mission house, hundreds of miles in the opposite
direction, now explains to us the way in which he must have travelled.

From his own lips, long after, the story of his adventurous trip was
told.

Oowikapun said that, when he left Astumastao after that last interview
in which he so completely failed to divert her from her determination to
undertake, with the other women, the long, dangerous journey, and in
which she had shown him how little he was to be depended upon, he went
back to the wigwam of his friends feeling very uncomfortable. His
relatives had all gone off hunting or visiting, and so there he was
alone in his tent. He kindled a fire, and by it he sat and tried to
think over what had happened, and was full of regret at what Astumastao
had resolved to do. While almost frightened at the dangers she was
about to face, he could not but be proud of her spirit and courage.

Then the thought came to him, What are you doing? Is there not man
enough in you to do this work, and save these women from such risks? Is
it not as much for you as anybody else the missionary is needed? Are
you not about the most miserable one in the tribe? Here is your
opportunity to show what you can accomplish; and, as Memotas was always
doing the hard work for his wife, here is your chance to save from
danger, and do the work that the one you are longing to call your wife
is intending to do.

"While I thought about it," said Oowikapun, "the thing took such hold
upon me that it fairly made me tremble with excitement, and I resolved
to set about it at once. So I very quickly gathered my few things
together, and when all was still I left the village. Some falling snow
covered up my snowshoe tracks and the little trail made by my sled, and
so no one could tell in which direction I had gone.

"I had many adventures. The snow was deep; but I had my good snow-shoes
and plenty of ammunition, and, as there was considerable game, I managed
very well. One night I had a supper of marrow bones, which I got hold
of in a strange way. I was pushing along early in the forenoon when I
heard a great noise of wolves not very far off. Quickly I unstrapped my
gun and prepared to defend myself if I should be attacked. Their
howlings so increased that I became convinced that they were so numerous
that my safest plan was to get up in a tree as quickly as possible.
This I did, and then I drew up my sled beyond their reach. Not very
long after I ha