The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-03

J"' anu nave HOT learned more than
~ words, and am not certain Of them-I |
nail breeds. who speak nothing bat French
pa'oIS OF Lower Canada-andI know about
as much OF that as | do Of Indian, beyond
matters OF business, which | do through
an interpreter, | say nothing to them. Then
there Is the little pappoose, once in a while
stop and whistle to the little dirty baggage,
as 1t hangs on its peg, when its sharp black
eyes will light up, and its copper colorcd face
Will smile through the wrinkles of dirt. Till
YOU would almost be persuaded that it was
something more than an animal and the
OLD squaw, with a hideous attempt at a smile.
will say. "M-fuii:.' me-q,i': !" (somethinc
between that's good" and IL thank YOU
little OF both-). Then there is old MI, i,
the dog: he is something like r,;l;zat;o
The old fellow has ma'lc< MAN..
"eE 'nfo"S' ,hc force; with nv brother, and
''hc'iheS WIN me. and his a.initics and SYM.
p'.nIeS are will, the whites. and he knows an
Indian or halt-brecd will steal and he never
leaves my corner of the cabin when I am
out' and some of them have felt the grip Of
his teeth hard enough 10 be a little shy Of
rouSing his anger. In the main there is nc
trouble IN managing Indians. if YOU can kcc,
whi>kcv from them: and we 90 not allow anv
to be brought here, except at Christmas and
New Years. Well, now DO YOU ask how far
| am from civilization Not so very far. We.
tar enough to feel alone Before the river
trozc up, we could 90 to the Sault' in boats
Ii miles: since, it is ~ miles. part the way
on the shores Of the deep bav>. and part of
hc way across long points OF land that cx-
tend ont INTO the lake and river. Should tie
wind ho.d off the land for a few davS Won NAV
90 along the shore very well with pony: il
not, and the wind blows off tie land. Tie
"irat waves dash the Ice 20 pieces. or pile i,
up in huge pyramids along the shore. 50 tn II
You must take to the forest In this case. ifvol
feel smart. YOU don vour snow->hocS. put A
little compass into yonr pocket. and lopc off,
thankful if vou reach home without bc;no
obliged to camp in the snow, without supper
or breakfast. unless You are providcnt cnou Il,
to take bit of pork and hard bread with YOU
If Ven feel rather lazy. you cal rood In
dian runner who harnesses a couple ol lor>
to train de gic>c" Ga board half an ;r.'.
lore like SLED, J. vou sit on little box in
the middle. the Indian goes ahead and with
his snow shoe. makes to'erablc path for Ne
dogs and train, and they follow In this way
YOU can make > miles an hour. if the snow is
hard and the weather cold: if not, Won must
take another Indian with YOU to tramp down
the snow. This. though rather hard Tor the
Indians and dogs, is the only way to dodge
the walk. and when one gets used to it. he
wraps himself up in his blankets and furs
ceases 20 pity the Indians or dogs, and ONLY
thinks OF 'hc wife and the babies. and his
home with It's cheerful fire and smiling faces
and then he grows warm. and LAUGHS at III,
wind a> 1t goes sishing through the forest. &
draws his blanket closer to his face as til,
train sweeps by the bu shes loaded with snow
About I miles from the 'Saut, we emerr,
from the forest and across a wide bav we car
see the POO smokes of the village. Then th,
steady walk is exchanged for lon~. lopin.
trOt, and the Indian breaks out with the fir,
word spoken since we started" "Xuqi, huyh
M-yee-hngh the dogs, with ears erect
start into gallop, and in a .ify We are
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