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auder still moved me, and I resolved to go at any rate. 

 alone if I must, Selecting Ed. Young, of Fine, as my 

 guide, and taking his little Ilushton boat, we set out at 2 :80 

 o'clock P. M. We took tea, cracker-, maple sugar, a fry- 

 ing pan, knives and forks, cups, blankets, a small axe. 

 rods, ritle and shot-gun and matches, depending for the 

 rest on our luck and skill to supply our \\ants of food and 

 shelter. 



Young \\asa plucky, faithful liltle fellow, an admirable 

 guide, and knew ever inch of the rivrr \\e were to visit; so 

 that, having faith in him, it required but little courage to 

 go forth upon the untried waters, and through the strange 

 forest, 



Reaching the foot of the rapid-, where the river enters 

 the "set back." we concealed our ho.-it in the woods, a few 

 rods from the landing, and clambered up through thicket-. 

 over fallen trees, and up and down hills with our pack- on 

 our hacks, three miles to Albany Bridge. a rude ail'air 

 built of logs, long ago. on one nf the old roads through the 

 wilderness. There Young went into the woods, while I, 

 standing upon a rock in the river near the bank, east over 

 a small pool at the mouth of a brooklet and speedily cap 

 tured several very lively little trout. Our supper, at least, 

 was assured almost at the outset. In a few moments, 

 Young emerged from the forest with a boat over his head. 

 the counterpart of the one we had concealed below. 



The sun wa- slowly descending, near the end of one of 

 those memorable double-heated days of that summer, as 

 we pushed from shore and paddled up the beautiful river. 



