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and peaceful; nothing was heard but the gentle plash and 
ripple of the canoe as it slowly moved along. At a dis- 
tance of four miles from the camp we fired some shots to 
tell them that we were on the way, that they might prepare 
a supper for us. The lake has also been called Echo Lake, 
from the numerous echoes, and we counted sev^n distinct 
echoes from island to island as the gun went oft, until the 
sound died out in the far distance. We paddled onward 
through the moonlight, guided by a fire which they had 
builded for us on the shore in front of the camp. Every 
sound could be heard a long distance. AN lien we were 
about half a mile below, my guide told me they would hear 
if I called, so I shouted. "Is supper ready? 
In a moment came back the answer, 'All right. 
Finally we reached the shore, tired and hungry; but 
friendly greetings and a warm supper were ready for us, 
and inn few moments morel had spread my blankets, 
drank my hot whiskey, lighted my pipe, and laid down to 
dream of all I loved and had left; but oh, so tired! When 
I awoke next morning I found I had been s® completely 
exhausted that the tobacco on the top of my pipe had 
scarcely burned off before sleep bad ovet powered me. 
The next day broke in upon a cloudless sky, and after a 
hearty breakfast of bacon and potatoes the party divided 
into couples for a deer hunt, stationing themselves at the 
different points the deer would be likely to pass to the lake 
when pressed by the hounds. One of the parly, with my- 
self, remained behind to keep lo use, rather to enjoy the 
fullness of indolence thus afforded. The dogs were sent 
out into the woods, well knowing their mission, and the 
men left in their different canoes. 
Time passed, and the morning wore on. and nothing was 
heard, and as I lay on my back in my tent it would have 
seemed the most natural thing in the world to hnvc a fa- 
miliar face peep in from the outside. By and bye one after 
another of the hunters returned, until all but two canoes 
bad come hack, hungry for lunch. After lunch another 
trip was projected for trout, and again the camp was de- 
serted. Euler came the two missing canoes, each with a 
deer, the first, with a beautiful fawn, perhaps six months 
old, and the second a noble buck of five or six years, with 
great branching antlers and sleek glossy skin, weighing 
some three hundred pounds; so large that it had to be cut 
up when it was slain to bring it home. Immediately ou 
arriving it was dressed, the skin laid aside for tanning, and 
shortly the savory smell of venison came to us ou the 
breeze that fanned the camp fire into a blaze. 
We sat down with sharpened appetites to a glorious 
meal. After coffee and pipes we took our siesta, and 
waited for the remainder of the parly, who had gone to 
fish. Meanwhile the gathering clouds of a storm were 
driving before the wind, flashes of lightning, with mut- 
tered peals of distant thunder, apprised us of an approach- 
ing rain, and one canoe was still' absent. The lake was 
suddenly lashed into a fury, the white swelling waves 
rolled tempestuously ou the beach, and we knew that un- 
less the storm, which by this time had hurst upon us, 
should subside, they would be forced to remain on some 
island shore all night . They had matches, and some lunch, 
which they had carried in their pockets, but for shelter 
they would be obliged to huddle together on the rocks. 
We fired a gun. that they might answer, if possible, but 
the howling of the wind as it rushed through the forest 
precluded the thought of response, and we waited with 
anxious hearts for the abatement of the storm. Finally, 
about half past eight, we heard their voices in the dark- 
ness, and joyfully went out to meet them, congratulating 
them on their safe return. 
After dry clothes and a good supper we had a sight of 
the trout they had brought in, and retired for the night 
At break of day we were up betimes and dressed, and hud 
our first Sunday breakfast of venison, with the addition of 
the finest trout I ever ate. The day was quietly passed 
reading in our tents. 
Monday was bright and clear, and ssou after breakfast 
we separated into groups or couples, each couple taking a 
canoe and gun to watch the different islands and bays of 
the lake; also the smaller lakes in the vicinity. Some of 
latter are very pretty, especially Clear Lake, covering a 
space of some two hundred acres or more. The waters 
are so clear that the bottom can bo ‘distinctly seen at a dis- 
tance of fifty and sixty feet, the fish swimming hither and 
thither, and a passing cloud under a bright sun throws a 
shadow on the pebbly depths. 
The dogs were sent off into the woods to start the deer, 
and old Barnum and myself paddled over to Bear Island, a 
distance of a mile, and seated ourselves on the shore, com- 
manding a view of two coves, in either of which we might 
hope to see a deer pass. In half an hour we heard the 
deep-mouthed burking of the hounds, and, with a low 
"hush" from the guide, we listened impatiently. In a few 
moments more, just across the bay at a distance of half a 
mile, we beard a tearing and a crashing through the brush 
to the shore of the lake. The-deer came bounding along, 
head erect, ears thrown hack, and his whole form proud 
with defiance, and plunged into the water. My guide 
pushed out, and when we were within seventy-five or 
eighty feet he told me to fire. I did so, and the next mo- 
ment the poor animal sunk his head below the water, gave 
one kick, and was dead, the ball having pierced the neck 
from behind. It was all done in full view of the camp, 
where two of the party had remained. We paddled up to 
the poor fellow, and found him a buck of four years old, 
very large — the hugest of any we had killed; but I felt 
none of the Hush of victory as we lifted one of his antlers 
over the side of the canoe and towed him ashore; and 
when he was cut up it was more than I could bear. An 
hour after, another canoe returned with a fawn, and a 
couple of hours later still, another with a buck, making 
three for the day. 
The day after was rainy again, and we lay down in our 
tents with our rugs, pipes, and books, passing the day in 
supreme laziness uud content. The following day was 
again clear, and the trout having proved scaice we again 
divided for a hunt. Not a deer could be seen, for which I 
was not sorry, ns we had all the venison we could eat, and 
more would have been a waste; but I bad a pleasant bath 
in the clear, limpid waters of the lake, and a long, health 
giving tramp, with increased appetite for the evening meal, 
and, passing a pleasant evening, turned in at ten o’clock, 
wrapped up in my blankets, to sleep. 
Next morning we were soon washed and ready for break- 
fast, aud, though we hunted and brought in another deer, 
we returned at an earlier hour than usual, to await ihe re- 
turn of two of our guides, whom we had dispatched to 
Minden at daybreak two day9 before with letters. About 
an hour before suudown we espied a dark spot on the glassy 
bosom of the lake. By the aid of an opera glass, it proved 
to be the Hollow Lake mail. They came ashore, bringing 
Toronto papers from three to six "days old— a perfect god 
send — with letters and telegrams. 
The next day we made a couple of portages Into Bound 
Lake, passed the morning in the midst of bewitching views 
of hills and mountains, reflected in deep shade of the rocks 
on the water, killed another deer, ami slowly made our 
way back to camp, meeting a canoe which had devoted the 
day to fishing, and had been rewarded with twenty-four of 
the finest speckled trout. 
In the following day's hunt wo had our usual good for- 
tune, and brought in a small deer about live miles off. 
which was shot, and the dogs put in again, lint without 
success, the wind changing round to the east, and the gath- 
ering clouds foretelling a storm. Wo quickly made our 
way home. It did not rain that night, hut early next day 
it seemed as if the windows of heaven were opened; the 
rain came down in floods. It being Sunday we remained 
quietly reading during the day, only slopping long enough 
to eat a hearty meal every few hours. All night long the 
rain came down in torrents, but partially ceased toward 
morning. Wo were roused at three o'clock, and com- 
menced to pack our camp, baggage, and touts. We were 
not ready to embark before seven o’clock. The canoes 
looked handsomely as we left in a body, and we cast many 
lingering glances behind as we retraced our route, passing 
through the different lakes. Brandy Rapids looked beau 
tifnlly. These rupiils take their name from the reddish 
tinge of its waters. The river above the rapids is charm- 
ing, the trees or brush mcetiugand interlocking from ellln r 
bunk scarcely a foot above our heads. At half past four 
we reached our last portage, and stopped to rest at the 
settler’s, where we got the team for the two mile portage 
as before. While waiting for the team, and gelling ready 
for our last paddle for the day, silting in the cubit), the 
settler's little child came running in, shouting “deer, 
deer.” We rushed out, and found the dogs chasing a deer 
across the garden. In a moment it had disappeared, with 
the hounds in full pursuit. It took to the lake and was 
captured. It proved to bo a doe, and we left the skin on 
and took it whole down to Toronto. One of the party 
also shot a beautiful mink, the skin being sufficient to make 
a collar. We endeavored to get away before dark, ns we 
had a long distance to make, and we needed a good night’s 
rest to carry us through the next day. It was a pleasant 
night. We were favored with a moon Just a little past the 
full. In calling the dogs together wo found one was miss 
ing. We waited until eleven o’clock, and the dog was still 
absent. Finally, we concluded to leave a guide behind and 
push ahead. Meantime, though the moon was bright, a 
thick fog had arisen, but we lashed the canoes in couples 
9 ide by side to keep together and to prevent upsetting. We 
pushed through St. Norah’s Lake and the narrows into 
Little Cushog, reaching the lower end of the lake at half 
past two the next morning, with a tramp of a mile or so, 
and Barmun’s cabin shortly after, where we ate a little 
supper of bread and milk. We slept on the kitchen Ilooi 
of the cabin until five o’clock, with only a stick of wood 
for a pillow. NVo then loaded a team with our luggage, 
amt started for a walk of eleven miles, reaching Minden at 
noon, where we got our mails and dinner; got under weigh 
again, passiug through Gull Lake and river, arriving nt 
Moore's Falls at half past six. We got supper there, and 
taking a wagon reached Coboconk at half past four, had 
more supper, and slept In a bed again for the first time 
since we had been gone. Wc bad three hour's sleep, and 
were once more off for Toronto, getting there at noon ; 
had our bath, ate our way through the bill of fare twice 
in succession, and have been hungry ever since. E. W. 
oadlmid , attd (garden. 
MARCH. 
“The spirit of the genilo south wind calls 
From his bine throne of air, 
And where his whispering voice In music falls, 
Beauty Is budding there." 
E VERY month has its appropriate and pleasant duties, 
the amateur as well us the practiced culturist will 
do well to look over his floral log book for the coming sea 
son. Look over your library, and sec if you cannot add to 
it some valuable and useful work 09 an aid to your future 
operations in the useful, theoretical, and practical pursuits 
of your yearly labors. 
In accordance with the request of a number of the read- 
ers and patrons of Forest and Stream, we shall here- 
after present them with a paper at the beginning of each 
month upon the month and its special duties, or appropri- 
ate work in the various departments of flowers, fruits, uud 
shrubs; and we may talk u little with them upon the fu- 
nd liar subject of kitchen gardening. The kitchen depart- 
ment, though so often set at the rear of the house, and 
treated as a back door affair, not to be introduced within 
the scope of work designed especially for the parlor uml 
boudoir, is nevertheless one of the great adjuncts of good 
living— an object of physical as well as mental import- 
ance. 
A good dinner! How much really and truly depends on 
a good dinner. Never approach u bunk president for u 
loan from his bank, or a discount of a large note, upon an 
empty stomach. If lie has not dined, invito him to a fine, 
well cooked repast of fresh vegetables from your own gar- 
den. Then you will at least secure for yourself u respect- 
ful hearing— tact and good sense must do the rest; bill 
never ask a cross, hungry bank president for a loan of 
money. We have a vast respect for the man of large ro 
tundiiy of form who is favored by providence with a good 
appetite and an easy digestion. 
In our cogitations, or chit chat, with our readers month 
bv month, wc hope to givo them many hints by urging 
upon them subjects for study and investigation, some of 
them out of the common course of agricultural discussion, 
yet all pertinent to the wants and inquiries of such as may 
be pleased to read our wide awake journal. We do not 
hesitate to say that much information of the greatest Im- 
pauce to many students of floriculture is lost to them every 
year from the want of an agricultural, sporlstnau's, ami 
piscatoriul journal like Forest and Stream. Letters 
come to us tram all parts of the country attesting to this 
fact aud uskiug questions of much importance to them- 
selves and other readers. A young lady from Mobile 
writes us:— “I would cheerfully pay ten dollars for your 
paper rather than be without ft. I go to it with full con- 
fidence in its truthfulness, for l have always found it truo 
to the letter, niul some of our Southern plants being very 
difficult to grow, l find 1 cun make them thrive well under 
your very plain instruction." 
This is of course very gratifying to us, and “nibs our 
pen" for extra exertions in your behalf, llow far and how 
wide the improvement circle of the world can he made to 
extend wo cannot say in view of the past, yet how great 
a work yet remains for us to perform. Our youngest read- 
ers can learn much from the contents of our columns. 
Every lad and young lady who peruses a number of our 
paper will be sure to find within its versatile leaves Just a 
little period that was penned for them— that adapts itself 
to tlu-ir every day wants, 
Now here may be the solution of the dry question of a 
dry fact, and this fact is rolled up perhaps In an apple Ire® 
leaf of last Autumn, aud you take it with tliu rosy apple 
the servant has just presented to you. Young Him Is too 
full of animal spirits to sit quietly by the fireside and think 
of nothing. Books, papers, aud the like are very neces- 
sary. Facts, though dry to them, come even from ilia 
dried leaves, and there is a vast world of instruction In 
this little web covered worm you have unrolled from tlio 
old dried apple leaf. Of these I propose to talk with you, 
and familiarize you with the apple, it* history and propa- 
gation, and also Its numerous enemies, nud die manner of 
extermination. I shall talk wlili yon as to how you can 
grow them, and tell you of their familiar every dav llf» 
and their peculiar inner life— how to open the seed and find 
the plant, aud all this In such a manner as toirivc a brighter 
glow to tliu eyes of the youngest searcher after the beautl 
fill in die most common things of life. With every week 
we would if possible present some new wonder from the 
great laboratory of the world for the amusement uud In- 
struction of the humblest student. 
In these papers wo shall endeavor to treat of every sub 
joct within the entire range of agricultural, Insect, and 
plant life in such a plain and practical stylo us *li ill prov* 
of benefit to all the readers of our popular Journal. 
Oi.Ltrou Quill. 
TIie Fi.owrr Seed Catalogues.— With every mall, 
we had almost said, we receive i lie illustrated catalog ie* 
of our seedsmen and florists. Wo feel that our thunks, as 
well as the thanks of all our friends, are due for these 
timely little monitors of the flowers yet to bloom. The 
real value of such catalogues must lie seen nt a glance to 
bo invaluable, while the taste and ability displayed in their 
dress and embellishment prove the very best introduction 
to the publishers. Wo cun promise whenever we find any- 
thing rare and curious in those catalogues to give thorn to 
our readers. Ollipou Quill. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Milo H. , Greenfield, Mass.— There Im nothing to prevent 
the carrying out of your idea except the cost. The use of 
glass for an outer covering or roof to a common dwulllng 
house is by no means now. In London It has been used 
for years’ A firm, substantial support of rafters, set so 
that your glass— which should ho think, clear, and good 
sized panes — would be directly upon them, would much 
lesson the cost. In building your house, you are to take 
into consideration the fad that all the room over your 
chambers is to be devoted to your greenhouse, and conse- 
quently your chambers Simula he covered with a zinc roof, 
projecting over tho windows, and so constructed so as to 
carry off the superfluous water. Tanks can easily he ar- 
ranged for the reception of water, and the greenhouse upon 
the top of your dwelling can be kept without great cost for 
either heating or other uppnrloyancue. Hindi a garden wo 
would like, and it would he a source of pleasure to any 
petsou possessing it. Such an arrangement would equalize 
the temperature of the upper room, while by screening the 
sun from the roof the great heat that Is so often a source 
of disquiet in the Hummer would be obviated entirely. 
Then, again, in the severe Winter weather tlui chunthes di- 
rectly under the greenhou.se would be many degrees warmer 
than if tho roof was exposed to wind aim cold. Wo hope 
to hear from our correspondent again. 
A. M. O., Plainfield, N. J — The clover seed sent iV 
eeived. The insect is the A»op(a conta.Ua. This moth is ih« 
golden fringed moth, and In 1870 was found in great num- 
bers in Maryland, and destroyed much clover In the stack. 
The worm lound in the seed sent Is a small yellowish 
worm, ribbed and partially transparent. Of itself the in- 
sect might not Injure the growth of the seed, but the brood 
is a most dangerous one to encourage or to propagate. 
Wo should not buy, sow, or use such seed. 
M., Roxhury, Mass.— The Insect you sent hist week is 
quite unknown, yet is considered with some concern by 
housekeepers. It is the carpet fly worm, and is found 
under carpets, on which it is believed to feed. Tliu worm 
is long, white, and cylindrical, and is divided into twclvu 
separate parts, or segmentary rings. After minute uxmii- 
illation we think this fly does not propagate rapidly, and 
that camphor will he found a good preventive for u* dep- 
redations. OLLiroD Quill. 
“Calatnink," in Chicago Field, suggests to those who go 
to California by rail to get a canteen at Omaha and till it 
with milk, anil suspend it on the outside of the car win 
dow by means of a stick (laid crosswise) uml a siring. It 
will keen sweet uni il you wish to replenish. By this meuiis 
you avoid the alkuli water which is injurious, especially to 
children. Hang your lunch basket In the same way, and 
you can keep roast turkey, chicken, game, meat, etc., the 
entire distance. You want two or more coffee cup® with 
handles, as you do not always feel like eating break- 
fast at the stations, and ten cents worth of coffee procured 
at the counter will suffice In a iding the lun ch basket. 
U«bp"L Receipt.— If you get n fl»h hone in your throat, 
nnd sticking fast there, swallow an egg, taw ; it will lie 
almost sure to carry down a bone ea-llv and certainly. 
When, as sometimes by Occident, corrosive sublimutc is 
swallowed, the whim of one or two eggs will neutralize tliu 
poison uml change the effect to that >d a do»o ot calomel. 
For Ciiilblainh.— C ut up two white turnips, without 
paring, into thin slices; pul tin- slices into u tin cup with 
three large spoonsful of best lard; let it simmer slowly 
for two hours, then mash tills through a sieve; when cohi, 
spread il on a «oft linen cloth, and apply to lue cuilblaiu 
at night. 
