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inucli quiet satisfaction in his first success witli it; while 

 Uncle EoUy laughed at his tactics. We went home and ate 

 the stewed head and shoulders of a large Eockfish and soft 

 crabs for dinner. Next day we tried our luck again with 

 equal success ; and before leaving for home one of the town 

 anglers killed a Eockfish of twenty-five pounds, which Uncle 

 EoUy would certainly have lost. 



Besides the fishing in this part of the Old Dominion, I have 

 vivid recollections of the hat, hair, and hospitality of 



■" L'ncle Holly." 



