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VII. 



The mair were the han's, 



The rifer the wan's, 

 Our king o' the cauld grew the braver ; 



He bobbit aboot 



Wi' his wonderfu' snoot, 

 An' cockit his tail out o' favour. 



VIII. 



But cast as they micht, 



To the left or the richt, 

 Wi' mennin, flee, crayper, or rawin' ; 



No a rug wud he gi'e, 



For weel ettled he 

 O' the gear whilk the wind was a-blawin'. 



IX. 



Come, anglers, come a', 



Baith meikle and sma', 

 Tak' yer fling at the cunnin' auld reiver ; 



For aught that ye ken, 



Mither Fortune may len' 

 Gude speed to yer wan's, an' ye deive her. 



THE EFFECTS OF TRANSPLANTING TROUT. 



AN error prevails, and is encouraged by some writers oil fish- 

 culture, viz., that in plenishing a stream, lake, or pond with 

 fresh-water trout, it is of great importance, in order to secure a 

 superior quality of fish, to levy the supplies from a well-reputed 

 stock, such, for instance, as that of Loch Leven. The mistake 

 consists chiefly in overlooking the qualification of the stream or 



