FISH I THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. ?I 



TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA, SEPT., 1881. 



I left Boston at 8 A.M., September 26th, 

 on steamer " City of Portland," and reached 

 Portland at half-past four o'clock, after a 

 good, smooth passage. There were very few 

 persons I knew on board, so I took to my 

 state-room for a long nap. We had a fine 

 run to Eastport and St. John. I spent the 

 night at Hotel Dufferin, and made a few 

 calls on friends. In the morning I took a 

 steamer to Annapolis. It was very foggy, 

 but the water was not rough. I found Free- 

 man at the wharf waiting for me. We soon 

 started for his house, where we arrived 

 at ten in the evening. This was a quick 

 run from Boston into the forests of Nova 

 Scotia. On the 2gth we started for the 

 lake. We built a fire and had dinner at the 

 landing. A man and boy helped us across 

 the lake and the lonely carry. Having left 

 them we went to Mount Lake to call. It 



