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THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 PRESENTED BY 
 
 PROF. CHARLES A. KOFOID AND 
 MRS PRUDENCE W. KOFOID 
 

 r 
 
 RespEctfully dedicated ta Dr. J. R. HENSHALL, 
 
 In rEcngnlUan of his conspicuous abilities, not only as a skillful angler, but 
 
 also as a scientific writer on the habits and behavior of 
 
 Game Fish, mere Especially Lake Bass. 
 
COPYRIGHTED. 
 
 The Dde and Illustrations Copyrighted 'by the Authnr, 
 GEDRGE J. SEABURY. 
 
ALTON'S SLAVES, WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT 
 BEND TO YOUR OARS, THE GROUND'S IN SIGHT, 
 FEEDING BASS THE SURFACE BREAK. 
 ROLLICKING O'ER THE PLACID LAKE. 
 
N/ THEIR GROUND. 
 
 Mr 
 
 LASHING^ 
 
 WHEN LO! 
 EXCiTES 
 TO SPORT 
 
 INE IN GRACEFUL 
 OUCH THAT THRILL: 
 
 LENDS.5 
 EVERY 
 
RESPONSIVE/TO 
 INSTINCTIVELY W 
 IS STRAI 
 
 VE OSWEGO. 
 ? 
 
 NERVES' APPEAL, 
 TURN^THE RfiEL 
 
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 D. THE TIP is CROOKED.' 
 
 JMES SLOWLY^' EACH INCH RESISTIN^. 
 PLL'NGrSG. SW1RLT>KJ. JERKING. TWISTING; 
 
 THE AIR T^OW FIERCELY DI 
 TFfE^iADLY FOR THE LAKE'S DEPTHS 
 
SEEKJNG IN SOME ROMANTIC 
 TO/TREE HjM FROM THE CRUEL H 
 'ROUND 'OBS>ACLES HE WILDLY SH 
 LOGS. BRUSH AND 
 
 BUT NAUGHT AVAILS. HE'S HOOKED TOO WELL. 
 
 > CLICK SHALL SOUND HIS KNELL 
 
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 AS QUICKLY THE idfT^ TO OUR 
 WITH DBSp-RATE^fSlSTAN^E 
 THE LUSTbT>JHLSPOJtFSMAN 
 SURPASSES THE OSWEGO: 
 
 ALAS, POOR CREATURE ! THOUGH?LOSNG-4Y FREEDOM. 
 BECAUSE IN THY STRENGTH THOU WOUk-D^T PREY ON THE WEAK. 
 
 SO BOLD. YET SO HELPLESSMWE G 
 
 THAT MAN. IN SUCH CRUELTY\\PASTI 
 
 i^^i, 
 
 THY^STRUGGLES. 
 EEK. 
 
ABOVE THEE THE WAVES/ARE SING IN. 
 THY DOOM IS FORETOL -CH BB1EFCJLA&TING NOTE 
 
 THOU LASHEST THE SURFACE AG^t^BBflN FURY .- 
 ONE WHIRL OF THE ROD^JHOU ART SAFE IN THE 
 
 FROM SIDE TO SIDE ff?BDu\DING\ 
 RISING, DRLWU.\G.\feMPI\G. POUNDING, 
 
 STRUGGLINQJO THE VERY 
 
 ^ ^ 
 
ERS HOLD 
 RE BOLD 
 O FEAR. 
 
 e 
 
 WHEN EXHAUSTION AND DESPAIR 
 BLEND IN MUTE APPEALlNQlpRAY 
 WITH A TREMOR AND A SIC)*, 
 YOU FIX YOUR RED-FRINGE D\EE. 
 THEN IN DEATH YOU QUIET 
 
 CANNIBAL 
 WHGf KNEW" 
 
 ^LESSjHUNGER HAS BROUGHT THEE HERE. 
 T)F MAN/ WHO LIES IN WAIT. 
 H A PHANTOM BAIT. 
 
TO THE LAKE AGAI 
 
 THE CASTING ROl 
 
 AT DREAMER'S PAC& ALONG 
 
 LIGHT RIPPLES SPLASHING 
 
 WHEN, LIKE A FLASH. THE SIGNAL'S FELT. 
 THAT TELLS OF SAVAGE STRIKE JUST DEALT 
 THE SHINING BAIT FAR OUT OF SIGHT: 
 JUPITER ! WHAT A VICIOUS BITE. 
 
SEE! UP HE LEAP5 WITffilGHTNINCTsPEE 
 
 THE PRISONEHR^TRUGGLINC/JO^FFRE 
 FROM TORTURING HOOK HE^CANT DISPLACE; 
 
 NOW HIGH HE'S JUMPlNG\TNTtrSPACE. 
 SHAKING IN MID AJR/HISJRLJBY GILLS. 
 THRESHING THE WATER INTO BUBBLING RILLS 
 
 VAULTING AGAIN. WITH CLOWNISH MIEN. 
 THEN PLUNGING BACK. NO MORE IS SEEN: 
 PUNTER, BE WARY! THE LINE IS CAUGHT- 
 ROW SLOW. A BATTLE'S TO BE FOUGHT! 
 
HOW GALLANTLY HE COMES ALONG. 
 PULLS LIKE A SAILOR LONG-ANtr STRONG. 
 GIVE HIM NO PARTICLE W SLACK 
 HOLD STEADY. THOUQH TH^LINE\CRAc 
 
 (ION NOW IS FAR TOO GREAT. 
 A BASS OF MIGHTY WEIGHT. 
 
CAUTIOUSLY WE REE 
 ON THE SURFACE T 
 NOW ON HIS NOSE 
 FOR FREEDOM FIGHTS 1 
 NOW IN THE AIR, NO 
 
 ING, CHARG!NG>\rHEN RETREATING, 
 PERHAPS OUR Tol^JEST VlMS DEFEATING, 
 UNDER THtf (BO0 M)W DEEPLY DIVING, 
 FOR LIBERTr^XlLL^BRAV^LY STRIVING ; 
 THEN GLIST^S-W- RESPLENDENT LIGHT 
 A FIVE-POUNDBT^clc-ENCHANTING SIGHT! 
 
ROW FAST! INTO DEEP WATERS SETTLE : 
 HE FORGES AHEAD /'ITH^MA'RTlAL METTLE. 
 'MONG ROCKS AND BRUsW^WA^HE GOEJ5. 
 WRITHING IN AGONIZING THROES. 
 
 * 
 
 TER! STEADY! 
 
 BE FOR EVERY MOVEMENT READY. 
 BRAVO! THE WO^CJS COOLLY DONE : 
 KEEN IS THE ARTFUL ANGLER'S FUN. 
 
BENEATH HIM 
 ON VICTORY NOW 
 WITH TREMBLIN 
 OUR FONDEST 
 
 SPELLBOUND! A YELL! A FAULTY SNELL ! 
 THE BASS BREAKS FROM THE ANGLER'S CELL. 
 SPLASHING. DASHING, AWAY HE GOES. 
 MOCKING THE ANGLER'S FRANTIC WOES. 
 
CHAGRINED BY DEFEAT. THE PASSIONSJNFlAMEDx 
 EACH FOR THE LOSS BY THE OTHER is' BLAMED; 
 THUS ANGLERS MERRY. WHO RUDENESS DISEMJ 
 NOW RAVE IN THEIR FURY LIKE FISH tal SE 
 
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 RlCHT HERE. DEAR FRIENDS. LET US RE-BAIT OUR LINE. 
 -ARRATE THE SEQUEL. EXCUSE.TRULY THINE. 
 
 GEORGE J. SEABURY. 
 
 EW YORK. NOVEMBER 10. 1800. 
 
 
"~ E 55 = be ca 
 Not including an B- - ass ha says h = 
 
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