The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Chase Of Saint-Castin And Other Stories Of The French In The New World, byMary Hartwell CatherwoodThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Chase Of Saint-Castin And Other Stories Of The French In The New WorldAuthor: Mary Hartwell CatherwoodRelease Date: April 29, 2004 [EBook #12199]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHASE OF SAINT-CASTIN ***Produced by Ted Garvin, Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamTHE CHASE OF SAINT-CASTINAND OTHER STORIES OFTHE FRENCH IN THENEW WORLDBYMARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD[Illustration]1894THE CHASE OF SAINT-CASTIN.The waiting April woods, sensitive in every leafless twig to spring, stood in silence and dim nightfall around a lodge.Wherever a human dwelling is set in the wilderness, it becomes, by the very humility of its proportions, a prominent andaggressive point. But this lodge of bark and poles was the color of the woods, and nearly escaped intruding as man'swork. A glow lighted the top, revealing the faint azure of smoke which rose straight upward in the cool, clear air.Such a habitation usually resounded at nightfall with Indian noises, especially if the day's hunting had been good. Themossy rocks lying around, were not more ...
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Title: The Chase Of Saint-Castin And Other Stories Of The French In The New World Author: Mary Hartwell Catherwood Release Date: April 29, 2004 [EBook #12199] Language: English
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