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amusement, when a rainy day or two confine him to 

 the dreary parlour of some lonely way-side inn, where 

 the newspaper is three days behind, and the literature 

 may be confined to such works as Brown's " Dictionary 

 of the Bible," Boston's "Fourfold State," or The 

 Whole Duty of Man." But with his cabinet he can 

 beguile his time by dressing flies adapted to the locality, 

 or repairing and fitting up such tackle as may be 

 required on the scene of his next exploits. And the 

 hours, in place of passing away " with weary tick and 

 slow," will flit past " with quick and cheerful wing," till 

 returning sunshine once more summons him to the 

 water-side. 



The sides of the cabinet may be formed of two 

 pieces of mahogany (or any other wood the owner 

 pleases), each 18 inches in height, by 13 in breadth, and 

 f- of an inch thick. And exactly down the middle of 

 each side-piece, a vertical groove must be cut, in which 

 to fix a thin partition, interposed between the backs of 

 the drawers belonging to each front, so as to divide the 

 cabinet into two distinct compartments. The top and 

 bottom must also consist of solid pieces of wood, about 

 14 or 15 inches square, and they may be allowed to 

 project a little, not only for ornament, but to afford a 

 steady base to stand upon. A couple of folding doors 

 of ^ inch mahogany, must be attached to each front, so 

 as to shut with a lock and key over each set of drawers, 

 and keep everything secure. The drawers must be 

 opened by means of counter-sunk rings flush with the 

 surface. 



