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THE SWAN AND HER CREW. 



I have thought of it many a time since. I used to be fond of 

 a glass myself at that time, but I have never touched a drop 

 since." 



" Did you ever see the little eels coming up the river in the 

 spring?" asked Jimmy, to change the subject. 



" Oh, you mean the elvers. Ay, and more's the pity ! the 

 people catch tons of them to feed the pigs with. If they would 

 let them alone, they would be worth a good many pounds to 

 some one in the autumn," answered the man. 



EELS. 



" If the eels breed in the sea, Frank," said Dick, " what do 

 the eels do which cannot get to the sea, those which live in 

 ponds?" 



" Make the best of it, I suppose, like sensible beings," 

 answered Frank. 



" Do you often have such a good night as this ? " asked 

 Jimmy. 



" No, not very often. You see, we want so many things 

 together wind, rain, rising water, and no moon." 



After the morning dawned the nets were taken up for the 



