MAJOR HENRY SCOTT AND HIS CANE 219 



Major HENRY SCOTT, 



late of th Lancers, 



Army and Navy Club, 



Dover, England. 



I had read of the doings of this crack regiment 

 during the Crimean war. This, coupled with my 

 friend's letter assured the Major of a warm re- 

 ception and from that day till his death, some 

 years later, we were great friends. I have sel- 

 dom met a man who could do so many things and 

 do them well, too. He was a regular "Jack of 

 all trades/' a good sailor, sailmaker, blacksmith, 

 carpenter, net- weaver, etc., and in addition to 

 this, a clever artist, a fine cool shot and a fisher- 

 man. 



There was one thing, however, of which he 

 knew very little, and that was woodcraft. Among 

 his many accomplishments he had also that of a 

 splendid basket-maker, either of the ordinary 

 rough kind or of the finest fancy work. He had 

 brought out from England with him a few strips 

 of a special kind of willow, used there for 

 fine work. Having shown me these samples he 

 asked if I knew any similar kind of willow in this 

 country. I gave him what information I could 

 on the subject, advising him to go up a small 

 creek about a mile and a half from our house. To 

 reach the entrance of this brook there was another 

 mile to walk along the beach. Godbout Bay forms 



