place nor linic- to slo]) tor ;i hat. The canoe nunniled and 

 rode the waves beantifully, and yet at limes it seemed as 

 if llie wind wonld l)h)w ns o\'er, or actnally ont of the 

 water, particnlarl\- when we reached llie centre of the 

 lake and the canoe was tnrned oliliqnelx- down towards 

 the other sliore. Then we liad to ])addle for onr very 

 lives, and to watch the waves and see that they didn't 

 break over ns. When the li,L;ht canoe was going down 

 the sloping sides or in the hollow of a big wave we had 

 to nse every pound of our reserve strength to shove her 

 along before another monntain of water caught ns. It was 

 indeed a ticklish triji, f(jr had we capsized we would have 

 had no show whatever in the icy water, as our heavy 

 hip hoots wovdd lia\e ju'evented any chance of swimming 

 or of a rescue. We fully appreciated the situation, 

 liowex'er. we got over witliont mishap, other than a 

 wetting, a lost hat, antl a profuse perspiration from hard 

 ]>addling. We were safe and for this we devoutedly 

 thanked the Ordainer of all things. 



We stopped for dinner at a little frame hotel, the 

 " Chesuncook House, " which is the last sign or semblance 

 of a hostelr\- yon see before pln,.ging into the great 

 wilderness beyond. .Xniong those who were making the 

 hotel their heatlipiarler.'^ were three "sports" who went 

 out in the morning to hunt and returned at nii^ht to 

 recuperate. They had killed a nice buck the ilay before 

 our arrixal and had set it up on the shore of tlie lake for 

 inspection. It was hanging from a trident formed of- 

 three poles, and while the rain beat n]>on it and the wind 

 swayed it to and fro, the hunters watched it with admiring 

 eyes: and well they might, for it was a l)eauty. 



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