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'Here they saw the class of the Forest School. 



lunches with the Boy." 



They shared their 



*'What is it like?" 



"It is like a good many things, but 

 •out here it looks like a log with a 

 scholar at one end and a teacher at 

 the other." Then the Jinnee added 

 genially, "Have you got your lunch 

 an that bag?" 



"I can't eat books," said the boy 

 •ruefully. 



"Never mind. There is enough in 

 mine." 



Then the boy noticed that the 

 Jinee had a lunch box slung over his 

 ■shoulder by a strap. They walked 

 on a little and the Jinnee began to 

 shout like all Canadian woodsmen, 

 ^'Hoo-Hoooo," and after a little 

 while they heard a faint reply, "Hoo- 

 Hooo." They went in the direction 

 •of the sound and soon came to a lit- 

 le clear space by a brook. Here they 

 saw the class of the Forest School. 

 There were about two dozen young 

 -men in the class. Most of them sat 

 ■on a log and at one end there was a 

 ■somewhat older man whom they 

 •called Dr. Forester. In front of the 

 log there was a small fire over which 

 a black kettle was bubbling. 



The Forest Students Have Lunch. 

 The Jinnee told the others that 



he had brought a new scholar, 

 whereat one said that he was start- 

 ing young. However, just then one 

 of the young men said the tea water 

 was boiling and took the black pot 

 off the fire and put in some tea. 

 They then all opened their lunch 

 boxes, for each had one, and brought 

 out a tin cup. 



They shared their lunches with 

 the boy and let him drink out of 

 their cups. They had sandwiches 

 of bread and meat and of bread and 

 cheese. Some had bread and butter 

 and jam, and others pieces of pie or 

 very filling cake. Altogether the 

 boy got on famously even if the tea 

 was strong and had no cream in it. 



After lunch Dr. Forester drew out 

 a map and laid it on the log, and 

 assigned to the different members 

 the work they should do for the af- 

 ternoon. Some- were to go a mile 

 west and then turn south another 

 mile and "pick up" a survey "blaze" 

 made by the surveyors in 1874. They 

 were then to follow the south boun- 

 dary line of the township eastward 

 until they reached the next mile 

 stake or "blaze" and they were thus 

 to lay out their work for next day. 



Others were to continue "esti- 



