THE CaprTaIN AND CREW. 261 

preciating our coffee, and are now in the best of spirits, 
having satisfied a regular woodsman’s appetite. The sun is 
just rising above the trees, the birds as usual in-the bright 
mornings singing and calling everywhere around us, and the 
trout leaping in the pool, when we repack our canoe, wet 
down the fire and push away for up river. 
The worthy captain takes his paddle at the first, and has 
placed the pole handy when occasion may require it, and as 
he dips away in the pleasant morning, our birch bark canoe 
moves gaily over the smooth water, as if like her captain, full 
of happy buoyant spirits. The crew, in answer to the captain’s 
kind enquiries, having eaten a good breakfast, and now enjoy- 
ing a fragrant smoke of old Virginny, says he feels very well 
generally, thank you captain, and now as he often does, under 
such and other hilarious circumstances, speaks to the captain 
now and again about things, and really for the captain’s good, 
and in the most kindly and advising manner always from best 
intentions ; but is grieved for the captain’s sake, only, that this 
is not always appreciated according to its full value, nor al- 
ways too well received, though given him without any charge, 
and often after having been studied upon in the most philoso- 
phisticatory (?) manner. 
‘¢ Now don’t dip too strong on the first start captain ; lets go 
stilly and shoot a caribou; and f enjoy your merry whistle at 
the camp—but, no—don’t hum ‘‘ you’re left blooming alone,” 
when you’re just budding out. We’re off for a free and easy 
time; lets not hurry at all, it’s no sign of a good sportsman 
to be hasty; not the proper thing at all. Let’s take the easy 
part in the most easy way possible, and save our strength for 
the hard water and the carries, and when there is so much to 
interest us we will slowly wind our way around the winding 
turns, and—did you articulate captain?” 
