502 WILD SCENES AND WILD HUNTEKS. 



and we got lost upon the lake, where our bewildered guide 

 continued to row up and down until nearly daylight, through 

 the pitchy darkness ; at last he found a landing by accident, 

 and, nearly frozen, we made our way to the house of a 

 hunter, whose kind hospitality gave rest to our weary and 

 chilled frames. 



