FISH : THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 93 



letter-writing and reading, the rain still fall- 

 ing in such sheets that to go out was im- 

 possible. 



In the evening we were astonished by 

 hearing low sounds of chanting ; and listen- 

 ing found our guards were chanting a mass, 

 they all being good Catholics. It was so 

 unexpected that we were completely sur- 

 prised as well as pleased. 



On Monday the sky at last began to clear, 

 but the sun did not shine. J. and I took 

 our first walk around the beach, up into the 

 cove. We found the mink trap, and were 

 well pleased with our surroundings. L. 

 went for some fish, but not many were dis- 

 posed to bite that morning. On Monday 

 the dog started up a deer, and never came 

 back ; not liking his quarters, he ran home. 



Tuesday L. and J. started for Pleasant 

 Lake, a long - and tedious walk ; but they 

 accomplished their errand, after having 

 tramped twelve miles. They returned tired 



