

XIX. 



A WOODMAN'S SERMON. His RELIGION OF NATURE. Hia AROTT 



MENT AGAINST INFIDELITY. 



THE next day was the Sabbath, and we made it a 

 day of rest. Solitary as was the forest, and silent, so 

 far as the church-bells were concerned, yet we felt that 

 the commandment to respect the day was obligatory 

 everywhere, in the midst of the wilderness. "We re- 

 mained by our shantee until near evening, when we 

 floated out upon the silent waters of the lake, to enjoy 

 the pleasant breeze that rippled its surface, and look 

 upon the quiet scenery around it. 



" Squire," said my guide, " the forest, in the sum- 

 mer time, isn't the place to make a man forgetful of 

 his Maker, and ain't calculated to strengthen the 

 wicked feelin's of his nater. There's a great many 

 things preachin 7 to him, as he wanders in the woods, 

 among the wild and nateral things, and though may 



