62 THE TROUT 



troutlcts ? you may have undergone some small 

 adventures ; such as having, round the corner of a 

 ' knowe,' chanced suddenly upon a shepherd's hut, 

 from the vicinity of which bounced out a couple of 

 wild sheep-dogs apparently desirous of immediately 

 devouring you. By means of hurriedly acquired 

 stones you will have routed these foes and escaped 

 as quickly as your dignity permitted from their 

 immediate neighbourhood. If the month be August 

 or September, you may have seen the pursuit of 

 the grouse by the owner of the moor and his friends; 

 you may have slipped from a stone into the water 

 and got wet through, or many other things may have 

 occurred. 



But whatever may have happened, if you have 

 had any measure of success, I am sure that you 

 will agree with me that, through the medium of 

 the much -despised worm, you have passed a tho- 

 roughly delightful day amongst glorious scenery, in 

 health-compelling air; and that though the si/e of 

 your victims is not large, ' nevertheless you have 

 enjoyed yourself hugely, with much benefit to both 

 body and mind. 



But worm fishing for trout is not confined solely 

 to the smaller streams. A day's Stewart tackling in 

 a Scotch river such as the Don or the Deveron, 



