er that my father used to tell about, in the old times when he
was a boy, that when he was angry would shout out, `Will that boy I am
looking at stand up?' And do you believe it, ten or a dozen would rise
trembling to their feet in different parts of the schoolhouse."

The Old Fort was reached early in the afternoon, and at one of the
favourite camping places on the western side of the rushing waters of
the great river that comes pouring out of Lake Winnipeg they went
ashore. The active Indians soon had an abundance of dry wood cut and
gathered. The fires were soon brightly burning, and the meal was
prepared. Around it clustered the happy hungry ones, and very much did
they enjoy their dinner out in the sunshine amid the beauties of this
romantic spot.

Mrs Ross and the children, escorted by Mr Ross and our three lads,
went for a long ramble through the woods, looking for some rare and
beautiful ferns which here abound. They succeeded in getting quite a
number of fine specimens, which they carefully dug up to be planted in
the grounds around Sagasta-weekee. Some beautiful wild flowers were
also found, and several small young mountain ash trees were carefully
dug up and carried home.

After this delightful ramble, which was without any exciting adventure,
they all returned to the camp, where they found that tea had already
been prepared for them by the thoughtful Indian canoemen. When this was
partaken of, Mrs Ross and the young people embarked in their capacious
canoe for the return trip, and under the vigorous paddling of their four
canoemen reached Sagasta-weekee before midnight.

The only excitement they had on the way was the seeing a beautiful deer
and her young fawn swimming in the water a long way out from the shore.
They gave chase and caught up to the beautiful frightened creatures.
Mrs Ross would not allow the men to kill either of them, as she did not
want the children to be shocked by the death of such beautiful, timid
animals, especially as the solicitude manifested by the mother deer was
very interesting to observe.

At first even the experienced Indians were perplexed at the sight of the
deer with her young fawn in this broad water so far from land.
Generally while the fawns are so small the mother deer keeps them hid in
the deep, dark forests, only going to them when it is necessary for them
to suckle.

It was not very long before these Indians had an idea of the cause for
the unusual condu