over the bow, and his legs up over the mid- 



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die thwart, like a little old black man with 



his wrinkled feet on the table, Hukweem's 7/uAtoeem 



curiosity could stand it no longer. He y.-fU^"' 



swam up within twenty yards, and circled 



the canoe half a dozen times, sitting up 



straight on his tail by a vigorous use of his 



wings, stretching his neck like an inquisitive 



duck, so as to look into the canoe and see 



what queer thing I had brought with me. 



He had another curious habit, which 

 afforded him unending amusement. There 

 was a deep bay on the west shore of the lake, 

 with hills rising abruptly on three sides. 

 The echo here was remarkable ; a single 

 shout brought a dozen distinct answers, and 

 then a confusion of tongues as the echoes 

 and reechoes from many hills met and 

 mingled. I discovered the place in an inter- 

 esting way. 



One evening, as I was returning to camp 

 from exploring the upper lake, I heard a wild 

 crying of loons on the west side. There 

 seemed to be five or six of the great divers, 

 all laughing and shrieking like so many 



