26 FISH : THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 



change, not uncomfortable, as a blazing fire 

 keeps away all damp and cold), gaining 

 strength each day, soon eager to do what 

 at first would have seemed a task to a city 

 man. Every living thing in the woods has 

 a charm. The loons in the lake, the heron, 

 the eagle, the kingfisher, the hawks, — all 

 are watched with interest. The forest itself 

 grows upon you ; and when at length the 

 guide tells you that the time is nearly up, 

 you can hardly believe it possible, and you 

 prepare to return home almost sad to think 

 of leaving such freedom from care, and re- 

 solving if possible to return the next season. 

 Many men engage their guides for the 

 next trip without a thought how far off it 

 may be. 



Angling has among its disciples a greater 

 number of scholarly and celebrated men 

 than any other " sport. In fact, it is well 

 named " The Contemplative Man's Recrea- 

 tion." Many famous men of the past, as 



