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SECTION SECOND. 
ing had an intimation 
that good angling could 
be had in Florida, conclu- 
ded to purchase an Izaak 
Walton, and peruse it so 
as to learn how to tie flies 
and take trout, with oth- 
er game fish, according to 
the highest style of art. 
He is pleased to think 
SS that he can study and an- 
“WouLp you Speak mir Mp?” gle at the same time. 
While at this double occupation, he is called upon by the 
“hydragos,” to learn whether the angler wished to speak 
with him; he probably wanted to bargain for larger bait. 
The red snapper is rather more chubby in shape than the 
striped bass, being between that and the tautog, or black- 
Tue Rep Syarrer.—Lutjanus aya. 
fish, of the coasts of New Jersey and New England. It is 
clothed with very large scales, covering the body and the 
lower half of the head. The first dorsal is spiked, as is also 
the anal, with one sharp and strong spike at front of the fin. 
It has a rather large mouth, armed with sharp and powerful 
teeth, but not so closely set as are those of the bluefish or 
the Spanish mackerel of our waters. It is therefore good 
