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which I have experienced to be really ufeful, con- 

 fining it exprefily to as narrow a fcale as poffible. 

 Knowing them to be killers in their feafon I have 

 the more pleafure in recommending them to your 

 favour, perfe&ly fure that if you handle them pro- 

 perly you will find them killers too. 



Armed with one of Copham's beft rods, a reel, 

 line, collar, and flies of the right fort, believe me, 

 you would look more killing than when drefled in 

 your beft ball-room attire of incomparable cut. 

 Looking a killing fellow and being one are, how- 

 ever, two different matters, as you will find to 

 your coft when you firft commence operations. 

 Flourifhing your little " Copkam" as if you had a 

 favourite whip in your hand, the firft found that 

 meets your ear in all probability will be the loud 

 crack you hear with fuch delight, when wielding 

 the latter on the driving-box. Not at all alarmed, 

 but on the contrary rather charmed with fuch 

 mufic as this, you will perfevere with true pifca- 

 torial patience, wondering, perhaps, no trout has 

 the good tafte to make your acquaintance. Till 

 at length fome mifhap that ftops your career, of 

 entanglement, or what not, will reveal the melan- 

 choly truth, viz. that for the laft half-hour or 

 more, you have been fifhing u minus" all your 

 flies. 



