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Greetings to American Anglers

From Master Isaak Walton

My Good Friends--As I have said afore time, sitting by a river's side is

the quietest and fittest place for contemplation, and being out and

along the bank of Styx with my tackle this sweet April morning, it came

into my humor to send a word of greeting to you American anglers. Some

of your fellows, who have come by this way these past years, tell me

notable tales of the sport that may he had in your bright streams,

whereof the name of Pocono lingers in my memory. Sad it is to me to

recall that when writing my little book on the recreation of a

contemplative man I had made no mention of your rivers as delightsome

places where our noble art might be carried to a brave perfection, but

indeed in that day when I wrote--more years ago than I like to think

on