In Journeyings Often. 6L

pleasure, and they pushed on with revived hopes. How
eladly would we direct them to a heavenly rest!

“ Another day we overtook a canoe with a party ashore
towing it. For the sake of a stretch I got out of mine and
had a long walk. Harnessed with two Indian women was a
white man from Glasgow, who had lost his money in the gold-
mines, and was now working his passage and dependent on
Indians for food.

“Another day I met one of my clergy, and he waded
with his long indiarubber boots on from the bank to my
canoe, and we transacted a good deal of missionary business
while his crew were skinning and cutting up some venison.
The day before I had in his absence been among his people,
ministering to and advising them in matters they had kept
open for my decision. The day before that, at another
station, I had confirmed seven candidates, the first company
of confirmees in the interior. For the first time were Indians
of that nation admitted to the Holy Communion.

“Tt is often very lonely on these large Canadian rivers.
Yet there are ceascless matters of interest occurring, such
as meeting with wild beasts, at very close quarters some-
times; finding rare plants, shooting ducks, geese, and
frequently swans, which means abundance of fresh food, no
small matter to hard-working men living and sleeping in the
open air. One night after I had got between my blankets
T heard a loud outcry, and jumped up to see what was the
matter. The captain had gone to the beach to see if the
river was swelling or falling, and, returning, stumbled over
a porctipine. A few minutes later I smelled, as I thought,
a burning blanket, and called out a warning. ‘No, we are
roasting the porcupine,’ was the answer. I tried it next day,
but it was too tough for me. Young bear is really nice, so
also young mountain sheep, but the mature ones have a
flavour that one must be educated up to before it can be
enjoyed.

“'The scenery will yet become famous. If my crew were
asked what impression that trip made on them they would

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