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desired, and, strange to say, the crow would fly 

 a short distance, then stop, as if waiting for the 

 men, then off again till at last they arrived at a 

 lodge. The poor Indians gave of such as they 

 had, and came to pilot us through the maze of 

 islands. Our Evangetine had no deck or shelter. 

 All were exposed to the fury of the biting winds, 

 j?now, and rain, and the freezing spray which 

 frequently dashed over the edge of the boat. 

 It is a marvel how any escaped death. After 

 three weeks of terrible suffering we at last came 

 in sight of the Establishment, so-called, but 

 alas ! for us, one of the three houses was in flames, 

 and by the time we had reached the landing- 

 place was reduced to a heap of ashes. Not 

 withstanding this great misfortune, all hearts 

 were raised in gratitude to that kind Providence 

 which had brought us through so many dangers 

 to our journey s end, and all who were able set 

 to work with a will, to make the very best of so 

 trying a situation. My father, who never seemed 

 to be at a loss, soon had all comfortably housed 

 for that night, and glad we were to lay our be 

 numbed and weary bodies down on the floor of 

 our log house, with roaring fires in the chimneys, 

 luxuries we had not enjoyed for three weeks.&quot; 

 Rev. F. A. The Rev. F. A. O Meara succeeded to the 



O Meara/1841 ^^ Q the WQrk ffis untiring labours and 



great linguistic ability were signally blessed. 

 He translated much of the Prayer Book and the 

 Bible into Ojibway. Within two years the 

 Indians had acquired more correct ideas con- 



