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Such interruptions, though trivial in themselves, are 

 sometimes a little troublesome to a studious man, and 

 happy had it been for Mr. Tintern had he met with no 

 other ; but in a short time afterwards the church-yard 

 was full of all the idle boys in the town, who fairly 

 hooted him, and compelled him to leave the place, which 

 he did under the best protection I was able to afford 

 him. He called them ** naughty boys," and they 

 shouted amain, " Corpse lifter ! corpse lifter ! " having 

 been previously so instructed, as may readily be guessed. 



This disagreeable attack annoyed Mr. Tintern so 

 seriously, that he resolved to leave Melrose the next day, 

 which I was sincerely sorry for. I could not, however, 

 change his resolution, as he seemed to think that he was 

 a marked man, and that he should enjoy tranquillity no 

 longer in that country. 



I got up early the following morning to bid him 

 farewell, and just in time to prevent his going into the 

 Glasgow coach instead of the London mail. He seemed 

 sorry to part with me ; and, as he was getting into the 

 carriage, he begged the mail-coachman not to drive fast, 

 or to whip his horses. 



I felt a blank at his departure ; for he was a most 

 agreeable and clever gentleman, and not the less en- 

 tertaining for his eccentricities, which appeared only 

 from time to time, and interfered with no one's humour. 



TROLLING. 



In the Tweed, and indeed in some other rivers, they 

 have a method of fishing which is called Trolling in 



