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time it seemed that Mr. Neasmith was 

 to have the advantage and beat us; 

 but soon things commenced coming 

 our way, and from this time forward I 

 think Mr. Neasmith will acknowledge 

 he was " not in it." 



Charley sat with his back to N 



busy nearly all the time he was not 

 swinging the rod, in unhooking the 

 blue-gills and dropping them in a sack. 



Every little while he would give me a 

 wink, executed very slowly and with 

 great expression, indicative of the 

 most heartfelt enjoyment that he was 



now evening up N— — 's basting 



him about the flies. Our luck was 

 continuous the balance of the after- 

 noon, and when we closed our day's 

 sport, it took two of us to carry the 

 fish to the buckboard. 



THE CHIMERA. 



