. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . onsequencewas that thev retired very early. t/ */ »/ 102 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. CHAPTER VIII. RETURN TO THE RIVER.—LIFE AMONG THE LOGGERS. THE next morning a messenger arrived with a letter for Joe, whichmade it necessary for the party to return to the banks of the Ivenne-bec. Accordingly the wagon was made ready, and the youths, with theiruncle, bade farewell to their kind host, and were soon on the road bywhich they had come. The return journey was made quickly, as therewas a good deal of down-hill to it, and the wagon dashed merrily along
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . onsequencewas that thev retired very early. t/ */ »/ 102 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. CHAPTER VIII. RETURN TO THE RIVER.—LIFE AMONG THE LOGGERS. THE next morning a messenger arrived with a letter for Joe, whichmade it necessary for the party to return to the banks of the Ivenne-bec. Accordingly the wagon was made ready, and the youths, with theiruncle, bade farewell to their kind host, and were soon on the road bywhich they had come. The return journey was made quickly, as therewas a good deal of down-hill to it, and the wagon dashed merrily alongwherever the state of the road permitted. When Joe arrived at home, it was found that a business emergencywould call him away for a week or two, and the Doctor would accompanyhim. He was one of the parties to a lawsuit relative to the ownershipof some land. The case had been in court for several years with no im-mediate prospect of termination, and the costs had already amounted tosomething more than the value of the land. Joe thought it made little. JOE S MESSENGER. RETURN TO THE RIVER, difference who should win the case, as nobody could make much out ofit; but he was in for it, and determined to fight to the end, as manya litigant had done before him under similar circumstances. During the absence of the elders, the boys amused themselves bymaking daily rounds to Joes traps, and they had good luck with them,so that they were able to present their uncle with several valuable skinson his return. Then they hunted squir-rels, and rabbits, and other small gamethat abounded there, and one day theyaccompanied a neighbor on a fox-huntwith dogs. They picked up a fairamount of hunting knowledge; andwhen Joe came back he pronouncedthem apt scholars in wood-craft. You havegot along so well, saidhe, that I am going to take 3*011 withme into the woods for a fortnight, or £j 7 perhaps a month. You will find thelife somewhat rough, but I know youwill enjoy it, and learn a good deal dur-i
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