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fined spot she remained up to Saturday the 12t]i of last 

 month, when death put a period to her existence. This 

 fish has been the means of great attraction since the time 

 she was mentioned in the newspapers, which was about 

 five years ago, many persons having come a great distance 

 to see her ; and those who have witnessed her actions (of 

 Avhom there are many in the city of Exeter) can bear tes- 

 timony to the truth of the following statement : — " She 

 would come to the top of the water and take meat off a 

 plate, and would devour a quarter of a pound of lean 

 meat in less time than a man could cat it ; she would also 

 allow Mr. Dormer to take her out of the water, and, 

 when put into it again, she would immediately take 

 meat from his hands, or would even bite the finger if 

 presented to her. Some time since a little girl teased 

 her, by presenting the finger and then withdrawing it, 

 till at last she leaped a considerable height above the 

 water, and caught her by the said finger, which made it 

 bleed profusely : by this leap she threw herself com- 

 pletely out of the water into the court. At one time a 

 young duckling got into the well to solace himself in his 

 favourite element, when she immediately seized him by 

 the leg, and took him under water; but the timely 

 interference of Mr. Dormer prevented any further 

 mischief than making a cripple of the young duck. 

 At another time a full-grown drake api)roached the 

 well, and put in his head to take a draught of the 

 water, when Mrs. Fish, seeing a trespasser on her pre- 

 mises, immediately seized the intruder by the bill, and 

 a desperate struggle ensued, which at last ended in the 

 release of INIr. Drake from the grasp of JMrs. Fish, and 



