[ THE VOYAGEUR . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

"So I fill de glass an' I raise it high
An' drink to de Voyageur."

[ THE VOYAGEUR ]

"Far, far away from hees own vill-age
An' soun' of de parish bell."

[ BRUNO THE HUNTER ]

"So de devil ketch heem, of course, at las'."

[ THE LAST PORTAGE ]

"De moon an' de star above is gone,
Yet somet'ing tell me I mus' go on."

[ PIONEERS ]

"So we fin' some fence dot's handy for
mese'f an' Rosalie."