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shall lament over her irremediable decay, for, apart 

 the beauty of her scenery, she may, if Mr. Stoddart 

 be listened to, be rendered the best nearest salmon 

 river to the English and Scottish capitals. 



For this year, at least, I have done with the na- 

 tural history of salmon. Let not my drying my pen 

 on the subject prevent " Salmo," " Y.," and others 

 from keeping theirs in working trim. For March 

 19th I shall write, with this motto from the Captives 

 of Plautus, 



"Nunc hoe animum advortito, ut ea quse, sentio pariter scias," 



my first angling lesson for the season. 



Ephemera. 

 Feb. 24. 



