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much quiet satisfaction in his first success with it; while 

 Uncle Kolly laughed at his tactics. We went home and ate 

 the stewed head and shoulders of a large Eo6kfish and soft 

 crabs for dinner. Next day we tried our luck again with 

 equal success ; and before leaving for home one of the town 

 anglers killed a Eockfish of twenty-five pounds, which Uncle 

 Kolly would certainly have lost. 



Besides the fishing in this part of the Old Dominion, I have 

 vivid recollections of the hat, hair, and hospitality of 



'' Uncle iIolly.' 



