birds of prey in places utterly destitute of shelter. Ha! the storm is upon you. You had better run to the miller's, while I fish up to the mill-head, for I have always taken fine fish during a shower. [Exeunt. Often, to our comfort, we shall find Such gain the cap of him, that makes them fine, Süsse heilige Natur, Lass mich gehn an deiner Spur, Leite mich an deiner Hand, Wie ein Kind am Gängel-band. STOLBERG. FOURTH DAY. The river-side. Enter SENEX and JULIAN followed by SIMON PARADICE, bearing two heavily laden panniers. Time-Sunset. Senex. Well, what think you of our day's sport? Julian. Excellent your success is wonderful, while I am half inclined to think that something more than bungler's luck has attended me. What swarms of insects fill the air! The trouts are gorged with the May-fly, and yet they are still rising and feeding greedily. S. Yes; and even after sun-down you will hear them in the darkness, chasing and devouring the minnows on the shallows. J. Is it not strange that creatures which subsist upon their own species should prey so constantly on minute insects ? It is to me inexplicable. S. The fondness of the trout, and indeed of several other kinds of fish, for this diversion, may be compared to that of many birds and beasts, which relish nothing so much as the prey they have captured by their own agility or cunning. The superior animal, man, in his primitive state, is thus characterized, and in his civilized condition differs but little from the savage in this respect. A Scotch friend of mine one day asked his keeper if he could tell him why so large a fish as the salmon delighted in capturing flies. "God Almighty kens, sir," replied the man, "except its curiosity." The mention of this anecdote reminds me |