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you dare, then and there, taking him in his ascetic mood, 

 read him a homily on the noxious properties of tobacco and 

 the vice of smoking, and urge him to put out his pipe for- 

 ever ? Ah ! there is something in a pipe that provides a sol- 

 ace for miscellaneous woes, and smooths the path of daily 

 discontent. 



My briar-wood pipe is my warmest of friends, 



Its heart is aglow and its excellence lends 



A solace and joy to my innermost soul, 



As the incense floats off from the ash-cinctured bowl. 



In the smoke-wreaths circling upward little waifs of philoso- 

 phy hover with shadowy form, and smiling benignantly 

 down, bid us be patient, and help us to endure. 



In the selection of provisions one must be governed by cir- 

 cumstances. Tea or coffee, flour, ham, salt pork, soda pow- 

 der, salt and pepper, in quantities required, are all that is 

 absolutely necessary. Potatoes and onions or pickles are an 

 excellent relish ; and a city-bred man can hardly do without 

 butter. It is well to avoid overloading, even when traveling 

 on horseback or with a canoe. Much time and inconven- 

 ience are thereby saved, especially where portages or " car- 

 ries " have "to be made. Eubber boots are a nuisance, and 

 should be left at home. Experience will convince the ang- 

 ler that hob-nail shoes are far more serviceable, if either 

 must be carried. For myself I prefer my cast-off shoes for 

 wading and for general use, if supplemented by a stout pair 

 of tight cowhide boots with broad soles. I also prefer warm 

 cast-off clothing to fancy suits of velveteen, corduroy, or 

 frieze. One has this advantage, that he can throw them 

 away when he has done with them, or give theni to his In- 

 dians or voyageurs, and thus go home light, with little to 

 carry beside his kit and the suit on his back. The expense 

 of a cruise will seldom be less than three dollars per day. 

 Indians demand from a dollar to two dollars a day and 

 found. Their services include the canoe. Canadian wages 



