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Swiveltop, unanimously elected umpire on the side 

 of the club, accompanied Messrs Wandle-weir and 

 Heron-bill up the river ; while Smoulter-jaws, the other 

 arbiter of the contest, along with Jack Leister and Tom 

 Otter, proceeded in the contrary direction. Hackle, 

 May-fly, and Tim Gaff, set off towards a neighbouring 

 loch to dabble for perch and set pike-lines. 



