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lack of natural feeling. It is tlie custom of the Red Men. 

 Anything like demonstrativeness is considered childish, if 

 not positively rude, by an Indian. I noticed that, by-and- 

 by, Tom went to Andrew's hut, and was soon followed by 

 his brother Chuckochilgegan, or Sam, as I called him ; 

 and I saw them all sitting on the floor (the usual seat), 

 and smoking together ; but I did not observe that much 

 conversation took place. I have already mentioned the 

 extreme taciturnity of Tom's disposition. 



I had, of course, inquired for Emma, and was told 

 that she was down at the river fishing ; or watching, as I 

 suspected, remembering what the Indian hunter on the 

 Albany had said. She did not return till evening; and 

 when she came to my hut she threw herself at my feet 

 weeping for joy, and from that time was scarcely ever 

 out of my sight. I was very much upset on the poor 

 girl's account, and determined to hasten away as soon 

 as possible. I had already decided that the climate of 

 Canada would not suit me, being too cold in the winter ; 

 and there were other reasons for inducing a speedy de- 

 parture into the States, though as yet I had not thought 

 of bossing a prairie schooner — my ultimate fate, as far 

 as my wandering inclination would permit of my sticking 

 to any form of business. 



I soon recovered from the sprain of my leg ; and during 

 the short time of my further sojourn here nothing worthy 

 of record occurred, unless it be the shooting of a lynx. 

 This animal, according to my experience, is very scarce. 

 I have but seldom seen any trace of it ; and in all my 

 wanderings have obtained but three specimens. This one 

 was thirty-four inches in length from the nose to the 

 root of the tail, which was a fair size. For it is an 

 animal that varies more in size than any other cat I 

 know of. Some full-grown examples are only two feet, 

 or even less, in length. The average appears to be about 

 thirty inches, while large examples run to thirty-eight or 

 forty, if the accounts of the trappers are to be depended 



