the uncertainty of always finding what 

 one starts out to find, and in the equal 

 certainty that one may find something 

 else, possibly even more interesting or 

 more valuable than what was on the pro- 

 gram. 



Columbus failed to discover a western 

 route to India, but he found something 

 else, and got himself put into history and 

 his bust in the hall of fame. 



Bige and I failed to reach Plum Pond, 

 but we found a better thing. The fishing 

 in our two brooks was all that could be 

 desired. There were evidences that the 

 hunting would be good in this "neck of 

 the woods," when the hunting season 

 should open, and it was unlikely that any 

 other hunters would penetrate to this re- 

 mote section. Bige saw great possibili- 

 ties in the fur crop when the hunting 

 should be over, and trapping begin. 



So, though we were hopelessly lost (?) 

 in "an impenetrable forest," we slept 

 comfortably, and peacefully, crawling out 

 of our nest only occasionally when the 



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