JACK. AND MANY THINGS CONCERNING HIM 



JACK'S household duties were by no 

 means confined to hunting slippers. 

 While he and Cuffy were always al- 

 lowed to come into the house, it was well 

 understood by him that he was ever to be 

 on the watch that no other dogs, except by 

 special permission, were to be allowed to 

 cross the threshold. He was also allowed 

 to go to church, but woe to the Indian dog 

 that dared to enter the door. He very sel- 

 dom tried it a second time. 



In that northern country, in the midst of 

 its great forests, wood was used alone as 

 fuel. And as the winters were seven or 

 eight months long, we used a great deal of 

 it. Then, as it was generally of a light 

 flashy kind, it was quickly consumed in our 

 great iron box stoves. The result was that 

 the large wood-boxes in the houses had to 

 be frequently filled from the great piles that 

 were cut outside. This work of carrying in 

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