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THE ANGLERS SOUVENIR. 



The excitement of the sport being over, the place 

 seemed uncanny, and we quickly divided our spoil 

 into three bundles and started homewards. We 

 were heavily laden, and long ere the five miles 

 were passed we were thoroughly fagged. The 

 waggonette was waiting for us, and the Gipsy was 

 there too. " So you have caught some fish at last ! " 

 she cried ; " I am glad to see that you can catch 

 them sometimes." She is very incredulous, is tho 

 Gipsy, about our piscatory feats. 



VI. KITTEN- FISHING. 



"Little things please little minds " is a proverb 

 which will perhaps explain the present doings of 

 three boy-men who are sitting under the verandah. 

 Possibly, also, the hot sun has turned their brains . 



A few days ago we were all passing through the 

 farmyard, when Herbert ran in advance of us into 

 a building, and presently out of the holes in one of 

 those diamond-shaped places in the wall, where 

 alternate bricks are left out for the purpose of 

 ventilation, there peeped the heads of six kit- 

 tens, gazing inquisitively down upon us. The 

 Gipsy uttered a cry of delight, and very soon 

 had gathered all six of them in the folds of 

 her dress. They were very pretty little kittens: 

 one a pure white with one spot, which was named 

 " Spot ; " two of a golden brown, which were 



