Salmon-Poachers
" Salmons, man. The river wass full of them," he said: " The poachers got more than them that owned the water. They knew every pool, every hole and every salmon that wass comin' into them. I once said I'd like one to send to, my sister that wass in London, man. About three minds would do me, I said. Next night, there it wass, exactly three pounds. Now if I'd said about twelve pounds it would __have been a twelve-pound one. They knew them all. There wass a big salmon come into the pook,by the bridge, and everybody wass watching it. Well, -two went up the river, and a bailiff went after them. Two went down river, and another bailiff -went after them two. While they wass all away, another pair of poachers waded into the pool and speared the big salmon. DI), it wass neat, man. Nobody said nothing. The whole village wass full of poachers."
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