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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't 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 a 'd get to the river zide, up 'd 

 come owld Varmer Smith wi 1 his white 

 smock vrock on, and put Jack in a girt 

 pelt, coz \id stand clost by the zide an 

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

 u'd cry, " if you be gwain" 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 J".] My friend, you see, 

 is coming out ; and, if you can bear with 



