. Superior fishing; or, the striped bass, trout, black bass, and blue-fish of the northern states. Embracing full directions for dressing artificial flies with the feathers of American birds; and account of a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc . in quarrelling Katy and I never intend tcfollow any ones example. Do we, Katy? We only regret, she continued, evading hisgaze, that a shadow should have come betweenthose we love so dearly. I hope, never to return, replied Mr. Goodlow, and that these weeks of folly and punishment maynot be lost upon us all; but let us speak no more ofit. We have some
. Superior fishing; or, the striped bass, trout, black bass, and blue-fish of the northern states. Embracing full directions for dressing artificial flies with the feathers of American birds; and account of a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc . in quarrelling Katy and I never intend tcfollow any ones example. Do we, Katy? We only regret, she continued, evading hisgaze, that a shadow should have come betweenthose we love so dearly. I hope, never to return, replied Mr. Goodlow, and that these weeks of folly and punishment maynot be lost upon us all; but let us speak no more ofit. We have something more serious still to men-tion, resumed Mr. Hartley, gaily. We have beensettling your wedding-day, and, Katy, you should bevery grateful, for I named an early one. He tookher affectionately in his arms, for she had alwaysbeen like a -daughter, and kissed her warmly whileshe hid her blushing face. That is right, father, burst forth Harry, enthu-siastically. I suppose you went on the principle, If tis well done, when tis done, twere well tweredone quickly. No, Harry, on an entirely different one, saidMr. Goodlow, laughing heartily. On the principle,that Alls well that ends well. Though that is buta dry joke, as far as we are MlVIfc^ /( PEOTECTION OP FISH. 183 PEOTECTION OF FISH. The subject of the protection of fish demandsthe consideration of every political economist, aswell as of every sportsman in our country, or weshall soon be reduced to the condition of France, andforced to repopulate our deserted streams and lakesand furnish to the people, with great labor and athigh price, one of their chief articles of food. Inolden times, during the epicurean days of Rome,and later during the reign of the Catholic fast days,the utmost attention was bestowed upon the preser-vation, protection, and improvement of fish; enor-mous revenues Avere invested in immense tankswhere they were fattened, and difierent species weretransported to countries where they were unknown,an
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