An Angler's Paradise. 15. 
“ By Jove,” and at nearly every pond we came to this expression 
was repeated. Considering that there are upwards of seventy 
ponds and he examined most of them, he must have made use of 
this expression over forty times during his round. But he ex- 
hibited, although not so demonstratively, the same keen inward. 
sense of enjoyment, and the repeated utterance of these two words 
proved no doubt a relief to him. Another visitor kept continually 
exclaiming “ Dear me,” and the number of times these two words 
were repeated must have been something considerable, whilst yet 
another gave vent to his feelings by saying ‘‘ What a caution!” 
Most visitors have expressed great delight at the sights shown, 
and have evidently highly enjoyed their visits, whilst yet a few 
would gaze complacently on the scene as if it were all a matter of 
course, and as if they had seen the same thing a hundred times 
before. Need I say these were not anglers? No feelings were 
aroused within them, and no interested enthusiasm was observable 
as they gazed upon the masses of fish, which to them no doubt 
were no more suggestive than a pile of herrings on a costermonger’s. 
barrow. 
‘‘Breathes there a man with soul so dead, 
Who never to himself hath said,” 
nor to anyone else either, anything which would be indicative of 
the fact that he was undergoing that deep sense of pleasure which 
every angler experiences at even a far less impressive sight. 
I hope that no reader will for a moment think I am unduly 
poking fun at him—far be it from me to do that ; but whilst giving 
an indescribable amount of pleasure to so many who come here, it is. 
only fair that we who dwell in this most delightful wilderness 
should get some amusement in return. I am sure all will agree 
to this. 
But to return to my first friend ; I found he was to be n the 
neighbourhood for a couple of months, having taken a house 
along with the fishing on a good trout loch and the stream con- 
nected with it, so took the earliest opportunity of driving over to 
make a call. He had just come off Loch Kinder with about 
fifteen pounds of trout, which were brought in for our inspection. 
Beautiful creatures they were and in excellent condition, averaging 
about or near a pound each. After a very pleasant fishy chat, 
