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only life.that exists there are the weird birdB which love the 

 storm, the mysterious seal, and the tumbling porpoise. 



On the more genial and comparatively low south shore 

 opposite is the terrestrial paradise of the habitant and the 

 shriue of all the French saints named in mediteval and modern 

 catalogues. The traveller by the Intercolonial railroad has 

 every opportunity to inspect the tidy cottages, and diminutive 

 farms divided by parallel fences, -which extend almost with- 

 out interruption for four hundred miles from Perce to 

 Montreal, and westward. Every sixth mile has a church and 

 a priest, and if there were only saints enough to go around, 

 there would be a church to every third mile, and no trouble 

 to find a priest for each. As we passed down the river, the 

 tin-coated spires looked very pretty and sparkling in the 

 bright sunshine, and the distant snow-capped summit of lit. 

 StG Auue shone intensely clear in the still atmosphere of the 

 calm afternoon. But when twilight began to fall on the close 

 of the long June day, the horizon reddened in the west, and 

 a dull murky haze gathered all around and settled in great 

 banks on the water toward the farther shore. A huge glassy 

 swell began to roll in from the Gulf, which caused the yacht 

 to pitch disagreeably. The barometer fell rapidly. The pilot 

 said there had been a heavy blow outside, and the worst was 

 not over yet : so we were glad enough to scud ia under the 

 the shelter of an island near Rimouski, having logged off 150 

 miles since morning. There we dropped anchor. The air 

 was very still, and when the chains ran over the bow, they 

 rattled with a deafening noise. We noticed that all sounds 

 became strangely distinct. Hosts of gulls circled around and 

 screamed in our ears. When an oar fell, the air seemed to 

 reverberate the Bound. ComberB began to roll in from the 

 sea, and break with a sullen noise on a distant ledge at the 

 point of the island. Grampusses rolled up alongside and 

 breathed hoarsely through their blow-holes, spurting out little 

 jets of water. White porpoises pitched about in the brine. 

 The far-off evening train on the railroad rumbled past with a 

 thundering sound. All the surroundings assumed a supernat- 

 ural aspect of form and color. The hills and houses on shore 

 near by grew purple. Distant objects loomed up with 

 sharply-cut lines and magical distinctness. The low-lying 

 Isle Biquette, tweuty miles up the river, which ordinarily we 

 could scarcely distinguish, piled itself up three times, and 

 Beemed a lofty stratified cliff close by. A challoupe which 

 we bad passed an hour before looked like a great white wall 

 of rock lifted into the air. Everywhere the mirage created 

 fantastic shapes. Seals poked their heads apparently as big 

 as barrels out of the mirror-like surface of the bay. White- 

 winged guillemots, gulis, and gannets flapped lazily about us 

 for an instant, and then flew away in ghostly shapes and ex- 

 aggerated sizes. All these omens were portentous, and wc 

 waited anxiously for the development. Presently the sky 

 lowered and darkened. There was a little rain, but no wind 

 A tug came puffing up river with a large ship which had lost 

 its mainmast below the crosstrees, and after awhile a steam 

 tug and a schooner with an off-shore breeze worked in and 

 anchored. We studied carefully the indications and the 

 premonitions. Afterwards we saw a brig ashore on the beach, 

 and we subsequently learned by the marine reports that 

 several vessels had been stranded in a gale on the 7th of 

 Jane. (This was the 10th.) However, for ourselves, we lay 

 snugly enough at our chains, and after a while supped, 

 smoked, turned in, and slept. 



In the morning wo found the gale raging, and we never 

 stirred from our berth for forty-eight hours. The air became 

 very cold, and a change most unexpected and disagreeable 

 was inaugurated ; continuing for nine days, until the 19th of 

 June, when it became warm again. After two days wc ventured 

 to start for our destination, sevently-flve miles distant, and 

 were followed by the tug which we ascertained was our own 

 tender, " the Rewhile" which we had dispatched to the God- 

 hout with stores the day before. The river is thirty-five miles 

 wide at this point, and but for the friendly lee of the island 

 behind which we lay, we would have been exposed to the full 

 sweep of the blast and the careering waves from the Gulf. 

 Mem. If any inquisitive person wishes to know how we man 

 aged to pass our spare time during those forty-eight dismal 

 hours of storm, I will state for his information that there were 

 three barometers on board, and we were fully occupied in 

 comparing and attempting to reconcile them, as no two agreed. 

 Besides, they persistently went up when they should have 

 gone down, and viae versa; and by reference to Bayfield's Ad- 

 miralty Chart of the Lower St. Lawrence, we ascertained 

 that there were any number of conditions to answer the indi- 

 cations, so that we could take our choice according to our 

 own judgment, with the possibility of the weather being any- 

 thing but fair. 



The passage across from Bimouski to the Godbout was very 

 comfortably made, the wind being off the north shore and no 

 sea running. The Resolute followed in our wake. Gradu- 

 ally the well-known landmarks were sighted ; the long dis- 

 tant lines of blue hills grew into highlands and spruce-covered 

 mountains ; the reeky battlements along the shore showed 

 plainly their scars and seamB. Fifteen miles below, Point 

 des Monts ran out into the sea, and appeared to inclose a bay. 

 Finally, we steamed in under the land and anchored just out' 

 side a sand-bar, where a shoal of hlackfish sported and spout- 

 ed about us, and the usual complement of sea fowls came out 

 from the rocks to reconnoitre. Directly in front was the sta- 

 tion of the Hudson's Bay Co., a single large one-story building 

 abandoned fourteen years before ; a dilapidated little church 

 whose ramshackle clapboards rattled in the wind ; a few In- 

 dian, huts, and two or three comfortable, neatly painted cot- 



tages — all strung along a sandy grass-grown beach lying at 

 the foot of a wooded sand-hill 300 feet high. A correspond- 

 ing sand-hill a mile away to the left shows plainly that the 

 river used to flow between the two in former times, when the 

 Godbout came down with a mighty volume from its birth- 

 place, and great ships could find anchorage in fifty fathoms at 

 its mouth. Now the diminutive channel has hardly two feet 

 of water at low tide, and can scarcely be discerned a dozen 

 rods from shore. The hamlet contains about fifty souls. 

 Looking up between the sandy promontories toward the pres- 

 ent river bottom, we discover an immense basin completely 

 inclosed by terraced hills, with the river winding through 

 and spreading out into shallows which are divided by pretty 

 wooded islands. Behind the rim of the basin are oval moun- 

 tains, and looking away up under their shadow, we can dis- 

 cover the snug little cottages which constitute the permanent 

 camp of our friend Allan Gilmour, Esq., the owner of 

 the river. A zigzag path climbs to the summit of the left- 

 hand promontory, where a tall flag staff is planted and a 

 summer house affords rest and shade. Thence there 

 is a grand view seaward as well as inland ; and looking up 

 the river with a glass into its principal pool, which glides be- 

 side the Camp, we can discern the plash of the fresh- run 

 salmon as they make their festive leaps ! Comeau, the guar- 

 dian of the river, who lives by the sea, says the fish began to 

 run on the 9th of June. It is now the 12th, and to-morrow 

 we will wet our initial line. By to-night all the stores will be 

 boated up from the sea to the camp, the Resolute will betake 

 herself back to Quebec, and the pretty Cruiser will cross the 

 bar at high tide, and occupy her berth in the lower river until 

 the close of the season. Her arrival is always an event in the 

 little settlement, and the brightest upon the monotony of its 

 dull existence, Hallooe. 



Fourth of Jni/s. —It has been rather fancifully suggested 

 that when Antony would fittingly commemorate the mighty 

 Julius Cissar he bestowed hia name upon that month of the 

 year when glowing Sol beats down with most unrelenting fire 

 upon mankind. Thus the old Roman sought to typify the 

 puissance of Cajsar's name and fame. Possibly some like 

 patriotic motive induced the worthy old gentlemen who had 

 a hand in the Declaration of Independence to also select this 

 same most broiling month of the year, and the most broiling 

 day of that month, as the fitting season to establish and 

 commemorate the birth of the Nation which should increase 

 in might as the sun at this period. Notwithstanding the heat 

 which is pretty safely assured for to-morrow, the day will be 

 devoted to many and varied sports. The orator, who will 

 wrestle with the English language, and the small patriot, 

 daring death at the mouth of the fire cracker, will not have 

 the day to themselves. Yachting, boating, rifle and trap 

 shooting, lacrosse, athletics, archery, hunting and fishing, 

 and miscellaneous sportB, etc., will make up the programme 

 of the day. Many of the City firms close their business 

 houses also on the following day, so that employers and em- 

 ployees may celebrate to the full, with no thought of the 

 morrow — nor of the day after the morrow. 



GAME PROTECTION. 

 THE NEW YORK GAME LAW. 



BELOW we give the salient points regarding animal 8 

 and birds. The particular attention of interested 

 readers is invited to its provisions, and we beg of such to 

 give it careful reading, so that we may not be constantly im- 

 portuned to give the open season for this or that bird or fish. 

 Our readers may also save themselves much possible annoy, 

 ance by noting the alterations of the old law, the change in 

 the Long Island woodcock season being particularly import- 

 ant : 



Deer— Sec. 1. No person shall kill, chase, sell, expose for 

 sale, transport, or have in possession after being killed, any 

 deer, save only in the months of August, September, October 

 and November. No person shall kill, or have in possession, 

 carcass or skin of fawn in spotted coat. No trap, spring gun 

 nor other device for trapping or killing deer lawful. Sec, 2. 

 Pursuit with dogs lawful from Aug. 15 to Nov, 1 ; never law- 

 ful in St. Lawrence County. Dogs in unlawful pursuit may 

 be killed. Deer cannot be killed in Suffolk and Queens coun- 

 ties during five years from passage of act. Each of above 

 offences are misdemeanors ; penalty, 850, See. 3. Deer can- 

 not be taken by crusting nor when yarded; penalty, $100. 



Moose — Sec. 3. Cannot at any time be taken chased with 

 dogs, sold, exposed for sale, bad in possession after being 

 killed Misdemeanor, and penalty $50. 



Wild Fowl— Sec. -1. No person shall kill, expose for sale, 

 or have in possession after same has been killed, any wild 

 duck, goose or brant between May 1 and Sept. 1 ; in waters 

 of Long Island, May 1 and Oct. 1. Misdemeanor ; penalty, 

 $25. Cannot be killed between sunset and daylight, nor with 

 aid of any light or lantern. Penalty, $50. An attempt so to 

 kill shall be considered a violation of the section. Sec. 5. 

 No person shall kill wild duck, goose or brant with any de- 

 vice known as swivel or punt gun, or any other gun other 

 than such as are habitually raised at arm's length and fired 

 from the shoulder, or use any net, device or instrument other 

 than such gun. Misdemeanor : penally, $50. Sec. 6. Use 

 prohibited of flouting battery, machine or other device whereby 

 gunner is concealed, or use of decoy or bow-house at a greater 

 distance from shore than twenty rods. Misdemeanor; penalty, 

 $50. This s;. ction does not apply to waters of Great South 

 Bay west of Smith's Point, Peconic Bay, Shinnecock Bay, 

 Lake Ontario, Kivtr St. Lawrence and Hudson Kiver below 

 Albany. Sec. 7. No person shall sail for wild fowl, or shoot 

 at wild fowl, from vessel propelled by steam or sails, or from 

 structure attached to same— except in waters of Long Island 

 Sound, Lake Ontario and Hudson Kiver below Nyack. Mis- 

 demeanor i penalty, $10. 



Quail. — Sec, 8. Cannot be killed, exposed for sale, nor had 

 in possession after killed, between November 1 and January 

 1. Cannot be killed in Counties of Montgomery, Schenec- 

 tady, Saratoga, or Albany, within three years from passage of 

 this act. Misdemeanor ; penalty, $25. 



Hare or Rabbit. — Cannot be killed, exposed for sale nor 

 had in possession after killed, between January 1 and Novem- 

 ber 1. No ferrets employed. But owners of nurseries or 

 orchards may use traps or ferrets in said nurseries or orchards, 

 or in fields adjoining such. 



Woodcock. — Sec. 9. Cannot be killed, exposed for sale nor 

 had in possession after killed, between January 1 and Sep- 

 tember 1, in Counties of Oneida and Herkimer; and else- 

 where January 1 and August 1. Misdemeanor ; penalty, $25. 



Squirrels. — Sec. 9 fixes close season from February 1 to 

 Augustl. Misdemeanor; penalty, $25. 



Rotted and Pinnated Grouse.— See. 10. No person shall 

 kill, expose for sale or have in possession after killed, any 

 ruffed grouse (partridge) or pinnated grouse (prairie chicken) 

 between January 1 and September 1. Misdemeanor ; penalty, 

 s25. Sec. 11. Ruffed grouse (partridge), pinnated grouse 

 (prairie chicken), spruce grouse (Canada partridge) and quail 

 cannot be taken with net, snare nor trap, nor sold nor had in 

 possession when so taken. Misdemeanor; penalty, $10, 

 Traps and snares when found may be lawfully destroyed. 



Song Birds. — Sec. 13. No person shall kill, or expose for 

 sale, or have in possession when killed, any eagle, woodpecker, 

 night-hawk, yellow bird, wren, martin, oriole, robin, bobo- 

 link, or any song bird. Misdemeanor ; penalty, $5. 



Meadow Lark. — Sec. 13. No person shall kill, expose for 

 sale, or have in possession after killed any meadow lark or 

 starling, save only in September, October, November and De- 

 cember. Misdemeanor ; penalty, $5. 



Section 14 provides that the last two sections shall not ap- 

 ply to killing birds for natural history purposes, or for stuf- 

 fing as specimens ; nor to killing robins on one's own premises, 

 in act of destroying fruit or grapes. 



Birds' Nests. — Sec. 15. Unlawful to destroy or rob any 

 birds' nests other than of crows, blackbirds, hawks and owls; 

 except to protect dwelling houses, or to prevent their deface- 

 ment, 



The Virginia Fish and Ga^to Protective Associa- 

 tion. — The Virginia Association was organized two years ago 

 by a number of gentlemen who recognized the necessity of 

 combined effort to correct the lawless destruction of fish and 

 game. The plan of work adopted has proved efficacious. 

 Influence has been brought to bear upon the Legislature to 

 secure the enactment of necessary laws, and it is hoped before 

 long to have complete and exhaustive provisions for the pro- 

 tection of game. Public interest has been aroused and main- 

 tained by public addresses at State fairs, the distribution of 

 circulars, and through the co-operation of the press, which 

 has most heartily seconded the efforts of the association. 

 Attention has been given not only to the protection in proper 

 season of native fish, but, through the Fish Commission, to 

 secure the introduction of other species. Farmers and land- 

 owners and towns are enlisted as protectorB of the streams 

 stocked. The association will this year have printed upon 

 cloth and posted in every post office and tavern in the com- 

 monwealth, where he who runs, as well as he who stops to 

 hear the bell punch ring, may read. " 



The roll of membership numbers now more than two hun- 

 dred names, including many which are eminent in every pur- 

 suit of life. The officers are : President, Charles T. Palmer ; 

 Vice-President, Dr. O. A Crenshaw j Secretary, E. H. Fish- 

 er; Treasurer, John Ott. Executive Committee— Moses 

 Ellyson, W. Russell Robinson, A. G. Babcock, A. Q. Holla- 

 day, Philip Haxall. Committee od Laws — Judge Theodore 

 S, Garnett, Jr., Norfolk; Dr. M. G. Ellzey, Blacksburg A. 

 & M. C; Col. John M Patten, Bentivoglio, Albemarle ; 

 Thomas Williamson, Leesburg ; John S. Wise, Richmond. 



The Delaware Game Proteqtive Association. — We 

 are gratified in this connection to note the formation of " The 

 Delaware Game Protective. Association," a society composed 

 of influential citizens of that State. The act of incorpora- 

 tion provides in Sections VI. and VII.: 



" That hereafter any pereon or persona, non-reaidenta of thiB 

 State, who shall kill, destroy, hunt or take any doe, buck or fawn, 

 or any sort of deer whatsoever, or shall kill, destroy, hunt or take 

 any partridge, moor fowl, raffed grouae (commonly called pheas- 

 ant), pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, or any kind of grouae, 

 qaail , woodcock, WilBon or gray snipe, reed bird, rail bird, black 

 duck, gray duck, aprig-tail, teal duck, mallard, or any other kind 

 of wild dock, or any wild goose, awaD, brant or other wild fowl, 

 or any hare or rabbit at any time, or shall catch any speckled 

 brook trout, or speckled river trout, or any black bass or other 

 game fish at any time within this State, without complying with 

 the by-laws of this game protective society, then the person or 

 persona ao offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty (S50) 

 dollars each for each and every offence, and may be prooeeded 

 against in any county of this State, wherein such person or per- 

 sona may be arreated, or wherein such offence shall have been 

 committed, and in default of the payment of the forfeit money, 

 with costs of prosecution, any person or persona 6hall lis in the 

 common jail until the Bame shah be paid ; one-half of the forfeit 

 money shall be for the benefit of the pereon prosecuting for the 

 same, and the remainder paid to Ibis Game Protective Association 

 and all acta or parts of acta inconsistent with this act, are here- 

 by repealed: Provided, that nothing in this act shall prevent resi- 

 dents of this State from taking game or flab, subject to existinR 

 laws of this State. Justices of the Peace in and for this Slate 

 shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine offences againbt the 

 provisions of this act. 



"The fee for membership in thia society for non-residents shall 

 he five dollars for the flrat year, and for each succeeding year two 

 dollars. For residents of this State the membership fee shall be 

 two dollars for each and every year ; and no resident of thia 

 State shall have a vote or voice in Ihe deliberations of this society 

 who shall not have paid to the secretary or treasurer hia membet- 

 ahip fee." 



A_further provision is made that the certificate of member- 



