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here in a stream so much exposed. I sup- 

 pose Simon helps to watch it. 



Simon. Eez, zur, I helps a bit now and 

 then. Us tuk oon chap laast zummer, and a 

 purty nigh drownded oon on us, but us 

 got un out at laast, and tuk un in to the 

 public, when a axed lave to dry 's zelf, 

 and tuk ael 's duds off ; but I '11 be 

 whipped if a didn't bo wit out o' winder 

 as naked as a worm, and tuk acrass the 

 yields, and got right awoy, a poaching 

 wosbird ! 



S. They can do less harm here than 

 in smaller and shallower streams, except 

 by poisoning. 



Simon. Ye yeard, I s'pwose, how Tom 

 Ockell pwizined Squire Dun's vish, zur. 



S. No ; how was that ? 



Simon. Whoy, a was never quite clane 

 in ael 's life ; zo one vine night laast mid- 

 summer, a perswaded hizzelf to get into the 

 Bruk, and the next marnin, to be zhure ! 



