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the youths of the expedition, having hired a 

 cart from the nearest farmer, to bring their bag- 

 gage, walked, with his long strides, some twelve 

 miles into town, there to be taken by the hand, 

 and receive the friendship of Professor McCul- 

 loch and his sons. 



The whole collection of these gentlemen was 

 placed at his disposal, and one or tv/o exceed- 

 ingly rare species he accepted, though what he 

 most prized, were notes of the observations of 

 birds, made by Thomas McCulloch. But Octo- 

 ber was at hand, and he traversed rapidly the 

 road towards Windsor, and on a substantial, but 

 slow British steamer, he proceeded down the 

 Bay of Fundy (on its extraordinary ebb of 80 

 feet in height at Windsor) to St. Johns, New 

 Brunswick, where he was received with cheer- 

 ful welcome by Edward Harris, Esq., his old 

 and good friend, who had come from Phila- 

 delphia to await his return to Eastport, Maine. 

 Many were the kindly greetings he received, as 

 once again he travelled to New York, there to 

 meet his wife, and, with her, to loiter slowly on 

 through the inland route, to Charleston, to fulfil 

 a promise to his friend, the Kev. Dr. Backman — 

 that he would again visit him before a return to 

 Europe. This winter was to him alternate hard 

 work, and the relaxation of the gun and chase, 

 enjoyed with " Friend Backman," at the homes 



