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before it reached the pig. I was much grieved 

 at this sad accident, for, besides the value of 

 the dog as a retriever, he was a great pet with 

 all on board, and a most amusing, intelligent 

 creature. Thoroughly disgusted with the day's 

 work I returned on board. 



Some of our sportsmen had been successful, 

 and had bagged two large sows, which must 

 have afforded good sport ere they succumbed, 

 judging by the way their bodies were riddled 

 with balls. 



On the 9th we left Bleaker Island, a fit name 

 for such a place, and, touching for a short time 

 at Speedwell Island, where an eccentric indi- 

 vidual, supposed to be sheep-farming, lived, 

 we anchored the same evening at Fox Harbour. 



The next day several parties landed, with rod 

 and gun, and another went to haul the seine. 

 Taking a light fly-rod I fished a small stream 

 at the head of the harbour, and killed upwards 

 of three dozen small trout, besides putting as 

 many back. These fish are somewhat similar 

 to the common English trout, with the same 



