In the Forest - Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada

Catharine Parr Strickland Traill

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IN THE FOREST

oWr, OPOICDTS UORFE SC AONF ALDIFAE AND SCENERY IN THE

A TALE BY MRS. TRAILL

WITH 19 ILLUSTRATIONS

1881

[Illustration: A NARROW ESCAPE]

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CCaHpAsP—TEOtRt IeIr SSlkeiingshi—ngOl—d SSleniogwh -RStoobrems——FOuttrer
RHeunmtianrkgs— oOnt tWeri lSdl iAdneism—aIlns daiannd tNhaeimr eHsa—bits

CHAPTER III PART I—Lady Mary reads to Mrs.
Frazer the First Part of the History of the
Squirrel Family

PART II—Which tells how the Gray Squirrels
fared while they remained on Pine Island—How
they behaved to their poor Relations, the
Chipmunks—And what happens to them in the
Forest

PART III—How the Squirrels got to the Mill at
the Rapids—And what happened to the Velvet-
wap

DCoHcAilPitTyE oRf IaV PSeqt uiOrnreel—s—RoTghue eCryh iopf mau Ynaknsk—ee
PMeadsltaerr'—s RBeotsuronm o—f tShaeg aMciutsyi coafl aC Bhliapcmk uSnqk utior rheils

CHAPTER V Indian Baskets—Thread Plants—
Maple Sugar Tree—Indian Ornamental Works—
Racoons

CHAPTER VI. Canadian Birds—Snow Sparrow—
Robin Redbreast—Canadian Flowers—
American Porcupine

CHAPTER VII. Indian Bag—Indian Embroidery—
Beaver's Tail—Beaver Architecture—Habits of
the Beaver—Beaver Tools—Beaver Meadows

CHAPTER VIII. Indian Boy and his Pets—Tame
Beaver at Home—Kitten, Wildfire—Pet Racoon
and the Spaniel Puppies—Canadian Flora

CHAPTER IX. Nurse tells Lady Mary about a
Little Boy who was eaten by a Bear in the
Province of New Brunswick—Of a Baby who
was carried away but taken alive—A Walk in
the Garden—Humming Birds—Canadian
Balsams

CHAPTER X. Aurora Borealis, or Northern
LCiligmhtast,e sm—osCt aflrleedq uMeenrtlryy sDeaennc ienr sn—orRtohsere nTints—
Tintlike Appearance—Lady Mary frightened

CHAPTER XI. Strawberries—Canadian Wild
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stuN

CHAPTER XII. Garter snakes—Rattle-snakes—
Anecdote of a Little Boy—Fisherman and Snake
—Snake Charmers—Spiders—Land Tortoise

CHAPTER XIII. Ellen and her Pet Fawns—
ADfofceiclittiyo noaft eF aWno—lfJ—acFka'lsl DFlroolwl eTrrsic—kDse—parture of
Lady Mary—The End.

List of Illustrations.

LADY MARY AND THE NOSEGAY A NARROW
ESCAPE THE FLYING SQUIRREL ADVENTURE
WITH A WOLF INDIAN WIGWAMS THE OTTERS

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THE AURORA BOREALIS THE LOST CHILD
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CHAPTER I.

TOHF EA FWLYOILNFG —SIQNDUIIARNR EVLIL—LIATSG EF—OOWIDL—D SRTIOCRE.Y

"Nurse, what is the name of that pretty creature
you have in your hand? What bright eyes it has!
What a soft tail—just like a gray feather! Is it a little
beaver?" asked the Governor's little daughter, as
her nurse came into the room where her young
charge, whom we shall call Lady Mary, was playing
with her doll.

Carefully sheltered against her breast, its velvet
nose just peeping from beneath her muslin
neckerchief, the nurse held a small gray-furred
animal, of the most delicate form and colour.

"No, my lady," she replied, "this is not a young
beaver; a beaver is a much larger animal. A
beaver's tail is not covered with fur; it is scaly,
broad, and flat; it looks something like black
leather, not very unlike that of my seal-skin
slippers. The Indians eat beavers' tails at their
great feasts, and think they make an excellent
dish."

"If they are black, and look like leather shoes, I am
very sure I should not like to eat them; so, if you
please, Mrs. Frazer, do not let me have any
beavers' tails cooked for my dinner," said the little
lady, in a very decided tone.

"Indeed, my lady," replied her nurse, smiling, "it
would not be an easy thing to obtain, if you wished
to taste one, for beavers are not brought to our
market. It is only the Indians and hunters who
know how to trap them, and beavers are not so
plentiful as they used to be."

Mrs. Frazer would have told Lady Mary a great
deal about the way in which the trappers take the
beavers, but the little girl interrupted her by saying,
"Please, nurse, will you tell me the name of your
pretty pet? Ah, sweet thing, what bright eyes you
have!" she added, caressing the soft little head
which was just seen from beneath the folds of the
muslin handkerchief to which it timidly nestled,
casting furtive glances at the admiring child, while
the panting of its breast told the mortal terror that
shook its frame whenever the little girl's hand was
advanced to coax its soft back.

[Illustration: THE FLYING SQUIRREL]

"It is a flying squirrel, Lady Mary," replied her
nurse; "one of my brothers caught it a month ago,
when he was chopping in the forest. He thought it
might amuse your ladyship, and so he tamed it and
sent it to me in a basket filled with moss, with
some acorns, and hickory-nuts, and beech-mast
for him to eat on his journey, for the little fellow has
travelled a long way: he came from the beech-
woods near the town of Coburg, in the Upper
Province."

"And where is Coburg, nurse? Is it a large city like