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with a fish of a silvery hue dangling from his hand. 

 After he had regained his breath he roared out, " Is 

 Tarn in ?" " No." " 'Cause I ha'e a beast till him." 

 " Fa gi'ed ye't ?" "A man." " Fatna man?" 

 " Dinna ken !" "Fat like was he ?" " Canna tell 11 

 " Fat had he on?" " Dinna mind ; only that he had 

 a coat ower his airm." " Fat said he t'ye when he 

 gi'ed ye the beast ?" " Oh, he bade me take it till Tarn 

 Edward, and get a penny for't till inysel." 



The fish was accepted, the penny was given, and 

 the boy tramped downstairs again. On returning 

 home, Edward found a splendid specimen of the above 

 rare fish. The next number of the Journal acknow- 

 ledged receipt of the fish. In the article describing 

 it, Edward said " By whom the fish was sent, or 

 where it was found (though doubtless in the neigh- 

 bourhood, from its freshness), remains as yet a mystery. 

 However, thanks to ' the man with the coat ower his 

 airm' in the meantime, and to many others whose 

 kindness and attention, though their gifts are not par- 

 ticularised here, are nevertheless duly appreciated : 

 Likewise, and in an especial manner, thanks to the 

 fishermen generally of the district, particularly to our 

 own and those of Whitehills, not only for their now 

 unremitting attention in securing whatever they deem 

 worthy of notice themselves ; but also, and above all, 

 for their very valuable assistance given, and their 

 warm-hearted kindness shown to my young folks 

 when they go a-gleaning amongst them." 



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