AN angler's notes ON THE BEAVERKILL 



fast to the end." The expression of his face showed that 

 his words were true, always kindly and loving, quiet 

 and sincere, faithful and true, and with all a childlike 

 simplicity that won all hearts. Even Bill Hardie 

 allowed him to fish " over him." 



"He hpt his soul unspotted 



As he went upon his way." 



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"He had time to see the beauty 



'^hat the Lord spread all around ; 

 He had time to hear the music 



In the shells the children found. " 



A Hobby. 



The idea of a hobby is at least interesting to all 

 men, to have some diversion to fill your leisure hours 

 and to look forward to, to dream over on dismal win- 

 ter days, and to divert your mind when cares annoy. 

 What hobby can be more interesting, more captivating, 

 more satisfying than the hobby of fly-casting ? There 

 are a hundred and one features to it — you can tie your 

 own flies, make your own rods, mend, fix, adjust, always 

 some delightful things to " tinker " over or with, arrang- 

 ing your flies and all that, and then the " art " itself 

 Nothing can be more enjoyable than to wade a stream, 

 to feel the rush of water about you, the constant excite- 

 ment, the forgetting of all other affairs, the out-door 



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