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SHETLAND. 



And now what a scramble there is at the side of the 

 steamer ! Boats by the dozen are clamouring for pas- 

 sengers and jostling each other in the most uncere- 

 monious way in their eagerness to get close to the 

 steps. You get ashore somehow, though you are sure to 



GIRL AND BOY OF THE BETTER CLASS. 



find on landing that your luggage has come by one boat, 

 and yourself by another. This is more annoying than at 

 first sight appears, for every house on the shore has a 

 pier to itself, and to join company with your luggage may 

 thus require a long search. 



