisfaction by the most unequivocal signs, 

 seat himself unsuspectingly with his tail at a 

 tempting proximity to the jaws of the pike, which 

 suddenly caught at it. The dog was terrified at 

 such an appendage to his tail, he ran in every 

 direction to free himself, even plunged into the 

 river, but in vain, the hair had become so entangled 

 in the fish's teeth. On landing, he ran to his 

 master's cottage, and was released. 



Dr. Smith. Fish and Fisheries. 



Pike and Fox, At Dropmore, Bucks, (the seat 

 of Lord Grenville,) the men employed in the gar- 

 dens having observed the swans in an agitated 



