the plan we pursued.

We were in good health, and charmed with, and thankful for, our work.
We both had so much to do, and were kept very busy either in our own
cosy little log house home, or outside among the Indians, that our
appetites were generally very good and we were ready for our meals as
soon as they were ready for us. Still, after all, the very monotony of
the unchangeable fish diet sometimes proved too much for us. We would,
perhaps, be seated at the break fast table, neither of us with any
appetite for the fish before us. We would sip away at our cups of tea
without apparently noticing that the fish were untested, and chat about
our plans for the day.

"My dear," I would say, "what are you going to do to-day?"

"I am going to have Kennedy harness up my dogs, and drive me up the
river to Playgreen point to see how that old sick woman is getting on
and take her the warm blanket I promised her. I will also stop to see
how those sick babies are, and how Nancy's little twins are prospering.
In the afternoon I want to drive over to York village and see
Oosememou's sick wife--What is your day's programme?"

To my good wife's question, my answer would be after this fashion:

"Well, first of all, as word has come that the wolves have been visiting
our fish-cache, Martin Papanekis and I have arranged to drive over there
with the dogs to see the extent of the damage. We may be detained some
hours making the place so strong, that if they visit it again, which is
likely, they will be unable to reach the fish. Then we will spend the
rest of the day in that vicinity, visiting and praying with the
neighbours."

Having taken our tea, we had prayers, and soon after began to carry out
the programmes of the day.

For several winters we kept for our varied duties, a number of dogs.
Mrs Young and I each had our favourite dog-trains. So widely scattered
were the Indians, and for such diverse reasons did they look to us and
claim our attention, that our lives were full, not only of solicitude
for their welfare, but we were, sometimes for days together kept on the
"go," often travelling many miles each day in visiting the sick and
afflicted, and in looking after the interests of those who needed our
personal help.

On that particular day in which the conversation above recorded was
held, it was after dark ere our work was accomplished and we met in our
little dining-room for our evening meal. It was really the first