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slope towards my office, at full speed; the Indians whooping at 
the top of their voices, and the dogs: adding to the tumult by 
their vociferous and joyful barking, and the merry jingle of the 
bells. 
Here man and beast were moved by a common impulse, which 
found relief, expression, and pleasure in intense activity and noise. 
They had shared together, as companions and friends, the fatigue 
and dangers and monotony of a long journey over dreary reaches 
and wastes of snow, and through the gloom of silent forests, and 
now had reached the end which gave them rest, food, and 
security. 
It is hardly worth the time to further consider the illustrations 
here brought together, as they are for the greater part not suffi- 
‘Ciently circumstantial to furnish a deduction of any real value ; 
they are rather like straws in the air which indicate the course of 
the wind, or blaze-marks on the trees that indicate a path to be 
followed. 
REFERENCES : 
The paragraphs beginning page 26, wie 16; p. 127, l. 23; p. 128, 1. 8; p. 236, l. 9; 
. 237, 1. 4, 19, 26; p. 238, 1. 4, 23; are taken m Goodrich's little book, *“ Anecdotes of 
Cc. . . ,4 0 
from Prof. Davidson, March 22, 1885. P. 28,1. 18; correspondence of Globe- Democrat. 
P. 239, l. 17; from “The Mammals of the Adirondack Region,” by C. Hart Merriam, 
M.D., N. Y.: 1884. Published by the Author. 
