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the desired information, and also, as usual at 

 every place at which we stopped, an account of 

 our experience on the ice. Next morning we were 

 called up at 5 a.m., as our driver wanted to reach 

 Murray Bay and return that day. We found a 

 nice breakfast awaiting us, and our guns, snow- 

 shoes and packs all ready in the cariole. I 

 thought to myself he may be inquisitive, but he 

 knows what travelling is. As soon as we were 

 ready to start I asked him for our bill. "My 

 dear friend/ 5 he answered, "I have something to 

 tell you. Twenty-six years ago I was down on 

 the North Shore in connection with a wrecked ves- 

 sel. Being a perfect stranger there, your father 

 very kindly put me up for a couple of days. 

 When I came to settle with him, he answered that 

 he did not keep a boarding house. Well, to-day, 

 I don't keep one for his son!" Pressing my hand 

 he bade us ban voyage. This was gratitude of a 

 kind that does a fellow's heart good! 



At Murray Bay we met with a warm reception 

 from the Mayor, Mr. Kane, Messrs. Angers, 

 Cimon, P. and Elie Mattais and other citizens. 

 While there we were the guests of Mr. Elie Mat- 

 tais. These good people would not allow us to 

 hire any vehicles, but carioles to drive us down 

 to Ste. Catherine's Bay were placed at our dis- 

 posal by the gentlemen above named. I ;$hall al- 

 ways remember with pleasure the day we spent 

 there. 



