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yet widely distributed in our waters. It is found in the Hud- 

 son and tributary streams. The Passaic river abounds with a 

 small size. Very fine fish are taken in most of the lakes of 

 Putnam county (accessible by the Harlem railroad), and in 

 many ponds of that paradise of sportsmen, Long Island, es- 

 pecially in Suffolk County. There, a short ride through the 

 pines from almost any point, will bring you to some quiet spot, 

 where you can find fair sport angling, " under the shade of 

 overhanging boughs," yet within sound of the ocean surf. The 

 pine woods, interlaced with their bright sandy avenues, have a 

 peculiar beauty, and to fish in their still depths, of a serene day, 

 in a light skiff, gently gliding over some mirrored lake, 



w Fair as the bosom of the swan,' 



is a luxury they can best appreciate who are ennuiedby fashion, 

 or distempered by the wear and tear of an intense business life. 

 To minds of any sensibility, the mere repose of these suburban 

 solitudes is " a feeling" of beauty, and awakens the conscious- 

 ness of an infinite presence, replete with religious emotions. 



