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Guide to the Lakes, written by some intelli- 

 gent person or other, so that the angler cannot 

 go astray. 



There are numerous good inns in the town 

 and neighbourhood, the people and landlords 

 of which are polite, civil, and obliging to 

 strangers, as are the guides and boatmen. 



There is a Miss Smith, in New Street, who 

 keeps a comfortable lodging, the most honest 

 creature I ever came across, go to her, you 

 gentle ones. 



The delightful Island of Ennisfallen, which 

 used to be my favourite spot during my stay, 

 would be a kind of Heaven on Earth to the 

 invalid ; it is covered with verdure and beau- 

 tiful large trees, the arbutus, &c. There is a 

 thorn growing through a tomb stone, a holly 

 fourteen feet thick, a curious crab tree, and the 

 bed of honour, which the guides say if you lie 

 down in it, having no children up to the 

 present time, *'your honor will be sure to have 

 plenty of them after your return home." — This 

 place is a hollow about the size of a large bed, 

 in a projecting rock over-hung with holly and 

 hawthorn. In an aperture in the "crab tree" 

 the guides recommend ladies to pass. There 



