A NEW BRUNSWICK HUNT 



ately started out in a canoe, into which I 

 packed all my things, to pole up the Little 

 Tobique. The water was pretty high, and 

 this increased the difficulty of ascending the 

 river, whose current, naturally strong, was 

 interspersed by rocks and the debris of stray 

 logs and woodland refuse. The sturdy skill 

 of the guide was considerably taxed in spite 

 of the small assistance rendered by me with 

 the paddle ; and yet I was of some assistance 

 in forcing the canoe over places where there 

 was no poling bottom. In about five hours 

 we reached our destination and put up at the 

 camp, which consisted of a very commodious 

 log cabin, where we found the cook, who soon 

 began to busy himself in preparing the even- 

 ing meal. The two succeeding mornings I 

 got up before day, while stars were still 

 bright, and returned late in the morning, 

 having as a reward for my pains a good 

 appetite and plenty to satisfy it, when I could 

 succeed in getting it down. The third morn- 

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