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stituency who do not believe that he either com- 

 promises his dignity or soils his ermine by annually 

 " going a-fishing ! " 



Gen. WARNER, the American Consul, another St. 

 John gentleman, is equally fond of rod and reel. 

 He holds his office as the reward of faithful and intel- 

 ligent service in field and forum. His appointment 

 was as deserved as it is popular. By the wise and 

 prudent manner in which he administers the duties 

 of his office, he vindicates the sagacity of those who 

 se]ected him for the position he honors. He is 

 respected alike and equally by all Americans who 

 have occasion to call upon him in his official capa- 

 city and by those who have had the good fortune 

 to enjoy the elegant hospitality of his happy home. 

 Although bearing an "empty sleeve" the badge 

 of valor and gallant service he is an expert ang- 

 ler, whose love of the sport made him the lessee of 

 the river we fished, and whose achievements with 

 the rod and reel bear honorable comparison with 

 those of the most accomplished of his compeers. 



Mr. NICHOLSON, another member of the honor- 

 able guild, took his first lessons in angling in the 

 lakes of Killarney, and no man is now more 

 successful in "enticing the wary salmon to his 

 barbed hook." If the records of his wonderful 

 scores sometimes excite a doubt in the mind of 

 the novice, it is a real pleasure to "make no sign," 

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