AMERICAN HARBOR, OR NATASHQUAN 



will undoubtedly be told with much gusto 

 along the coast for years. One of his jokes is 

 to unscrew the top of the salt-cellar at his 

 table and the unsuspecting guest gets a large 

 supply of salt. It is said that shy individuals 

 have eaten their briny soup rather than call 

 attention to their unexpected awkwardness. 

 A fisherman, dining with him one day, was 

 passed a plate containing pieces of cheese; he 

 took the plate. His host then had cream and 

 then some jelly passed him, all of which he 

 spread on the cheese, thinking it was au fait, 

 and, with a fisherman's appetite, he ate it all. 

 The next day we all went to a beautiful 

 rocky, spruce-covered island at Watchechu, 

 some twelve miles distant. This Richard Jon- 

 cas wished to buy through his brother, the 

 captain, who, besides being game warden for 

 the entire southern coast as far as Blanc Sa- 

 blon, is also Crown lands agent. These islands 

 can generally be bought for five dollars an 

 acre. M. Beetz showed his proclivity for prac- 

 tical jokes by putting a fish in one of Richard's 

 rubber boots, and he led me to think we were 

 striking rocks when we were going through 

 a narrow place between islands by suddenly 



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