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such as attracted other eyes, centuries ago, for 

 reasons given ; and it was evident whence came the 

 cue to^the Indian in the matter of personal adorn- 

 ment. Not a type of stone ornament as they are 

 found on the upland fields but has its double in 

 the water-worn and frost-fractured fragments that 

 strewed the beach. But was there ever an Indian 

 at this point ? Who can say ? Nevertheless, as I 

 pushed my boat off shore, I sighted a broken 

 arrow-point. 



It was a quick transition from the past to 

 the present, but not an unwelcome one. A 

 straining tug rounded the near-by bend, and, 

 following in its wake, a string of rafts. Here was 

 a golden opportunity to return without labor. I 

 had but to hold to the long rudder of the hindmost 

 raft, and did so. All was novel, and he who loves 

 laziness would have been charmed. Still, I could 

 not be altogether idle. The same incentive, it may 

 be, moved the birds, and many took the ride with 

 me. It was rather startling to see a green heron 

 perched upon a log and in no wise concerned about 

 my close proximity. It seldom shifted its position, 

 and seemed asleep, not even noticing its fellows that 



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