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and wild Caledonia " had suffered little ; he of the 

 " gem of the sea "- well, in popular melody I can 

 best portray his misfortunes 



" Oh ! what a surprise, 

 Two lovely black eyes." 



I recommended an application of raw meat as 

 the best remedy I knew of for such-like blemishes 

 on the face, but the sufferer knew better ; his father, 

 grandfather, and how many more generations back 

 I know not, for my memory did not properly com- 

 prehend when he got so far but, reader, be certain 

 that his was no ordinary lengthened genealogical 

 tree always externally applied weak gin-and-water 

 to their similar contusions, so I gave in, and supplied 

 what he desired. 



The incidents of last night were very comical, at 

 the same time too exciting to bear repetition, which 

 looked more than probable, so I gave orders for 

 trecking in the afternoon, and then went forth to 

 wait till breakfast was ready. As I passed a tree, 

 I surprised Pat, who was pouring his spirits down 

 his throat. When he became cognizant of my 

 presence, he explained to me that his arm was so 

 stiff after last night's violent exercise, that he could 

 hot now get it high enough to bathe his eyes, so 

 he thought that, under the circumstances, it might 

 be quite as efficacious an internal as an external 

 application. 



