Ihavefoundrepeatedly，oflateyears，thatIcannotfishwithoutfallingalittleinself-respect。Ihavetrieditagainandagain。Ihaveskillatit，and，likemanyofmyfellows，acertaininstinctforit，whichrevivesfromtimetotime，butalwayswhenI
havedoneIfeelthatitwouldhavebeenbetterifIhadnotfished。
IthinkthatIdonotmistake。Itisafaintintimation，yetsoarethefirststreaksofmorning。Thereisunquestionablythisinstinctinmewhichbelongstothelowerordersofcreation；yetwitheveryyearIamlessafisherman，thoughwithoutmorehumanityorevenwisdom；atpresentIamnofishermanatall。ButIseethatifI
weretoliveinawildernessIshouldagainbetemptedtobecomeafisherandhunterinearnest。Beside，thereissomethingessentiallyuncleanaboutthisdietandallflesh，andIbegantoseewherehouseworkcommences，andwhencetheendeavor，whichcostssomuch，towearatidyandrespectableappearanceeachday，tokeepthehousesweetandfreefromallillodorsandsights。Havingbeenmyownbutcherandscullionandcook，aswellasthegentlemanforwhomthedisheswereservedup，Icanspeakfromanunusuallycompleteexperience。Thepracticalobjectiontoanimalfoodinmycasewasitsuncleanness；andbesides，whenIhadcaughtandcleanedandcookedandeatenmyfish，theyseemednottohavefedmeessentially。Itwasinsignificantandunnecessary，andcostmorethanitcameto。Alittlebreadorafewpotatoeswouldhavedoneaswell，withlesstroubleandfilth。Likemanyofmycontemporaries，Ihadrarelyformanyyearsusedanimalfood，ortea，orcoffee，etc。；notsomuchbecauseofanyilleffectswhichI
hadtracedtothem，asbecausetheywerenotagreeabletomyimagination。Therepugnancetoanimalfoodisnottheeffectofexperience，butisaninstinct。Itappearedmorebeautifultolivelowandfarehardinmanyrespects；andthoughIneverdidso，I