. Stowe notes, letters and verses . resting—young fel-lows of about eighteen to twenty-five, the very pictureof health and robustiousness. Some of them sat on theend of the sled, from time to time answering our ques-tions, but mostly conversing together in low tones;others followed on foot, their axes slung over theirshoulders. In front of us a yoke of small Jersey cattledragged a large log of canoe birch (for fire-wood), andoccasionally created a diversion by endeavoring to crowdeach other out of the road. Their driver walked withthem. In this order we wound slowly down in theshadow, for the
. Stowe notes, letters and verses . resting—young fel-lows of about eighteen to twenty-five, the very pictureof health and robustiousness. Some of them sat on theend of the sled, from time to time answering our ques-tions, but mostly conversing together in low tones;others followed on foot, their axes slung over theirshoulders. In front of us a yoke of small Jersey cattledragged a large log of canoe birch (for fire-wood), andoccasionally created a diversion by endeavoring to crowdeach other out of the road. Their driver walked withthem. In this order we wound slowly down in theshadow, for the sun had by this time set and left a deepred glow behind the ragged spruce tops. Passing places where a tree had been felled and thesevered boughs trampled, the smell of the crushed leaveswas very strong and fragrant. On returning we did not stop, but continued directlydown the mountain. The last glimpse of the camp wasan interesting picture—horses, oxen, and men groupedbetween the log barn and the little shanty; the bright yt 7 CAT I -^ ^ ^ a c*^~^ flu. jh, t-jz^i—
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