Sport in an Untouched A merican 



and return. 

 One sum- 

 mer a circus 

 wandered 

 up into that 

 country, ex- 

 hibiting at 

 St. John, 

 Chatham, 

 and Freder- 

 icton. It 

 took one of 

 the locomo- 

 tives to haul 

 the circus 

 train, and so 

 for two days the regular business of the 

 road was abandoned. 



At one of the intermediate stations you 

 may leave the train, cross the river, pass 

 two or three farms, and then plunge into 

 a stunted forest broken only by barrens, 

 beaver meadows, broad lakes, and lofty 

 mountains. A few miles back the last 

 vestige of a road disappears ; and if you are 

 fortunate enough to have the services of a 

 guide who knows the woods, he can con- 

 duct you, by much walking, into a land of 

 surprises. Very few, indeed, are the men 

 who have ever seen the tranquil beauty of 



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