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III. 

 IN CONNEMARA. 1 



TT is inconceivable that there can be any 

 pleasure in undergoing the various discom- 

 forts which are shortly summed up in the two 

 words " roughing it." Some people, indeed, 

 seem to like discomfort for its own sake, and in 

 a boating tour, for example, prefer to be under 

 canvas, with all its attendant nuisances, such as 

 cooking your own breakfast, and making your 

 own bed or what is supposed to be a bed, 

 rather than in a country inn. But there are 

 times when a considerable amount of incon- 

 venience can be borne if a sufficient recom- 

 pense is found for it. Good fishing, cheap 

 living, and pure air seem fully to counter- 

 balance many temporary annoyances. The rea- 

 1 1876. 



