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her sharp prow; his body thrown back so as to form an angle 
with the pole, which was placed firmly on the rocky bottom; 
and with his feet braced in the canoe he gradually manoeuvred 
her under the lee of a small rock, round which the waters form¬ 
ed an eddy. Having gained this position of comparative safety, 
he bid me by signs cast myself flat in the bottom of the canoe; 
then quickly seizing a paddle he sprang lightly over me, and by 
this manoeuvre instantly changed the bow into the stern, and 
we darted down the angry torrent. As I dared not lift my 
head, I could not see what passed, until I found the canoe driven 
with great force against some soft substance. I sprang up, 
and found we were high and dry on the grassy island from 
which the dog had driven the Moose. The gale still raged with 
frightful violence, and my anxiety for the safety of my friend 
was great; but nothing could at present be done; we had 
most miraculously escaped. Sabatisie hauled the canoe up, 
and turning her over, we cast ourselves beneath her to await 
the abatement of the tempest. Shortly after I had been in this 
position, I thought I felt something cold rubbing against my 
hand, and turning round, I saw our trusty little friend, Billy. 
He was very lame, and the blood was running fast from a deep 
wound in his shoulder, received, most probably, when he charg¬ 
ed the Moose. I dressed the cut, and bound it up, for which 
he appeared very grateful; but the instant it was done he 
started off again in search of his master. 
“ The storm passed off as quickly as it had gathered; the 
sun again beamed brightly forth, and the howling hurricane 
died quietly away into a gentle breeze. Sabatisie launched 
the canoe; we stepped in, and were about to push off, when 
poor Bill came hobbling up the bank, and requested a passage. 
It appeared the Indian had seen, as we came down the stream, 
part of Howard’s canoe high and dry on the rocks of the point 
from which we had first viewed the Moose ; this he did not tell 
me until we were near the point, as I suppose he did not wish 
to increase my anxiety. For this spot we now made; and O 
how my heart thrilled when I saw the shattered canoe strewed 
