
          1023.

our destination the sun was seen peeping above the horizon.  We 
enjoyed our trip very much.  All along the road we saw much to
admire.  The trees, now without a leaf, stood out beautifully,
silhouetted against the eastern sky.  Arrived at R. station, we
proceeded in the direction of Cedar Bar, for we had decided to visit
the old homestead of the Linsteds, where now Mrs. T. and her two
daughters are living.  We reached the place at about 8 o'clock, the
folks were all up and were apparently pleased to see us.  The
river illuminated <s>but</s> by the rising sun looked beautiful, and
so too, the old homestead.  We visited the little burial ground
not far from the house.  On our return to the house we made the
acquaintance of a Mr. Runyon a native of New Brunswick, N.J.; Mr. R.
is boarding with Mrs. T. he spends about 2/3 of his time each year here on the
Severn.  He apparently has nothing to do, but to enjoy himself
fishing, boating, gunning, etc. etc.  Mr. W. had an old acquaintance a Luthern minister in
N.B.; MR. R., too, was personally acquainted with him and had gone to college
with one of his sons.  We spent about an hour at T's.  From T's we
went to our recently discovered Celastrus place.  Holly grows here in the
woods quite abundantly and on our way we found, here and there, large
heaps of cut-off branches filled with the pretty red berries, ready to
        