68 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



George set fire to the frying-pan in which he was preparing 

 to cook some fish. His cries of "Water! water!" aroused 

 the whole camp. The next episode was the Governor 

 being nearly frozen to death. He forgot in getting into 

 bed to go between the blankets, and on the dawn of day 

 he became aware of his scanty covering, although we keep 

 up a rousing fire before the tent all night. We have im- 

 proved our camp, having erected a dining-room near the 

 tent, open on the front and closed in on both sides, with a 

 roof made of pine boughs. Here we have our table, and 

 we are as happy as kings, eating our meals. The Gov- 

 ernor insisted that it would be more civilized to eat off a 

 table than off the ground, so we followed his suggestion. 

 The Governor and myself took with us the old man Nelson 

 to visit a beaver-dam, but before we had reached it we got 

 tired and returned ; took a gun with us, and killed some 

 partridges, a foolish bird. It flies from the ground and 

 perches on a limb, looking down. If there should be a 

 flock on the tree, the report of a gun will not frighten them 

 away, and, provided you kill the lowest one first, and so on, 

 you may bag the entire lot. 



Young George went out to start a deer ; did not return 

 till the following day. Says that he lost his way. The 

 opinion of the camp was that he got lazy and slept out in 

 a haystack. 



Thursday, list. Took a stroll through the woods. In 

 the afternoon a deer was shot ; the hinder part was partly 

 eaten by one of the hounds. 



Friday, 22d. Broke up camp and went to the head 

 of the lake. The Governor took the stage for Rosseau 



