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sake and for the sake of so much elegant game that becomes 
bewildered, suffocates, drops and dies, and is roasted to a 
crisp in forest fires. 
‘‘Tdly drifting again little lady, while we are talking of 
forest fires are you?” 
We now straighten up to lift the lady on her way, and we 
find her light and free, after the day’s sunshine, for the least 
little dips keep her moving lively, and when we throw our 
strength upon the paddles, she gaily leaps away with such 
spirit, that the eagle fairly screams with delight. 
While you are lightly dancing, little lady, o’er the waves, 
While so lightly blows the breezes in the sunny autumn days. 
Canoeing, at a time like this, is more than glorious; we 
cannot tire of it in the pleasant weather, and it takes the 
coldest, rainy days and hard work, with any amount of poor 
luck, to crush down the enthusiasm at any time. Even then, 
as we have before remarked, give us a good night’s sleep, and 
after a hearty breakfast, the hard time of the day before is all 
forgotten, and we are just as ready to push off again, trusting 
to chances as to wind and weather ; for with the strong though 
light paddles, springy and trusty, our sure to-go-off-rifles, a 
few of the necessary eatables from the camp, our muscle well 
hardened by exercise, keeping an eye out toward self preser- 
vation, using a little discretion at all times, enables us to go 
and come safely, without having to swim for it or go hungry. 
At this, the eagle pays no attention whatever, and looking 
back we are sure he is fast asleep at the very moment we are 
expecting to hear his loud screams of approbation. 
Leaving him sitting upon the highest branch of the old 
weather-beaten pine, his form clearly outlined by the blue 
