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of rod, reel, line, net, hook, sinker, swivel, or 

 fishing device Avhatever that we had not brought 

 I should like to be informed of it. AYhen Mr. 

 Green joined the yacht and produced from the bow- 

 els of an immense trunk, a luxury that in itself I 

 never knew him to allow himself before, and wliich 

 was in our way the entire journey till we got rid of 

 it at Jacksonville, much to its owner's chagrin — first 

 two breech-loaders, then ji rifle and a hundred weight 

 of ammunition, then an immense bundle of si^orting 

 rods, next a box of lines and reels, and finally an over- 

 grown scrap book filled with all manner of gangs of 

 hooks, the doctor and myself felt that the sporting 

 interest would not suffer. As I had sent him' word 

 that he need bring neither guns, fishing tackle, nor 

 ammunition, it was evident that he intended we 

 should not fall short, But now wdien our men be- 

 gan tonging up the delicious bivalves which we had 

 not seen for so many days, on account of the fresh- 

 ness of the water, w^e felt thankful for one of our 

 precautions. Here let me warn the reader that he be 

 sure to bring oyster tongs Avitli him. He will find 

 it difficult to get them in the South at all, and if he can 

 they will be much heavier and more awkward than 

 those in use with us. Just south of the opening in- 

 to our night's harbor, and in the main channel, we 

 found a man at work oystering and we joined him 

 promptly, confident that where there was enough for 

 one there was in this matter enough for two. Either 

 the oysters off the lower end of Roanoke Island are 

 very delicious, or else our appetites were sharp from 



