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them a live Admiral, and a 100-pounder Arm- 

 strong on board H.M.S.S. Sutlej, and completed 

 the round of sights by showing them the principal 

 stores and the theatres, we left The Assiniboine 

 to take notes of what he had seen in a diary of 

 hieroglyphics, which he had instituted for the 

 record of the wonders of Victoria. 



On the 29th of September we put a pair of socks, 

 a flannel shirt, and toothbrush apiece into our blan- 

 kets, rolling them into a pack, miners' fashion, in- 

 serted our legs into huge jack boots, '' recommended 

 for the mines," and went on board the steamer Otter, 

 for New Westminster. The Assiniboine family ac- 

 companied us on their way back to Kamloops, where 

 they were to winter, intending to re-cross the moun- 

 tains in the spring by the Kootanie Pass. They 

 were rather reluctant to leave their new-found 

 pleasures behind them, having been especially fasci- 

 nated by the ballet, and the delicacies provided for 

 them by the pastry-cook. Mr. O'B. remained in Vic- 

 toria, re-establishing, under the worthy clergymen 

 of that city, the faith which had been staggered 

 by his over-dose of Paley. He had signalised his 

 return to Christianity by shaking hands with his 

 ancient enemy. The Assiniboine, ^nd the two buried 

 their former animosities for ever ; for they are little 

 likely to meet again. At New Westminster we 

 bade good-bye to the Assiniboine family, who went 

 forward to Yale, whilst we took steamer by the 

 Harrison Piver to Douglas, in order to see the 

 rival route by the Lakes and Lilloet. In spite 



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