140 ADVENTUEES IN THE WILDERNESS. 



dark they stood, their dense and sombre foliage 

 unhghted by a ray. The shadows deepened tL 



f^Vfl *'%''^'' ^"' ^^ ^«^^d surface 

 stretched from shore to shore liie a sea of rfass 

 One by one the stars came out in quick succes-' 

 sion. The waters contended in rivalry with tlie 

 skies, and every star which shone in L heaven 

 above shone m the depths below Thus we sat 

 and saw dark-featured but brilliant Night «"] 

 to the throne of blond and gentle Day. Suddenly | 

 breaking the profound sHence, the solem; hoot of ' 

 an owl echoed through the forest. It was an- 

 swered m a moment by the prolonged howl of a 

 wolf, huntmg amid the hiUs far to the north 

 Throwing some huge logs on the fire, and wrap ' 

 ping our blankets around us, we stretched our- 

 selves beside the blaze, and, with mahce in our 

 hearts toward none, sank peacefuUy to our night's 

 repose. *' 



