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that we consoled ourselves with the reflection that 

 it "wouldn't pay," the more particularly as our 

 own knowledge of the river convinced us that the 

 trip was only practicable during a higher stage of 

 water than prevailed while we were in camp at the 

 Forks. But I hope, before Providence shall shut 

 me off from the Cascapedia, to behold the wonders 

 which may be seen at this famous " summer re- 

 sort " of the aristocracy of the sea. 



In a recent letter I had occasion to mention a 

 mishap which befell Mr. KINNEAR and Capt. 

 GRANT. A similar incident occurred to Gen. AR- 

 THUR soon after. He had been fishing "Lazy 

 Bogan" a famous pool in the vicinity of our 

 camp with indifferent success, when he deemed 

 it advisable to change his base. To do so it was 

 necessary to cross the stream at right angles with 

 the current. Ordinarily this could have been done 

 with safety, but unfortunately the General, with 

 an eye to comfort, had placed a chair in his canoe, 

 and in crossing, the frail craft careened under the 

 pressure of the swift water, and this caused the 

 chair to tilt and brought the General's two hun- 

 dred pounds " avoir-du-pois " to such an angle as to 

 cause the canoe to roll over "quicker than you 

 could say Jack Robinson." The General, always 

 submissive to constituted authority, promptly 

 obeyed the law of gravitation, and was instantly 



