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The last named gentlemen carried off all the 

 honors for public speaking, none of the others 

 of the party venturing to stei) forth, although 

 urged to do so. They however contributed in 

 various other ways, during the trip, to the gen- 

 eral enjoyment, and the entire party without an 

 exception, proved to the satisfaction of the peo- 

 ple they came in contact with, that a fishing 

 l)arty may be made up of gentlemen, who will 

 at all times remember to act as such, and still 

 have a ''jolly good time," thus setting an exam- 

 ple that some fishing parties, notorious for 

 license, rather than decorous frolic, may Avell 

 follow with decided advantage to their reputa- 

 tions when abroad. 



One more incident to Mr. Cooke's credit will 

 bear relating before closing. How he did the 

 thing it is difficult to surmise, but for thirty 

 miles, Mr. C, traveling by the Buggy ^ in i3refer- 

 ence to the White Eye Line, pulled up at almost 

 every house during the entire distance, for the 

 purpose of distributing good little books in great 

 variety, with colored covers, giving to each child 

 (sometimes as many as 6 to a house,) three or 

 four of the little volumes which children love to 

 get, and become better for the reading thereof. 



