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numerous and powerful Chippewa Indians. The distance 

 across to this island retreat was too far for our lungs to 

 inform its denizens that two benighted travellers were 

 desirous of joining them, and, as there was no boat, a camp 

 fire and blanket were required to do duty for roof and 

 feather bed. But, alas ! our limbs and bones were de- 

 moralised from our former life, and absolutely refused to be 

 satisfied, so that both tossed, fumed, and fretted till the 

 sun thought proper to make his re-appearance. Nor was 

 this all ; a scoundrelly wolf, whose midnight propensities 

 for serenading had taken hold of his thoughts, kept up a 

 most objectionable chant, however pleasing it might have 

 been to his lady-love, till we wished the brute in Jericho, 

 or any other remote district; not only that, but I will not 

 say that fear had not a little to do with my feelings, for I 

 can distinctly remember, as I listened, my blood became 

 exceedingly cold and stagnant, my hands clammy, and my 

 throat parched. Moreover, all the stones I had ever read 

 of the sanguinary propensities of these scourges of the 

 distant settlements, from " Little Red Riding Hood " to 

 " Robinson Crusoe," recurred vividly to my recollection. 



However, quiet came with the sun, and, after a few 

 ineffectual efforts, we succeeded in attracting the attention 

 of a worthy redskin, who, for a trifling remuneration, 

 landed us in the precincts of his island domicile. Our 

 business was soon made known, and a hunting party was 

 organised in an inexpressibly short time. The inner man 

 was still to be satisfied, and, on making our wants known, 

 we were borne off willing captives to the grandest and 

 most capacious log-cabin, no less a worthy than a chief 



