86 WHAT 1 HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



village, where, with our tea, we were given a taste 

 of salmon taken from the bay close at hand, and, 

 judging from the boats we saw, sea-fishing could be 

 much enjoyed at Glencolumbkille. 



As we were journeying homewards I called a 

 halt to ask a question of a man who stood at his 

 cottage door, with the result that I was soon inside, 

 seated and chatting. At first the room seemed very 

 small for so many occupants, but this impression 

 became much modified as I discovered that every- 

 thing and everybody had their place. 



The balls of wool of varied colours hanging from 

 a beam, together with a roll of tweed upon a shelf, 

 were soon the subject of conversation. I saw the 

 cloth unrolled, approved the colourings and texture, 

 and became the owner of it at fifteenpence per yard. 

 Quite a bargain ! as, in addition to the merits of the 

 tweed, I have had the pleasure of persuading my 

 tailor to do what he says he has never done before, 

 make a suit with other people's cloth ; and, judging 

 from his manner, he would rather give up business 

 altogether than do it again. Poor little fellow, he 

 did seem hurt. 



The roll of tweed, less the suit length, I cut in 

 half and sent to my two daughters for costumes. I 

 sincerely hope their dressmakers' feelings will not 

 be harrowed as my tailor's were. 



How different to deal with was the tailor who 

 measured me when I was a boy. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Holloway always arrived at our house punctually at 



