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rivers can be purchased at Mr Forrest's, and 

 James Wright, Sprouston, is a capital maker of 

 both salmon and trout flies. If you stop a day 

 or two, or even ten days, at this place, you should 

 devote the most of your time to the Teviot, 1 

 beginning at the Tweed Bridge and up to Rox- 

 burgh Station, and beyond it up and down, but, 

 remember that you cannot fish it well unless 

 you wade, as the river flows into deep places, 

 over a shelving rocky bed, and you must not 

 heed wetting your feet if you are desirous to fill 

 your basket. It is a first rate river for trout ; 

 and, if you have the water in order, you will no 

 doubt, be rewarded. But, keep in mind, that in 

 this recreation as well as in all the various busi- 

 nesses of life's bustle, you will find that 



' According as your labours rise, 

 So your rewards increase.' 



And I remember detecting a friend of mine 

 killing a salmon with a big stone, and quietly 

 humming to the tune of { A' the Airts the Wind 

 can Blaw,' the concluding line of the verse, 

 ' And all her paths are peace.' 



1 There was a good place for shelter, or ham and egg 

 near a Mrs Hogg's. 



