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store, and a little way in the wood, appeared wreaths of 

 smoke. Aha ! Aha ! my fine fellows, you are determined to 

 make your words good ; and we are as determined to pre- 

 vent you. The shades of evening have closed over us, and 

 we cannot be seen, we remain still and quiet, by and by we 

 perceive a light. Now 'tis extinguished, they have dis- 

 covered us, as we suppose. No matter — let us remain s 

 little longer, a half an hour passes, we are enveloped in 

 darkness, only here and there a brilliant star appears, We 

 ascend the hill, a rather steep one from the Chute — on our 

 way home, after walking a few yards, we come op- 

 posite the place from whence the smoke issued ; behold 

 the fire, the glare of which shews us the figures of two mefl 

 who are apparently " biding their time." Hush ! steady ! 

 One approaches the shore with a torch in his hand — 

 he returns to the fire, finding as he supposes the way clear 

 — a few minutes, and a canoe is hauled from the bushes on 

 to the river, they embark and " shove off shore," the torch 

 at the bow of the canoe, one polling, the other prepared 

 with the spear : — 'tis a splendid sight ! the red glare of the 

 torch is thrown over the whole river, lighting up every 

 nook, and giving a distinctness to every leaf and pebble. 

 However beautiful the sight, we must spoil the sport, not 

 a fish shall you take this night ! Away we go, belter 

 skelter over rocks and stones, brakes and briers. We hail 

 them with a volley of words and a volley of stones. A 

 shore with you! — ashore, or take the consequences, we 

 throw above and below the canoe, literally killing two birds 

 with one stone, and yet speaking in paradox, actually 

 saving life by so doing. 



Master Luke and his companion hie to the shore quicker 



