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them both, and was productive of many 

 jokes, though I did not then discover the 

 secret cause of my succefs. I have intro- 

 duced this short digrefsion, to prove from 

 what trifling circumstances information may 

 be gained, and I believe that these recitals 

 constitute a principal part of the pleasure 

 arising from all rural amusements. 



As I hinted that the situation of the river 

 winding between plantations of hops, and 

 the banks crowded with alder trees, would 

 preclude the idea of using the long line and 

 artificial fly, and as the natural flies are all 

 (except the bracken clock and brown beetle) 

 too tender to be used with the long line, I 

 shall give directions how they may be used 

 to more advantage., by dibbling ; a mode of 

 angling with natural flies, by waving them 

 over the water, and letting them fall gently 

 on the surface, under bushes, and where it 

 would be impofsible to make use of the 

 long line and. artificial fly, though this mode 

 of angling has lefs exercise to recommend if,, 



