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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 Author: Various Editor: Francis Burnand Release Date: September 19, 2007 [EBook #22671] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** Produced by Lesley Halamek, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI VOL. 104. APRIL 8, 1893. Edited by Sir Francis Burnand SPORTING ANSWERS. ANGLING. FLEACATCHER.--Yes, the trout in the river Itching (this is the only correct spelling) are red, and, before they are boiled, raw. The best method of catching them is to tickle them. When you have hooked an Itching trout, you first scratch him, and then cook him. NOVICE.--We only knew one man who could make a decent rod, and he died twenty years ago. Remember the old adage so dear to IZAAK, _Qui parcit virgae spoliat puerum_. For instructions as to use of implement, and translation of Latin, apply to any head-master. Failure in the latter will inevitably lead to application of the former. Then pause for reflection, but _don't sit down_. SPOOK.--What on earth is the use of applying to us about a phantom? We never keep one on the premises. Try personal interview with W. T. STEAD, who has a fine selection, JULIA being specially effective. Why do you ask if we generally spin? Not having been born a top, we prefer walking. CONTEMPLATIVE.--(1) It's absolutely useless offering us these paltry inducements to betray the secrets of our skill. We are--we hope we may say it without undue pride--an All-Round Angler, and we are not going to be squared by a bait of that kind. (2) We have never pretended we were a salmon. If ANDREW LANG says we have, we challenge him to repeat it to our face before witnesses. (3) Whitebait are no longer kept in the Round Pond at Kensington. We knew as many as four there ten years ago. CALIPEE.--You are quite right. When a ship turns turtle the fact is instantly communicated to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City
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