CHAPTER X. 



THE RIVER. 



Jealousies among the Fishermen — A Bivouac — A 

 Narrative — Cos na Wonna — The Grass Guard — 

 Circumventing a Sulky Salmon — The Point of the 

 Mullins — The Fly with lead in it— The Bar of the 

 Bush — Crossing the Ford — Catching a School- 

 master — Jack the Giant-killer. 



" Hallo! who's there?" said the Parson, 

 rousing himself from his morning slumbers, 

 and sitting up in his bed. 



"Sure it's me, your riverence — it's Pat 

 Gallagher." 



"What's in the wind now?" said the 

 Parson ; "what brings you here at this time 

 of night ? Any more murders to come off?" 



" The divel a one, your riverence, worse 

 luck !" said Pat ; " but the boys says, says 

 they, that the Barrister goes every morning 

 at screech of day to Cos na Wonna, lest e'er a 

 sowl should get the throw of him, and waits 



