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compete and pay nothing ; that Government paid an 

 army with this money to keep the French from coming 

 over, and taking him where he would never see a glass of 

 whisky more : that if he objected to pay soldiers in this 

 way, he must e'en go and be a " soger " himself for 

 nothing, to prevent the aforesaid French inroad. This 

 last piece of logic evidently had some effect; and I 

 question if Johnny will long for the strong waters of 

 " Loch Ow'," the next time he is so fortunate as to be 

 presented with a glass from the large a stells " of Glenlivat 

 or Glen Islay. 



Arrived at Cladich, my first step was to order in 

 the steelyard, when my fish proved 15 Ib. odd, so 

 must have been nearly sixteen when taken out of the 

 water. I had killed in Loch Vennacher, the year before, 

 with single gut, a clean salmon which weighed 17 Ib. 

 when brought home. This salmon did not make near so 

 fierce a run as the Loch Awe trout with gimp. I have 

 heard gentlemen speak slightingly of the best trout when 

 compared with salmon; but let them have one of these 

 Loch Awe monsters on their hooks, in as good condition as 

 mine was, and I venture to say they will not complain of 

 the want of mettle in the trout. I have no doubt that the 

 salmo-ferox is superior, both in strength and spirit, to the 

 salmo-salar. Unless the ferox is in first-rate condition, 

 his head is very ugly, and looks much too large for his 

 body. This was not the case with the specimen I have 

 just described ; his head is smaller, and his shoulder more 

 round than any I have ever taken ; on which account I 



