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other cry of "deer! deer!" came from the 

 lake. N. soon came for us ladies, and we were 

 glad to go into the canoe for a deer chase in 

 the lake. Our only thought was, " if L. were 

 only here." Our guide, who was always will- 

 ing to please us, left us with the beautiful 

 deer, paddled ashore, and then ran hatless 

 to the other lake, a mile or more distant. 

 He succeeded in finding L., who ran with 

 his gun over rocks and rills. How glad we 

 were to see him appear ! He was soon pad- 

 dled near us, when with one shot our deer 

 was killed. It was an exciting day, and 

 something was seen we had never expected 

 to see. 



To-day two persons from town appeared, 

 also three gentlemen who were camping at 

 the foot of the lake. We had a pleasant call, 

 and they were much pleased with our place 

 and quarters. Mr. W. passed himself off as 

 Mr. C, much to our amusement later. 



The next day we sent to Waite for salt 



