. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. big fish on a countof the pochers, who Kilem al in colde blood. Iused sumtims to float andsumtims to fli, but ourwaters is so over fishedtheres no fish to be had,and as I am verry musicle,I dont like trolling with-out a catch, the last jackI caut was with my boot,and was only a foot long. As for raceing, I nevercared much a bout it, and in rep;ard of betting, I am Better with outit, tho I al ways take the feeld wen I am Able, and suporc theFarmers Plate with al my Mite. Our Wist club is going of, Some of the members go on so ; two ofem are
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. big fish on a countof the pochers, who Kilem al in colde blood. Iused sumtims to float andsumtims to fli, but ourwaters is so over fishedtheres no fish to be had,and as I am verry musicle,I dont like trolling with-out a catch, the last jackI caut was with my boot,and was only a foot long. As for raceing, I nevercared much a bout it, and in rep;ard of betting, I am Better with outit, tho I al ways take the feeld wen I am Able, and suporc theFarmers Plate with al my Mite. Our Wist club is going of, Some of the members go on so ; two ofem are perpetuly quarcling like anny thin^ but double dummies, forone plays like Hoyle and the other like Vinegar. The young menhav interduced Shorts, but I doant think theyle Last long. Theyare al so verry Sharp at the Pints, and as for drinking, I never se sichLiquorish Chap%in my life. They are al ways laying ods, even atSuper, when theyle Bet about the age of a Roosted foul, wich theycal Chicken hazzard, or about the Wait of a Curran py, wicli they cal. Fly Fishing. 632 LETTER FROM AN OLD SPORTS MA 17, the Currancy question. They al so smoke a grate manny seagnrs, butthey cant Put the old mens pips out, wich it Wood be a lUirningshame if they did. I am sorry to say politicks has Crept in ; Sumis al for reform, and some is al for none at al, and the only thing theya;4re in is, that the Land lord shant bring in no Bil. There is be sidesgrate dis-cushins as to the new game laws, sum entertaning doutswen sum peple go out a shuting, wether even acts of Parliament willinable them to shute anny game. Tlie crickit Club is going on uncomon wel. They are 36 memberswith out rtkoning the byes ; our best man at Wickit is Captain Batty—he often gets four notches running ; and our best boler is Use Ball,tho we sumtims get Dr Pilby to bolus. As for the crickit Hal, it isquit wore out, wich the gals say they are verry Sory for it, as theytook a grate intrest in our matches. My lads are boath of
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