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skiff, and soon paid a visit to my unsuccessful snare. 

 The corn was all gone ; the very hooks were all bare ; 

 and it was evident that some other expedient must 

 be adopted before I could hope to succeed. Had I 

 caught but one or two alive, it was my intention to 

 have employed them to procure the destruction of 

 others, in a manner I shall hereafter describe. 



JOHN. 



