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" thief wake wid you now, and pay your part like a man, its 

 " myself would be off to get home." Jemmy waked, but instinc- 

 tively putting his hand upon his pocket seemed satisfied all was 

 right. Arrived in town, they parted, each to his separate home, 

 Jemmy, quite exhausted, sat down by the fire with a bump fit to 

 break the chair bottom (a sure indication of extreme fatigue). 

 " Well James," exclaimed his wife, "what sport," none, re- 

 turned he " but how did the bit of ham eat, I hope you relished 

 " it," ' its just as you gave it me, said he," pitching it into her 

 lap, bless iry heart, said she, what a bounce you have given my 

 knee with the knuckle hone, will you have a bit now honey with 

 the cup of tea that's just ready V unfolding the package, she 

 with the greatest amazement exclaimed, " Why bless me hus- 

 " band here is a brick and not a bit of ham, how's this man V 

 Jemmy, rubbing his eyes, exclaimed, after a pause to collect 

 himself, " Hell sweat the pair of 'em, the rogues have eat my 

 " beautiful ham, and put that dirty brick there to deceive me. 

 I have carried it eight miles I am sure I wondered what made 

 me so tired." 



THE HOUNSLOW RIVER. 



The Hounslow river is called the old river, which 

 is a branch of the Colne that enters the Thames at 

 Isleworth; at the mill it runs through Twickenham, 

 under Hamworth Bridge, by Feltram, past the Pow- 

 der Mill, over the Heath, through Longford, Har- 

 mondsworth, West Dray ton, Cowley, to Uxbridge ; 

 this stream contains excellent fish, Trout, Jack, large 

 Perch, Roach, &c. Near Lady Tolmach's Park, I 

 have seen a shoal of 20 or 30 Perch, some weighing 

 full three pounds, this was in July. There were many 



