doctor's advicL' soiiK-liiiK-s is not— the ]n■o\^vr tliino-, tor 

 the le^t,^ o-c,t well. r.iil hefoiv the man could call again to 

 return his thanks and tell the good doctor of the cure, 

 that individual had vanished further into the wilderness, 



and r\e not seen him since. 



PENOBSCOT RIVER WITH ITS, 



f IRbT COAT 0(- let . OcTOLiLK '■ J ' i'- . li^- 



The natives hereabout are, in money matters, what 

 the Scotch call "canny." And canny enough some of 

 them are, to give any Scotchman points and beat hnn 

 with ease. Listen to this. A storekeeper, "a native 

 here ami to the manner born." had a mother. I don't 

 wish \on to iider. however, that he differed in this par- 

 ticular fn^n any other storekeeper. He was a dutdul 

 son, and doted on his mother, showing her every mark 

 of filial affection. This was. of course, very commendable 

 in him. but she deserved it all. for report says she was a 

 ••errand woman." In the course of human events, the 

 old lady became "worrited." Life's cares and troubles 

 came so thick and fast they began to choke u]) the oil ni 



