In the Forest

췀In the Forest

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Title: In The Forest
Author: Catherine Parr Traill
Release Date: August, 2005 [EBook #8607] [This file was first posted on July 28, 2003]
Edition: 10a
Language: English
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IN THE FOREST
or, PICTURES OF LIFE AND SCENERY IN THE WOODS OF CANADA
A TALE BY MRS. TRAILL
WITH 19 ILLUSTRATIONS
1881

[Illustration: A NARROW ESCAPE]
CHAPTER I
The Flying Squirrel--Its Food--Story of a Wolf--Indian Village--Wild Rice
CHAPTER II
Sleighing--Sleigh Robes--Fur Caps--Otter Skins--Old Snow-Storm--Otter Hunting--Otter Slides--Indian Names--Remarks on Wild Animals and their Habits
CHAPTER III
PART I--Lady Mary reads to Mrs. Frazer the First Part of the History of the Squirrel Family
PART II--Which tells how the Gray Squirrels fared while they remained on Pine Island--How they behaved to their poor Relations, the Chipmunks--And what happens to them in the Forest
PART III--How the Squirrels got to the Mill at the Rapids--And what happened to the Velvet-paw
CHAPTER IV
Squirrels--The Chipmunks--Docility of a Pet One--Roguery of a Yankee Pedlar--Return of the Musical Chipmunk to his Master's Bosom--Sagacity of a Black Squirrel
CHAPTER V
Indian Baskets--Thread Plants--Maple Sugar Tree--Indian Ornamental Works--Racoons
CHAPTER VI
. Canadian Birds--Snow Sparrow--Robin Redbreast--Canadian Flowers--American Porcupine
CHAPTER VII
. Indian Bag--Indian Embroidery--Beaver's Tail--Beaver Architecture--Habits of the Beaver--Beaver Tools--Beaver Meadows
CHAPTER VIII
. Indian Boy and his Pets--Tame Beaver at Home--Kitten, Wildfire--Pet Racoon and the Spaniel Puppies--Canadian Flora
CHAPTER IX
. Nurse tells Lady Mary about a Little Boy who was eaten by a Bear in the Province of New Brunswick--Of a Baby who was carried away but taken alive--A Walk in the Garden--Humming Birds--Canadian Balsams
CHAPTER X
. Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, most frequently seen in northern Climates--Called Merry Dancers--Rose Tints--Tintlike Appearance--Lady Mary frightened
CHAPTER XI
. Strawberries--Canadian Wild Fruits--Wild Raspberries--The Hunter and the Lost Child--Cranberries--Cranberry Marshes--Nuts
CHAPTER XII
. Garter snakes--Rattle-snakes--Anecdote of a Little Boy--Fisherman and Snake--Snake Charmers--Spiders--Land Tortoise
CHAPTER XIII
. Ellen and her Pet Fawns--Docility of Fan--Jack's Droll Tricks-- Affectionate Wolf--Fall Flowers--Departure of Lady Mary--The End.
List of Illustrations.
LADY MARY AND THE NOSEGAY A NARROW ESCAPE THE FLYING SQUIRREL ADVENTURE WITH A WOLF INDIAN WIGWAMS THE OTTERS DOLLY'S SLEIGH RIDE LADY MARY READING HER PICTURE BOOK THE GRAY SQUIRREL AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE PET SQUIRREL NIMBLE RECOVERING HIS SISTER WATCHING THE BIRDS THE PRESENT FROM FATHER BEAVERS MAKING A DAM "CAUGHT AT LAST" THE AURORA BOREALIS THE LOST CHILD AND THE BEARS A BOY HERO THE INDIAN HUNTER

IN THE FOREST.

CHAPTER I
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THE FLYING SQUIRREL--ITS FOOD--STORY OF A WOLF--INDIAN VILLAGE--WILD RICE.
"Nurse, what is the name of that pretty creature you have in your hand? What bright eyes it has! What a soft tail--just like a gray feather! Is it a little beaver?" asked the Governor's little daughter, as her nurse came into the room where her young charge, whom we shall call Lady Mary, was playing with her doll.
Carefully sheltered against her breast, its velvet nose just peeping from beneath her muslin neckerchief, the nurse held a small gray-furred animal, of the most delicate form and colour.
"No, my lady," she replied, "this is not a young beaver; a beaver is a much larger animal. A beaver's tail is not covered with fur; it is scaly, broad, and flat; it looks something like black leather, not very unlike that of my seal-skin slippers. The Indians eat beavers' tails at their great feasts, and think they make an excellent dish."
"If they are black, and look like leather shoes, I am very sure I should not like to eat them; so, if you please, Mrs. Frazer, do not let me have any beavers' tails cooked for my dinner," said the little lady, in a very decided tone.
"Indeed, my lady," replied her nurse, smiling, "it would not be an easy thing to obtain, if you wished to taste