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had had very good sport. There was no time 

 for talking much, as I had barely time to dress 

 for dinner. I had taken my cast of flies off my 

 bonnet, and, as I thought, hung them on the 

 looking-glass ; but a pleasant party and other 

 avocations made me forget all about it ; and I 

 went away early Monday morning with my 

 bonnet, but not my flies. I missed the cast 

 much, but forgot them again till my next visit 

 to the Castle, when my piper asked me if I had 

 not lost a cast of flies ; on which, on my reply- 

 ing in the affirmative, he produced the missing 

 one. I shall never forget his demure face, for 

 the fishing season was now over, and the piper 

 could dress a fly. Of course I gave him two 

 or three good flies in return for my buzz, for it 

 was the best I had ; all I said was, " Keep it to 

 yourself." " May be, I won't," was the reply ; 

 and I never saw any one else with the buzz. 



There is one very busy time of the year in 

 Stornoway, and that is during the herring 

 season, commencing generally early in May, and 

 continuing through that month and through 

 June; sometimes through part of July. At 

 that particular season herring-boats rendezvous 

 at Stornoway from all quarters ; and it is a very 

 pretty sight to watch of a fine May or June 

 evening the herring-boat fleet go out for their 



