ABSTRACT
On the return of our hero to their wigwam, they found their fellow-passengers sufficiently recovered to pursue their journey. As delay was highly dangerous, they immediately embarked on the lake. Here Tim’s knowledge of the French was highly useful, as they frequently met batteaux which hailed them, belonging to Indians in the interest of that nation, who were proceeding to join the Canadians in an attack on one of the British forts. 483 As they were compelled to prefer the most unfrequented parts of the lake and coasts, they met much difficulty from encountering reefs and shoals, and intricate detours and windings along the banks and bays. At night they drew the boat ashore, and made up a slight hut and apartment for / the female passengers. Our hero, who was an excellent marksman, had the good fortune to kill a buck, which furnished them with a very seasonable and grateful stock of fresh provisions, which Sancho dressed up very neatly for supper. They extinguished their fire as speedily as possible, through fear of discovery, and then went to repose, wrapped up in their bear-skins and blankets, under their hut of branches, with the boat for a shelter, in case of heavy rains.
