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destruction for his brethren. In a week all the large 

 wolves were destroyed, and our horses considered safe 

 for the winter. 



When the sleighs were completed, La Eonde paid 

 a rapid visit to his traps, returning in tw^o days with 

 a fisher and a few martens, and the following day 

 he set out with Cheadle for the plains, taking two 

 horses and sleighs to bring back the produce of their 

 hunt. They were accompanied by an Indian boy — the 

 son of the hunter, Keenamontiayoo — who brought a 

 very diminutive horse, a tw^o-year-old colt, the size of 

 a Shetland j)ony, to carry his share of the spoils. 

 Misquapamayoo, or " The thing one catches a glimpse 

 of," was an exceedingly active, clever youth of 

 fourteen, with very large black eyes, and an open, 

 merry face, very walling and obliging, and performing 

 all his duties with the dignity and importance of a 

 man. He became afterwards a devoted follower of 

 ours, and did good service on many occasions, often 

 amusing us by his insatiable curiosity and intense 

 enjoyment of anything which seemed to him strange 

 or ridiculous, falling into fits of laughter on the 

 slightest provocation. During the absence of this 

 party, Milton remained at home with Bruneau, to 

 attend to the traps and take care of house and pro- 

 perty. Being somewhat dissatisfied with Bruneau's 

 performance of his duties as housemaid and laundress, 

 Milton took the opportunity afforded by the visit of 

 an Indian and his squaw, to engage the latter for a 

 general washing and house-cleaning. Although it 

 was night when they arrived, the woman set to work 



