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The strains of the "whip-poor-will " 

 follow us as we drive slowly along, and 

 it was not until we approached the vil- 

 lage that his last note is heard, and we 

 re-echo the strain with the addition of 

 "We won't whip poor Will." 



We cross the bridge at the Pache and 

 soon reach the hotel, where our friends 

 gave us a warm welcome. They were 

 indeed gratified at the success of our 

 outing, for which we were indebted to 

 their good offices. 



The fish were carefully sprad on the 

 gallery, and the eyes of some of the on- 

 lookers sparkled with delight. The 



question arose as to the weight of some 

 of them, so recourse was had to the 

 steelyards; but there was no satisfac- 

 tion even in that, for some one discov- 

 ered that both big and small fish regis- 

 tered the same. I think myself they 

 must have ranged from about 2^4 lbs. 

 to 6)^ lbs., the major part of them 

 about 4 lbs. 



The evening was spent very pleas- 

 antly with our friends, and an early 

 breakfast prepared us for the road, and 

 when the whistle was heard we jumped 

 on board, and at 9 p. m. we found our- 

 selves at the station at the Chandiere. 



The Boar Fish. 



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