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hand, but it is a well-made rod, and as 

 fine as brass rings and varnish can make 

 it. This smartness dazzles the eyes of our 

 clowns, who sometimes say the rods are 

 " a nashun zite too vine var the vish," 

 don^ they. Simon ? 



Simon. Eez, zur, um do. Vishes be 

 martal timersome, and dwont like anything 

 as glisters too much. Jack Ockell wud 

 zometimes be out early in the marnin, and 

 just as aM get to the river zide, upM 

 come owld Varmer Smith wi his white 

 smock vrock on, and put Jack in a girt 

 pelt, coz 'ud stand clost by the zide an 

 hin to watch un. " Od drattle't!" Jack 

 uM cry, " if you be gwain 1 to stand there, 

 I med as well drow my hat at um, that 's 

 ael ! " and then the varmer 'd gwo away 

 laughin, and zay Jack was a curious wos- 

 bird to be zhure ! 



S. [Aside to /.] My friend, you see, 

 is coming out ; and, if you can bear with 



