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NOTES OF THE HUNT. 



inson, closing with Wiman's favorites, the Canadian 

 Boat Song and God save the Queen. Nothing was 

 wanting, save D wight's presence, to make us completely 

 happy. The mercury marked 37° at bed-time. 



Thursday, qth October. 



T7R0ZEN ground and ice in the wash-basins, greeted 

 ^ our eyes when we rose at 6.30, and it was a ♦ nip- 

 ping and an eager air' that assailed our nostrils at that 

 early hour. The glass had gone down to 31° at mid- 

 night, to 30*^ at half-past two, the same at half-past 

 four, when first Hedley, and then AUoo rose to replenish 

 the fire. Wiman had risen before six and stood before 

 the blaze in the attitude of Jules Verne's twentieth cen- 

 tury hero, minus the heroic boots, when in comes Billy 

 with his cheery "Good mornin' gentlemen, it's just 

 freezin' by the glass, will I make up yer fire ? " and by 

 half-past six, all hands, as well as the cook, were getting 

 ready for breakfast. We were off shortly after eight, 

 the wind south and the sky clear, a promising day for 

 the hunt. Our order of march was : — 



Kimball, 



Townsend, 



Raynor, 



Matthews, 



Hedley, 



Wfman, - 



Alloo, 



Tinker 



Chandler, 



Ox Tongue Lake 



M 



t( 



Devil's Angle do. 



Foot Long Lake. 



Head " 



Twin 



Poverty 



Buck 



Clear 



Three pairs of hounds were put out : Salmon's back of 



