ic8 THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE. 



" Indian tea (Ledum latif.), gould (Kalmia glauca and 

 " K. angustif.), and other Newfoundland plants, and, above 

 "all, numbers of that curious plant, the Indian cup or 

 " pitcher plant (Sarracenia), in flower, the leaves being 

 " all full of water. I brought home specimens as well 

 "of other curious flowers. The road merely touched 

 "the edge of the Brule, and went straight on, entering 

 " the tall woods on the other side, emerging as I under- 

 " stand on the Hatley road, about a mile or two further. 

 " We went a little way into the Brule to see if there was 

 "any clearing, but could perceive no change in the 

 "ugly, dead, half-burnt spruce, and therefore returned. 

 " This singular piece of ground consists of some 

 " thousands of acres, and is said to owe its origin to the 

 " beavers, which were formerly numerous, damming up 

 "the streams, which, spreading over the flat land, killed 

 "the growing timber. It is a resort of wolves and other 

 "wild animals, though we perceived no sign of life in 

 "the stillness which pervaded the solitude; nor indeed 

 "in all the journey, with the exception of one or two 

 " little birds which were not near enough to identify, and 

 " a few insignificant insects in the forest. 



" Having satisfied our curiosity, we began to return as 

 "we came, until we arrived at the bridge, when, instead of 

 " retracing the course of the stream, we crossed the bridge, 

 "and continued to pursue the road, which for some dis- 

 tance led us through towering spruces and hemlocks 

 " as before. On a sudden we found the sides lined with 

 "young maple, birch, beech, etc., which met overhead 

 " at the height of about twelve feet, forming a very 

 " perfect continued Gothic arch, or rather a long series of 

 "arches. This long green avenue was the most pleasant 

 "part of our walk, and the more so as it was quite 

 " unexpected. We presently opened upon a large field 



