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THE CARP OR TENCH. 
some carp or tench* retained by him in a stew, that 1 they 
were soon reconciled to their situation, and ate boiled pota- 
toes in considerable quantities ; and the former seemed to 
have lost their original shyness, eating in my presence with- 
out any scruple; ’ and Sir John Hawkins says he was assured 
by a friend of his, that he saw a carp come to the edge of a 
pond, from being whistled to by a person who daily fed it; 
and I have, myself, seen carp come to the edge ot the water, 
to be fed with breadt by the visitors to Roche Abbey. 
The time for angling for them is from March till Septem- 
ber, with worms of various kinds, caterpillars, grasshoppers, 
beetles, wasps, and pastes. They are generally taken at or 
near the bottom, with a worm attached to a small strong 
hook, say No. 9 or 10 trout. 
Tho time of day for taking the carp is thus given by ono 
of England's poets : — 
“At early dawn, or rather, when the air 
Glimmering with fading light, and shadowy evo 
Is busiest to confer and to bereave; 
Then, pensive votary! let thy feet repair 
To silent lakes, or gentle river fair.” 
Mr. Salter recommends a red worm on the hook, with a 
gentle on tho point of it. They are also tqkcn with friut 
and vegetables of different kinds. Salter says they may be 
taken with marrow-fat peas. Taylor and Walton presci ibe 
* Tho tench is a species of the carp, differing considerably in nppenr- 
ance from what is called tho common carp. It is of a dark olive color, 
with quite smalt scales and nearly even. The inode of angling f° l l i ra 
is the sumo adopted for the subject of our present chapter. 
i It may not bo generally known that tho gold-fish and silver-fish, 
which are seen about ill glass globes, aud small artificial ponds, and eat 
bread from the hand, oro a species of tho golden enrp. They urc native* 
of China, where thoy arc bred and sold in great quantities. 
