
          1086.

* Just before reaching the second bridge we met a Mr. Billard, once
a student at the college, who knew Mr. F.  Mr. B is teaching school 
at the government's cove.

Before starting, however, we asked the price that he would charge
to take us across, and were told 10¢ apiece.  As the price regularly
is but 5¢ we decided not pay him his increased rate and so
refused to take the boat.  We had, therefore to walk back to the
road and cross the bridges.  Just as we reached the bridge we
met Mr. H. again.  His buggy had not come for him and he was
obliged to ride with an old negro, who was going his way.

After crossing the bridges* we turned to the left and kept along
the shore till we reached C's wharf.  This was quite an
interesting trip and a number of things were observed.  When we
arrived at C's we walked through his orchard, passed his home
and finally came to the woods.  On the way we found Stellaria
media and Acer dasycarpum in bloom.  We enjoyed our trip through
the woods very much.  Several trees were passed overgrown with
mosses lichens & liverworts.  It was nearly noon when we
reached a solitary farm house and learning that a spring was
close by decided to eat dinner.  This we did in a little
woods west of the spring.  After dinner we started on our
trip around the cove up & down the hillsides bordering ravines
and finally reached the road to Hawkin's Point.  On our way
        