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of the larger public buildings, are covered 

 with tin, and from the somewhat remark- 

 able circumstance of rust being unknown 

 in that country, the appearance of the 

 city, when seen from the river, is gorgeous 

 in the extreme. 



It was my good fortune to be the bearer 

 of several flattering introductions to many 

 officers of high rank, but none afforded 

 me such true and lasting gratification as 

 the opportunity granted me of becoming 

 acquainted with my kind and excellent 

 friend. Major Browne, of the 103rd Regi- 

 ment. A better sportsman, dans toute la 

 force du terme, never handled a gun or 

 rod ; he was, without exception, the very 

 best snipe shot I ever saw ; his execution 

 was terrific; and as a fisherman — ye 

 gods ! — old Izaak Walton was a botcher 

 in comparison. The accuracy, precision, 

 and Hghtness of hand with which he would 

 cast a fly over a salmon was worth cross- 

 ing the Atlantic to look at. 



