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ings of the newly-wedded pair in this wild and romantic 

 region, to refrain from following with our imagination the 

 ancient Huron and his new-made wife. If we go back only 

 a few decades in the history of this country we find it in the 

 possession of a mighty tribe of Indians, — the Hurons, who 

 were ruthlessly destroyed by their implacable enemy, the 

 Iroquois. 



However, if we believe the history which has been 

 transmitted to us, we find very little in the relation of these 

 scenes that would be pleasing to the reader in this con- 

 nection. " Female life among the Hurons had no bright 

 side. It was a youth of license, an age of drudgery." It 

 must, therefore, be apparent to any one that a comparison 

 here would be odious, and consequently we will now bid 

 adieu to the newly-wedded pair. In the contemplation of 

 that which we have written on this subject, the inquiry forces 

 itself upon us, Why have the names of these interesting 

 persons been omitted while other details have been given ? 

 In reply to this inquiry the author would say that it was 

 the father of the groom who gave him most of the points 

 that have been here interwoven in this narrative, and there- 

 Yore he withholds the names by request of his informant. 

 Furthermore, it will be observed that this story, involving a 

 marriage and a wedding-tour, is only a wild flower, plucked 

 from our pathway through the wilderness, presented to the 

 reader for momentary gratification ; but it forms no es- 

 sential part of the general character of this book. Pardon, 

 therefore, our digression, and go with us to the Mountain 

 House in the village of Rosseau, where we arrived about 

 six o'clock on the evening of the 22d of September. 



