d the bear, then," I
answered. "Do not let us anticipate misfortune until it overtakes us."

We made as large a fire as the fuel we had collected would allow, and
hung up our bear's meat inside our hut for security. In spite of the
howling of wolves and other noises which came across the pool, we fell
asleep; and the hut sheltering us from the dews, we were far more
comfortable than on previous nights. I heard Caesar give a bark two or
three times, but that did not arouse me fully.

The night passed away without disturbance. At daybreak we packed up
some of our bear's flesh, which we hoped would keep good until
dinner-time. Then having taken a draught of water, we continued our
march, as we believed, to the east; but the fog still hung over the
country, and we were left in as much doubt as before. We soon found
ourselves again on the pine-barren; indeed, in spite of the prickly
shrubs here and there, it afforded us better walking than any other part
of the country. On and on we went, suffering almost as much as on the
previous day from want of water. We halted about one o'clock to dine.
Our bear's flesh, even though roasted, was already high, and we feared
that we should be unable to eat it for supper. We were able, however,
to procure several wild-fruits and nuts, which, from the birds eating
them, we knew to be wholesome, and these somewhat allayed our thirst.

The fog continued all day, there not being a breath of wind to blow it
off. It made walking very fatiguing. Another night was approaching.
We caught sight of some deer, but were afraid of expending our last
charges of powder without being certain of bagging our game. We did not
actually go supperless to bed, for by recooking the bear's meat, we
managed to eat it; but we did not partake of a morsel more than was
necessary to satisfy our hunger, though Caesar enjoyed a good meal.

The wind got up during the night, and the next morning the sun rose in a
clear sky, just as we unrolled ourselves from our blankets.

"Now we shall know our way!" cried Tim, as he sprang to his feet.

I looked round to examine our trail of the previous evening. We had
been tramping west instead of east, or very probably had been going
round in a circle; at all events, we had gone away from the Saint John
River. We had now to retrace our steps.

Steering in the direction whence the sun was rising, the bright beams
dazzled our eyes. We had nothing to eat; but we hoped