. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. I'ROM THK aTHAIUSKA LANDING 21 this there ensued a fiery discussion on the subject of pails, so that the Bel^nans nearly came to blows. However, they decided to lay their case before La Riviere, and allow him to decide whether the pail was clean or no. Now La Riviere was sitting" in his tent talking- to a venerable Catholic mis sionary, who happened to be goin_(r over the road in his caravan, when they entered, bucket in ' IlliKIi AM) 'lilKKE UK ( AMK Tl) .,L I'' But it was all to no purpose. Before either had stat


. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. I'ROM THK aTHAIUSKA LANDING 21 this there ensued a fiery discussion on the subject of pails, so that the Bel^nans nearly came to blows. However, they decided to lay their case before La Riviere, and allow him to decide whether the pail was clean or no. Now La Riviere was sitting" in his tent talking- to a venerable Catholic mis sionary, who happened to be goin_(r over the road in his caravan, when they entered, bucket in ' IlliKIi AM) 'lilKKE UK ( AMK Tl) .,L I'' But it was all to no purpose. Before either had stated his case a paroxysm of fury seized both young men, and they began to fight, using the prostrate bodies of the free trader and the mission- ary as their battle-ground. The tent was small, and the view of the interior during the next few moments suggested a human kaleidoscope. Here and there we came to small prairies a mile or so across, where the ground was firm; but for the most part we continued to travel through i s. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann


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