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fellow ; I have no doubt you are a very honest, respect- 

 able sort of a savage, but if you would cultivate your 

 colloquial powers a little more, you would be a much 

 pleasanter companion at midnight in a swamp in the 

 heart of this vast wilderness." 



Soon after, in making a bend in the river, we saw the 

 light of our companions ahead. They had been equally 

 unsuccessful. After seeing such signs of deer in the 

 afternoon, we could not account for our ill-luck. After- 

 wards we learned there was a large party of Indians 

 from Canada encamped somewhere in the vicinity, who 

 had killed or scared away the game. If we had gone 

 up the river we should, undoubtedly, have had better 

 success. 



Yours truly. 



