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lawn and thrown the short grass into the water, so 

 that for an hour or two the surface of our water was 

 like a green meadow. 



I heard the cuckoo again, but she has now changed 

 her note. Now she only utters a single sound, her 

 voice is broken and harsh. The Rev. C. Swainson 

 quotes the following from Heywood : 



" In Aprill the koocoo can sing her song by rote, 



In June, of tune, she cannot sing a note : 



At first, koo-coo, koo-coo, sing still can she do, 



At last, kooke, kooke, kooke, six kookes to one koo." 



The following lines of good advice to farmers, 

 quoted from the Welsh by the same author will bear 

 quoting again : 



" If the cuckoo sings when the hedge is brown, 



Sell thy horse and buy thy corn. 

 If the cuckoo sings when the hedge is green, 



Keep thy horse and sell thy corn." 



August Bank Holiday time set me at liberty for a 

 few days. 



On this occasion I paid a visit to the Lugg in 

 Herefordshire. Friday, the 3rd, was a thundery day 

 alternate heavy showers and bright sunshine. Trout 

 will not rise in thunder weather ; that was the con- 

 clusion we came to, for we saw scarcely any. Gray- 

 ling were not so shy ; we caught between us six 

 brace, of not large dimensions, but passable in these 

 parts, where a |lb. fish is quite respectable. 



But what a lovely bit of scenery we had dropped 

 into. Far away from the haunts and habitations of 

 men the river wanders in and out amongst the hills. A 



