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tied in with them, and hanging loose over 

 the back, maccaw horns. 



" It is strange that such things as this 

 can catch a fish," said the Squire, coming 

 to the window to examine critically a yellow 

 parson which M'Gowan had just turned 

 out. " What fly in the whole world is at 

 all like this? They say that the mixed 

 wing is the dragon fly, and the butterfly the 

 imitation of some possible butterfly ; but this 

 is like nothing in heaven or earth. A Mus- 

 sulman might paint it without offending 

 against his Koran." 



" No," said the Parson, "it is not like 

 anything in heaven or earth ; but it is very 

 like something; in the water : it is like a 

 shrimp, which I imagine to be the food of 

 the salmon when at sea : he comes into the 

 river, is uncommonly at a loss for his usual 

 dinner, when he sees a little dancing fellow 

 with all these sharp-pointed wings, as we are 

 pleased to call them, jumping about in the 

 running water, and he thinks, of course, it is 

 one of his old friends." 



" I should not wonder," said the Squire. 



" I am sure of it," said the Parson. " Re- 



