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children just graduated from their cradles, were occupy- 

 ing the more modern building. The gentlemen had waxed 

 rich, l)ut had not ceased to delight in the experiences of 

 forest, lake and river. A young felloAv of the party, in the 

 flush of his first fronting season in the wilderness, contrib- 

 uted his robust enthusiasm and lull flow of luddy spirits 

 to our enjoyment. 



At the guide house were several men, hired by Fuller for 

 the season to act as guides and l)()atnien for his guests 

 when re(piired; whil(> here, also, was "Jimmy, " the Irish 

 lad of all woi-k, an indescribabl}' funny fellow and as full 

 of genuine Irish wit and humor as an egii; is of meat. 



So much we saw and learned as we stretched our legs 

 along the grassy slope in front of the houses, lounged under 

 the breezy pines, and explored our surrovmdiugs, in the 

 morning hours. 



Taking 1)oats and guides we went to the south end of the 

 lake, wlieie the stream fi'om Osgood Pond enters, looks 

 down the lake, and, turning hastily to the west, departs 

 again with hardly an effort at forming an acquaintance 

 with the beautiful lake to which it has contributed, — the 

 stream becoming at its exit the east branch of the St. Regis 

 River, and in due time emptying into the St. Lawrence. 

 We descended this outlet to the head of the rapids, walked 

 around them to a l)ridge on the road leading from Fuller's 

 to I^aul Smith's on St. Regis Lake, and there vvet our lines 

 and tried our luck for the first. A pleasant forenoon was 

 thus passed, and we returned to the house for dinner. 



In the afternoon, we again went to the inlet and to the 



