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or "traps," as they are called, in the canoe. 

 "Will that little thing," you wonder, "made 

 of birch bark and weighing not over fifty 

 pounds, carry us safely .'' " But your respect 

 for it begins at once ; and as you spend day 

 after day in the bow, permitted to handle 

 the light paddle, and see how skilfully the 

 guide runs the rapids, avoiding the rocks 

 that seem ready to destroy the canoe, you 

 become attached to the frail craft with an 

 affection which you cannot forget when the 

 trip is ended. 



Then the changing views of the winding 

 river as you move rapidly along causes an 

 ever new delight. At noon you step out 

 on some smooth beach well shaded by tall 

 trees, to prepare the noon meal, and how 

 you watch every motion of the guide as he 

 ■gathers the few sticks needed to start a 

 fire ! And when at length you are seated 

 on some smooth stone, holding your tin plate 

 in your lap, and with your tin of tea close 



