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acres, lies in the southerly section of the lake. It 

 has a level surface, fine dry soil, shaded with a clean 

 and tasteful forest of beech and maple. In a warm 

 summer's day, a ramble over this island, enjoying its 

 shady groves, its gentle breezes from the lake, and its 

 charming scenery, is truly delightful. Off its eastern 

 extremity is a group of four islands, of nearly equal 

 size, rising up out of the water, and studding the 

 lake with their high conical forms, and their steep 

 yet graceful shores. To the south the eye ranges 

 along the blue surface of South Bay, until it rests 

 upon the white sand beach that encircles its extrem- 

 ity; marking a line of separation between the land 

 and the water, as white as a line of snow. This 

 bay, moreover, is the favorite place of resort for the 

 sportsman. Here the stately buck, after trying his 

 speed with the honnd, is wont to seek his safety by 

 plunging into the water — ^unconscious that there is a 

 worse enemy at hand, than the brute that hangs 

 upon his track. 



"Let the spectator overlook a scene like this, and 

 at the same time bring within the scope of his vision 

 the whole southern section of the lake, with its 

 islands, indented shores, and conterminous fores<-s, 



