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habitants of the waters of this lake. Among 

 others, I was much pleased to find a cat-fish, 

 taken in the lake by one of the island fisher- 

 men, and also a kind of chub, not found in 

 Switzerland, and called by the fishermen here 

 " Our Lady's Fish," because it occurs only on 

 the shore of an island where there is a con- 

 vent, the nuns of which esteem it a great del- 

 icacy. 



The third day we reached Traunstein, where, 

 although it was Sunday, there was a great 

 horse fair. We looked with interest at the 

 gay Tyroleans, with the cock-feathers in their 

 pointed hats, singing and jo deling in the 

 streets with their sweethearts on their arms. 

 Every now and then they let fall some sar- 

 castic comment on our accoutrements, which 

 were indeed laughable enough to these peo- 

 ple, who had never seen anything beyond 

 their own chalets, and for whom an excursion 

 from their mountains to a fair in the nearest 

 town is a journey. It was noon when we 

 stopped at Traunstein, and from there to Salz- 

 burg is but five leagues. Before reaching the 

 fortress, however, you must pass the great 

 custom-house on the Bavarian frontier, and 

 fearing we might be delayed there too long by 

 the stupid Austrian officials, and thus be pre- 



