SPINOUS FISH. 



landlady is good, and the daughter innocent 

 mid beautiful ; where the room is cleanly, 

 with lavender in the sheets, and twenty ballads 

 stuck about the wall ! There he can enjoy 

 the company of a talkative brother sportsman, 

 have his trouts dressed for supper, tell tales, 



sing old tunes, or make a catch ! There he 

 can talk of the wonders of nature with learned 

 admiration, or rind some harmless sport to 

 content him, and pass away a littlo time, 

 without offence to God, or injury to man ' 



