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he, however, have no wish to incommode 

 himself with the charge of a travelling trunk, 

 but to wander free and careless, as fancy 

 may direct, he may very comfortably make 

 the tour of England equipped as above, only 

 that in attending church a duty which no 

 " honest angler" will neglect he may not, 

 should he be a young man, make so fashion- 

 able an appearance as he might otherwise 

 desire. But this is of small import; for 

 if the angler be blessed with a good person, 

 and of easy manner, the ladies, who have 

 wonderful discernment in these matters, will 

 quickly become sensible of his merits, not- 

 withstanding his worsted stockings and thick 

 shoes, which latter, from being frequently 

 greased, may not admit of a high polish. If 

 he be hard favored, and rather awkward in 

 scraping his shoes, pulling off his hat, and 

 taking a pinch of snuff I have known 

 several excellent anglers and truly worthy 

 men so the plainness of his dress will cause 

 him to be less observed. Winifred Jenkins 



