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hosts, bachelor brothers and sturdy Colonials, had 

 been thoughtful and constant. 



The feature of the rainbow trout was their 

 willingness to rise to the fly ; maybe, time will 

 bring them more discretion, and perhaps more 

 ability to spurn such a lure. Be that as it may, 

 they rose right well when we were there, and a 

 basket of good takable trout, say five or six brace 

 in a few hours, was an easy matter. 



From the farm back to Maclear, and thence to 

 Ugie for Christmastide and the New Year, was 

 the programme. At Ugie it was our special 

 fortune to be invited to a veld picnic. A South 

 African picnic with a large ox-wagon as transport 

 is something not to miss. With congenial com- 

 panions you leave the calendar behind you. You 

 are grateful for the open air, the fresh food, the 

 tea made at the open fires, the good-will, the 

 kindliness of your friends. During our picnic we 

 outspanned on the return journey for a few hours 

 by the Wildebeeste, and a brief visit to the river 

 by two rods yielded a trio of trout in the pink of 

 condition. Cooked on the spot, these provided a 

 veld meal as delicious as wit of chef could devise. 



When we were at Inxu Falls a pool on the 

 Wildebeeste about seventy yards wide, and a 

 favourite haunt of 3 Ib. rainbows, which at times 

 rise to the Jock Scott, Durham Ranger, and similar 

 flies a native caught our horses for us when we 

 were about to saddle up, and was rewarded with a 

 small bonsella (present) ; he came towards the 

 donor with hand extended, in a manner suggestive 



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