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of numerous dogs that were howling round in un- 

 pleasant proximity to our calves. 



" You have a large number of dogs ?" 



"Ya." 



"I suppose you use them in the chase?" 



" Ya." 



"They accompany you in your journeys ?" 



"Ya." 



"What do you chase with them ?" 



" Ya." 



"I asked what do you chase with them?" 



"Ya." 



" Oh, I see you speak French." 



" Ya." 



" Qu'est ce que I'on chasse aveo les chiens P" 



"Ya." 



Don now began to doubt whether his new friend 

 spoke either French or English, and had recourse to 

 Chippewa, at least as near Chippewa as he could come. 



" Vat you chase, chassy, vis the doggees ?" 



"Ya." 



" You chase les cerfs the deer, the elks, the moose ?" 

 gesticulating freely. 



"Ya." 



"The beaver, the— the— castor .^" 



"Ya." 



" The rabbit, the— the— ze rabeet ?" 



"Ya." 



"Don," I burst forth at this stage, "he does 

 not understand a word you are saying." 



"On the contrary, he evidently understands per- 



