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from a hundred to a hundred and fifty acres each. At the 

 head of the Upper Pond is a beautiful cold spring,' near 

 which, upon crossing the carrying place, at evening, we found 

 our tents pitched. We arrived here about sundown, some- 

 what wearied with our day's excursion, and with appetites 

 fully equal to a plentiful supper which was soon in rea- 

 diness for us. 



" You are getting me into a bad habit, spoiling my mo- 

 rals in a physical sense," said Smith, addressing us as we sat 

 after supper around our camp-fire ; " I find myself taking to 

 the pipe out here, in these old woods, with a relish I never 

 have at home. It seems to agree with me here, and I ex- 

 pect by the tune I get back to civilization, I shall be as 

 great a smoker as the Doctor or Spalding. If I do, I shall 

 have to pay -for it by indigestion and hypochondria, things 

 that you of the fat kine, know nothing about." 



" Well," replied the Doctor, " You will only have to call 

 on me as you did last month, and then send for Spalding to 

 draw your will, as you did the next day, when you were as 

 well as I am, excepting that kink in your head about your 

 going to die." 



" Why, the truth is," retorted Smith, " I had made up my 

 mind, after twelve hours consideration, to take the medicine 



you left, and I appeal to H here, if it was after that, 



anything more than a reasonable precaution to be prepared 

 for any contingency that might happen. Your medicines, 

 Doctor, and the testamentary disposition of a man's worldly 

 effects, are very natural associations." 



