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24) with quantities of sunfish + perch. Then we trolled, + caught two pickerel, that is Sister did, + I pulled one nearly into the boat, + then oh malheur it got away. We had a very good boatman who talked bad grammar pretty freely, - Coming back I headed the procession + walked into the hold with this immense string of fish. Everybody stopped to exclaim + enquire where we had bought them. A lady + gentleman had sunburned themselves all day +had not caught a single fish. The first night I came here I was sitting alone in the parlor wishing I knew the nice looking girl at our table; when she came in the room, + sat down by her Mother. "There"said I, "she will stay there all the evening, + there is a chance of my knowing her for I would never dare to speak to her first." I had just settled it when I saw the young lady hop up, + come over to me. So we talked + were good friends directly.