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as a coverlet. I was voted into the single bed, while the 

 two younger members sank deliciously into the broad 

 shake-down, and slept, as I also did, very soundly till 

 the morning. 



" Next day I killed two f eroxes at the head of the loch, 



the largest not more than five or six pounds. F had 



on a much larger fish for a considerable time ; but although 

 he played well and carefully, and had him on the surface 

 several times, where he shewed a tail-fin like a salmon's, 

 only bigger, the bait came out of his mouth, hooks and 

 all, and he sank with a sullen plunge into the dark pro- 

 found. This was a great disappointment to every one but 

 himself. I think he must have been a fish from ten to 

 twelve pounds. 



" That night we returned to Creanach, ate, drank, shook- 

 downed, and slept soundly as before. We arrived here 

 wet and weary_ on Saturday night. Colonel Hunter Blair 

 and Mr Little Gilmour were kindly waiting dinner for us, 

 which we took at a quarter to nine." 



TO MISS H. WILSON. 



" Woodville, 2ith July 18.50. 



" Here we are all in our frail ordinar', and not murh 



stirring. The shilfas appeared with some young on^s a 



while ago ; and fly off with bread and butter to them some- 



wh.< ire among the trees, where we hear th^ni chirping. 



