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W A I T I N Ct FOR A BITE .—Drawn md Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Hudson river, Detroit, Noah, A. 409. Put none hut 
Americans on guard. 
11. Thcie stands a castle by the sea, 
With an ancient keep and turrets three. 
And in it dwells a lady rare, 
Rich and lovely, with golden hair, 
By the wild waves plashing wearily. 
I 12. Volley, lovely. 13. Usurper, pursuer. 14. Master, 
stream. 15. Retina, retain. 10. Wells, swell. 17. Selma, 
Salem. 
TIIE PRIZE. 
Nevvy and J. B. Howes sent complete lists of an¬ 
swers, but Nevvy answers No. 1 with “ Brass, grass,” 
and No. li with Nevin, Niven. I have a very complete 
gazetteer, hut I can find no such place as Niven, Mr. 
Nevvy, so wo must count you out. J. B. n. wins’ the 
prize, as he fails only on No. 5, which he answers with 
Commend, condemn. 
aunt sue's notices to correspondents. 
Agnes Lee. —You wish I would “ please write ” to 
you. Bless your little heart! I should like to write to 
you all, personally and individually ; hut just think ! how 
could I ? 
Mrs. n. A. D. —I am “ that Aunt Sue,” and your lov¬ 
ing remembrance does me a world of good. 
“ Mother.”— You may give the “ little ones ” all the 
“ llel l> ” you can. Your answer to No. 16, “ the Iser be¬ 
gan to rise with the rain,” was very clever. 
n. E. 0.—What do you now think about the spelling 
of “peek?” ion were not the only one who put the 
cart before the horse. 
R. A.—Yes, to both your questions. 
H. W. Otis.— I am very glad you liked your “beautiful 
presents.” 
Quesitor. —It is not worth while “ explaining about 
the prizes” when I do not mean to offer anymore. I 
find they give more dissatisfaction than the reverse, so I 
shall discontinue them. Those who answer puzzles in 
future will do so ccm amove , and not with the hope of 
gaining a prize. 
Thanks for puzzles, etc., to J. P. W., II. E. D., and 
J. M. P. 
Correct answers, more or less, were sent by W. n. and 
S. G. Kerr, Anna K., C. G. T., Wm. Taylor, J. P. P., II. 
E. P., E. L. D., J. C. W., O. A. G„ F. S„ H. E. P., 
Aiuslee Bros., H. E. O., M. T., R. A., and L. N. 
SPECIAL notice to puzzlers. 
It is impossible for me, dear children, to tell you 
“how” to find out the different kinds of puzzles. If 
you do not understand them at first, wait until the an¬ 
swers to them appear, and then you will know all about it. 
Whenever you write to any one, asking information 
for your own especial benefit, it is only polite to enclose 
a postage stamp.—We want none but original puzzles. 
WaSting- for a ISitc. 
Of all the children in the pleasing group in the picture, 
we best like the boy in the center, who is quietly and pa¬ 
tiently waiting for a bite. We suppose that all the boys, 
and most of the girls too, read what Carleton had to say 
last month, about fishing. Carleton has so ranch “ go ” 
in him as a mail, that, he must have been tremendous as 
a boy, and the fish that came anywhere near his hook 
would have been jerked to land in short order. One so 
active as Carleton, naturally presents the lively side of 
fishing, or any other subject he writes about. We quiet¬ 
er old fellows look at fishing from a different side. We 
like to go out with hook and line, and have plenty of 
fishing , whether we get any fish or not. The pleasant 
breeze, .the singing of the birds, the hum of the bees, the 
flowers, the ripple of the brook, the insects that play 
upon the surface of the water, or just above it, all these 
and many more things, come into our idea of fishing, ns 
well as do the fish. A true fisherman can enjoy himself 
if he does not catch a fish. We look upon fishing as a 
school in which many good lessons are taught. Patience 
is one of the virtues that the fisherman must learn. The 
boy in the center of the picture is evidently exercising 
patience, while he, at the same time, looks ready to take 
advantage of the first nibble. Then the good fisherman 
must have perseverance. If one part of the stream affords 
him no sport, he will go to another and another, until ho 
succeeds. Then, where there is a party of fishermen, 
there always will be some bungler who will give one an 
opportunity to exercise self-control. If you can go a fish¬ 
ing with several other boys and have some careless fel¬ 
low entangle his line with yours, just as you are feeling 
a good bite, and not get angry, you have a better control 
of your temper than most boys have. When a trouble of 
this kind occurs, take it quietly — scolding will not untie 
knots half as well as patient fingers. Don’t cut your 
companion’s line, as I have seen boys do, but quietly go 
to work and disentangle the snarl without an angry word. 
You will feel all the better afterwards for having acted 
like a gentleman. Don’t understand from what has been 
written that wo do not like to catch fish: we only wish 
to say that fish are not all that there is about fishing. 
