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then crept softly out, in doing which their eye caught a letter 

 open, and lying in the window sill, which read as follows : 



" Dear Sir, 



" Permit the bearer, Mr. Simpson and friends 

 " to angle in your stream, and you will oblige, 



" Yours, &xj." 



Mr 



This unexpected discovery gave them additional opportunities 

 for a joke, and one of the party exclaimed, ' I am Mr. Simpson,' 

 and immediately placed this important document in his pocket. 

 They now prepared to depart, but before they did so, they pro- 

 ceeded to double lock the chamber door of the unsocial party . 

 this done they were soon in sight of the river the man on the 

 watch appeared with ' Good morning Gentlemen, you are early, 

 but not so much so at this time of the year ;' ' What, you ex- 

 pected us, did you?' Oh yes ! master told me to be on the watch 

 to show you the river. * Do you know Mr. Simpson ? was the 

 inquiry, why not till I saw you, grinned the man, master don't 

 know you neither Sir, but he told me he had received a letter about 

 you and some friends who were to be here this morning fishing.' 

 * Well, give our compliments to your master, here is the letter 

 and something for yourself,' ' Thank you Gentlemen/ was the 

 reply, ' this is the water down to yon tree, about a half a mile 

 and upwards to that gate, in the back stream there is some excel- 

 lent fish, and I wish you sport Gentlemen ;' meanwhile the party 

 left at Old Parr's did not awake till late, owing to the previous 

 night's revelry, when they found the door fast, they stormed 

 rung the bell, and made the house shake again, but Old Parn 

 true to his promise, directed that no attention should be paid till 

 it was impossible to avoid it. One of them at last succeeded in 

 getting out of the window, then the key was found and the door 

 opened; they were all highly incensed at their imprisonment* 

 and after having indulged in not a few hard words, paid their bill 

 and took their departure, first telling Old Parr they should take 



