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salmon-fly which, from its frequent and suc- 

 cessful encounters with heavy fish, has won 

 the distinguished title of "the old warrior.'* 

 It was made by him on a large sneck-bent 

 hook, and is withal as wicked a looking fly 

 as you could well fancy! Being out one day 

 with "the old warrior" on, he stumbled upon 

 two or three Cockneys, who were in the habit 

 of visiting the river every spring. After an- 

 swering their inquiries about what sport he 

 had, &c., and hearing the result, which appeared 

 to take them a little aback, he was then asked 

 what fly he had killed his fish with ? When 

 he exhibited with pardonable pride the well- 

 worn features of "the old warrior;" "What a 

 shocking-ugly fly!" was the only observation 

 that dropped from the lips of one of the more 

 demonstrative of the party. 



"What a shocking-ugly fly!" Now I do 



love beyond measure to gaze at a salmon-fly 



tied by a London artist, and radiant with hues 



of the most charming kind, and glittering with 



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