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his fishing quarters, and the famous Resti- 

 gouche, much frequented by wealthy- 

 Americans. At Dalhousie we took steamer 

 as far as New Richmond, where we landed ; 

 then came a rough drive, which grew 

 rougher and rougher, through a woodland 

 country with here and there the homestead 

 of a small farm. The ground seemed liter- 

 ally covered with wild flowers, and the 

 scenery throughout was bright and attrac- 

 tive. Our first inspection showed how well 

 H. A. and Reid had acquitted themselves of 

 their task. They had chosen a kind of ter- 

 race, a good many feet above the level of 

 the river, with a naturally dry soil. The 

 house stood on a bend, so that our view en- 

 filaded the stream, of which we had pleasant 

 glimpses upwards and downwards through 

 the intervening trees. On another terrace, 

 a little way above that on which our house 

 stood, the staff used to pitch their camp, and 

 the trim, bright-coloured tents contrasted 

 delightfully with the dark green of the ad- 

 joining forest. Just above our camp were 



