220 Reminiscences of 



"Snr hasothe a new cravat pin which he thinks 

 unique in this country, sent to him from England, of 

 silver and gold, showing a fishing rod and line and a 

 creel. But I have also one sent to me which Sothern 

 does not know of, and although he is not wearing his 

 just now, he had a great deal to say to us about it, and 

 is very much set up over it. You take this pin and 

 stick it on, and we will hear what Sothern has to say 

 about it." 



I did so, coming in to lunch with the pin, which 

 soon caught Sothern 's eye, and with astonishment he 

 asked me where I had obtained it, to which I answered, 

 carelessly : 



"Yes, a rather pretty pin. I bought it at one of 

 the country towns as I came up to camp." 



"Good heavens," said Sothern, "what did you 

 give for it?" 



"Well," I answered, "I bought a dozen of them at 

 four dollars, they seemed so cheap. I thought they 

 would make very good presents to the guides, as they 

 are awfully fond of anything of that kind." 



I relate the following two instances indicating the 

 push of two American girls who came within my 

 personal observation, and although not coming within 

 the lines of sporting reminiscences, may be of interest. 

 These incidents being of a personal character will be 

 considered confidential by the reader, who, I assume, 

 will not mention it unless it may be to most intimate 

 friends, whose reticence can be relied upon. 



The commencement occurred in Boston before I 

 had reached my majority. I had a clerk in my em- 

 ploy, a rather clever sort of fellow named Edwards, 

 who occasionally referred to a flaxen beauty at the 



