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Thursday, %th April. — Jim was off by 6 a.m. fishing. I had a 

 lazy day, working, reading, and writing on the verandah ; it being very 

 hot we could not walk about, but there was a nice breeze on the 



A VIEW IN MYERS. 



river. Jim returned about 4.30 p.m., having had no luck with tarpon; 

 no one caught any to-day from Myers. 



Friday, <)th April. — Jim went fishing at 6 a.m. Lovely, fine, 

 sunny morning, but about 10 o'clock a bad thunderstorm came up, 

 with torrents of rain and a strong wind ; the river looked quite rough. 

 Jim returned about 4 o'clock, tired, without having caught anything 

 except two lady-fish. Rained all the evening. Went to bed early, as 

 Jim had bad cold. 



