THE EARTHWORM. 25 



At length; if it be not Ininted by some angler, and 

 prematurely tortured to death, to assist him in his 

 sport as a requital for the services it has rendered to 

 his race, it concludes the chapter of its usefulness by 

 serving as wholesome nourishment for one of the 

 winged inhabitants of the air. 



Reader ! this is the story of the Worm's life. 



