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dreamed often enough — the ever-present dream of the Free 

 Trader and his wife had really come true. 



It was then that I learned that soon after my departure 

 Prince Charming had come up out of the East, fallen in love 

 with the beautiful Athabasca, become the actual Son-in-law, 

 had been taken into partnership by her father, and together 

 the lucky groom and his blushing bride had moved into their 

 newly built log cabin, furnished with the long-promised bed, 

 table, and chairs, the cooking stove, blankets, crockery, cutlery, 

 and cooking utensils. Round about their simple little home a 

 heifer, a pig, and some ducks and geese stood guard while their 

 beautiful mistress lived happy ever after — at least she did until 

 prosperity inveigled her into a grand new brick mansion; 

 and then, of course, her troubles began, because happiness 

 always prefers a cabin to a castle. 



THE END 



