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active. We remained, — never tired of the 

 beautiful scenery, varied by lakes, mountain, 

 and distant villages, — till word came that it 

 was time to start back ; but we did not start 

 till Joe, who had found a piece of burnt 

 wood, cut a slab from a huge tree, and left 

 our pictures drawn upon it. Then, "Good- 

 by,. Bear Mountain, — shall we ever ascend 

 your steep sides again .' " With a merry 

 cheer we took our downward way. 



On Tuesday it was delightful weather. We 

 had a fine deer chase of two hours on the lake. 

 One of the ladies lost her hat, but that was 

 nothing. We killed our deer, a ; fine one, 

 weighing about three hundred and fifty 

 pounds. The guides soon got him ashore, 

 and dressed and skinned. Then .the skins 

 were to be dried and stretched, which process 

 much interested the ladies, who had each 

 the promise of a skin for her home. We 

 need not tell of the delicious venison, 

 cooked in so many ways. Gabriel excelled 



