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one after the other the names of all the 

 "throws" in the river. 



Seeing he was a good-tempered, loquacious 

 young fellow, I gladdened his heart by ac- 

 cepting his services. And well was I repaid 

 for so doing ; for a more amusing companion 

 there could not be. 



It appeared that not long since young Pat 

 had escorted an English lord on the same 

 errand as myself, and many a hearty laugh 

 did we enjoy at the cost, I must confess, of 

 the absent nobleman. He knew but little of 

 fishing, and was diminutive in size ; accord- 

 ingly Pat, when speaking of him and his 

 doings, invariably designated him as the "wee 

 little lord." 



In the thick of our merriment we came to 

 a "throw" which I was informed bore the 

 distinguished name of "the bank of Ireland," 

 and to this day do I shudder, when I call to 

 mind this (to me) most memorable "throw." 

 I was walking up the right side of the river, 



