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shall spend the winter in a manner, that will be 

 both pleasant and profitable. — We have now 

 about four inches of snow, which will probably re- 

 main with us through the winter. 



Sunday, 15. The last night, this lake froze 

 over. 



Friday, December 4. We now take great 

 numbers of excellent trout from under the ice, 

 with hooks and lines. 



Early this morning, the woman whom I have 

 taken to reside with me, became the mother of a 

 boy, whom I name George Harmon. 



Monday, December 28. Doctor M c Laughlin, 

 accompanied by two Canadians and one of the 

 Natives, has gone to visit Mr. Holdane, at Red 

 Lake. 



Friday, February 19, 1808. The Doctor 

 and company have returned, from their long 

 juant ; and I am happy in again enjoying his so- 

 ciety, after a season of comparative loneliness. 



Another year of my life is gone, which makes 

 me thirty years of age. This anniversary leads 

 me to reflect on the rapid flight of time, and the 

 brevity of human life. When I attentively con- 

 sider these things, it seems surprising that we 

 should encounter so much difficulty and labour in 

 the acquisition of property, which, if it could min- 



