22 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



shoes must be considered as prominent. 

 The suffering it occasions can be but faintly 

 imagined by a person who thinks upon the 

 inconvenience of marching with a weight of 

 between two and three pounds constantly 

 attached to galled feet, and swelled ankles. 

 Perseverance and practice only will enable 

 the novice to surmount this pain. 



The next evil is the being constantly ex- 

 posed to witness the wanton and unneces- 

 sary cruelty of the men to their dogs, espe- 

 cially those of the Canadians, who beat 

 them unmercifully, and habitually vent on 

 them the most dreadful and disgusting im- 

 precations. There are other inconveni- 

 ences, which, though keenly felt during the 

 day's journey, are speedily forgotten when, 

 stretched out in the encampment before a 

 large fire, you enjoy the social mirth of 

 your companions, who usually pass the 

 evening in recounting their former feats in 

 travelling. At this time the Canadians are 

 always cheerful and merry, and the only 

 bar to their comfort arises from the fre- 

 quent interruption occasioned by the dogs, 



