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selves the second llmr 10 II the raw vege
table. Before leaving 81. Dennis, ! had
famed one Of my feet. and fall from
horse at S.. Charles having nearly broken
one Of my rbs, my side wa, mi CHI infiomed
On approaching the cabin, found the
only nmote an lrishwoman. Her husband
was absent for several days-probably,
however. hid under some nclghborlng log.
Her voice w0s for peace. She had hoth-
lno calab'c bnl 20 n nGs, which she char
rrablv offered to boil but as she ncn.
toned there was a Yankee living mile
farther down. declining her clv'lly, pro-
cccdcd toward his clearing. On coming
to the house, bow grateful 10 my cars was
the sharp voice Of the wife, scolding her
children. l. wGG Yankee voice. Upon
entering hc Dwelling, which was composed
of one room, wthou, q chimney, but with
tremendous pile Of wood burning upon
hearth, the smoke from whence escaped
! through a hole 10 the roof. asked for
some ml;--,hs lady cycling me suspicious.
", guessed she had uone--''the children
had eat i, all up" had. however, hardly
felt the grateful influence Of the blazing
! fire, when bowl of mix with bread ac'
compartments was on the able and instnn.
/
the Goals with pork.
Oh, woman. whether in tho palace OF
The log hut, IN spite Of your vagaries, hoe
universally does the sponan impulse
of compassion gid your character, when
ever or wherever distress is presented TO
YOU. The husband soon arrived. dark and
suspicious; bat open learning that | was
| ike HIM o VGrmOntor, and republican,,
things went on smoothly. ! was quite
ignorant Of Canadian affairs, but spoke
leutnodIy Of pune trees and swamp lands.
| There were nice children IN the family.
A lite girl perlly remarked, there was
"p|enty Of children, but nothing TO put on
EN-" In summer the absence Of neigh.
bors, to make unchariab'e remarks, made
clothes Of 'tlc consequence, and in winter
they could say in the house. The squat
ter was ho"evar an industrious man, for
The big bovs sailt long shingles all the
evening, TO use for boards IN covering n
barn, while the father shaved them. l
E -lcpI among the Children, who knotted up
like nrst Of eel>-- but how would you ex~
rec, children bred IN the woods, TO know
the points of compass to bed?
On Tuesday morning. after eating a
hearty breakfast, crossed the branch of
'hc Yamaska in a canoe. Three miles
ualk through the woods, brought me to the
South branch, up which | walked till |
found another canoe IN clearing, when ]
vas terrled over by a Canadian woman.
+ Proceeding until three O'Clock, reached
the, cultivated country, and laying down in
u point OF woods, slept until dark. My
emcncss had become insntferable, but
wa ked bri,kIy along the road to the lines,
passing u bridge while they were changing
guard. to the Subsequent chagrin Of ths
guardians, who heard Of i, on the morning.
AT midnight, fatigue compelled me 10 re.
sort to a couch Of hemlock boughs in the
wood, until daylight, when continued my
route 10 within two miles o! Dunham vii
lage when struck into The woods TO gain
the Slonbridge road inquired for milk
, at a log house--they had none, but tho
, owner STATED TO inform the village Of my
! presence, and was informed he would have
made his fortune by catching me. For
tour long hours trudged before | found
bread and milk and great was my SORROW
10 learn What gained so rods in distance!
The truth is, one of my legs having be.
come useless, my supporters had performed
tn" acton OF pair Of dlviders. one leg
Standing sIll while the other walked round
II. Refreshed, | continued my route till
late IN the afternoon. when ] pass, led q
l,,o. cl,ar,npcn which were five cu,,ivo,.
cd farms. EnunirInr ut the ms, onc for
vool road I.ad'nc five m,les ,brouob IN.
fnrc., .n,rred :, botdlv. fred nv r,,h,no
a. ,houyb game was my object. and laid
down m ds,k Wnh The tes, Gisoos;r ion
IN lho world. | could po no further Thc
leg ,ha, had been draoced all dav. not
Ionjv refused To be dr,gped. bn, tho o,hc,
winch had so pa,,ently endured tho toi,