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sedge accounted for the other occupant of the pool, 

 a really beautiful fish of two and a half pounds. The 

 evening rise was but a short affair, and all was over by 

 nine o'clock. Later in the evening I was present at 

 a tragedy. My host called his spring balance to 

 account, and we tested it by mine, which is approxi- 

 mately accurate. It recorded eight ounces too little 

 when weighing a heavy brogue of about two pounds. 

 And then it dawned upon the unfortunate fellow that 

 he had that season had two Avon grayling which 

 weighed two and a half pounds apiece on his instru- 

 ment, to say nothing of sundry large trout ! " I have," 

 he said solemnly at last, " enjoyed myself much more 

 this summer than I thought I had." 



