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lighted with the fcenery, which ftruck me as un- 

 ufually foft and lovely, from the contrail, perhaps, 

 to that I had encountered a few days before in the 

 mountain-diftricT:, when the moft comical fpec- 

 tacle I had feen for many a long day arrefled my 

 attention. 



In the centre of the next (Iream, as far as I 

 could fee indiflinc"lly, flood a tall, thin object, that 

 might at a diflance have been very well miftaken 

 for a huge heron in fhape, at lead, if not in colour ! 

 What could it be ? Not a fiftierman, furely ! for 

 who of my worthy brethren is ever feen by the 

 waterfide, clothed in black from the crown of his 

 head to the foles of his feet ? And yet, fure enough, 

 the fable object, on my haflening on, turned out 

 to be an afpirant, if not more, to the honour of 

 confraternity with us. 



Sweltering in the heat, for the fun was broiling 

 hot, and mining in full force on his back, he feemed 

 to be working very hard with his rod, though, as 

 I fufpected, to no very profitable purpofe. 



Clericus. The fifh don't rife very well to-day. 



Sable Gentleman. Confound them ! here have 

 I been fifhing all the way from the Cap, with my 

 friend in the flream below, and not one trout have 

 I got hold of for my pains ; nor has he either, I 



