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too severe, influenced by the recol- 

 lection of certain occasions, two in 

 particular, when we were victims 

 of this irresponsible creature really 

 no more to be blamed than a lumber- 

 ing mastiff puppy who knocks over 

 one's pet Sevres vase by a wag of 

 his tail. 



The supply wagon had been 

 packed and our host wanted Nate 

 to start ahead with it. Nate was not 

 to be found until a loud halloo 

 brought him up the bank from the 

 river with a remark about " getting 

 a drink of water." 



George favoured Arthur with a 

 wink. "Nate's been sayin' good-bye 

 to his girl. She's a good 'un. He 

 is afraid he will lose her." 



Far across the water at Trois Lacs, 

 I saw a tiny figure in white standing 

 on the shore, and was reminded of 

 the other two lovers the night before. 

 Truly Cupid seemed busy here. 



Such a road we now had to travel! 

 We could not claim to be unacquain- 

 ted with such, as this was not our 

 first trip into the wilds, but there 

 is something so aggressively uncom- 

 fortable in a rocky, boggy, hilly, 



