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which we were recommended to try, but one 

 only of us went up to it. It fell to my lot ; and 

 I reached it by crossing a bridge, and coming 

 down on the north side. I, in a short time, 

 began opposite the one who got the south side, 

 and soon saw that it was no go, as at one o'clock, 

 I had scarcely got a trout. After this, however, 

 I observed my friend and his boy pass down- 

 wards, and also noticed that the wind blew 

 towards the south bank. I immediately repassed 

 the bridge, and came on the same side of the 

 water which the others, a little while before, had 

 fished over, and left. I found better sport here, 

 and soon began to feel the want of a boy, both 

 to assist to take them off the hook and to carry 

 the basket for me. I fished at this place for an 

 hour, and then proceeded downwards to the inn, 

 where we were to dine at 4.30. On getting to 

 it, our several takes were weighed at a grocer's 

 shop, and, in the basket which took up the water, 

 was found 15 Ibs. of fine trout (had also run a 

 salmon), 24 Ibs. in my own, and 27 in that of 

 the other. In the 27 Ibs. there were 4 dozen of 

 trout, in the 15 Ibs., say 2^ dozen, but in the 

 24 Ibs. basket, only 23 trouts. By one who had 

 fished the Don from a child, it was admitted to 



