or to obtain some animal or bird whereupon to sustain his life.

For four days and three nights did this poor fellow wander through
these rugged wilds. On the afternoon of the fourth day he came upon a
ridge of land, which appeared better timbered and more open; so he
determined to follow this route, expecting it might lead him to the
lakeshore, where his camp was situated.

He had not walked a hundred yards in this new direction, when to his
surprise he saw quite a fresh blaze on a tree, and within a fear yards
of the spot on which he stood, a newly constructed marten-trap. Words
cannot express the joy he felt at this discovery; it was his own line
he had so fortunately come upon. Had he only gone the smallest distance
to his left, he would have missed it altogether; but he came,
providentially, upon the very spot where he had set his last trap, and
within a few feet of the place he had left four days before.

On his way to the camp, a sudden fear came over him! Had his companion
left it, supposing him to be irrecoverably lost? If so, what was to
become of him on the north shore of Stony Lake, without a canoe to
cross over to the settlement, food, or ammunition to procure any for
his support. His fears were, however, groundless, as the report of a
gun, and soon after the appearance of his companion convinced him; but
the danger had been great; for, from the statement of his fellow-
trapper, he found that the latter was then on his way to the end of the
line, hoping that he might see or hear something of him before he broke
up their camp, which he intended to have done in the morning, if he had
not unexpectedly fallen in with his friend. Thus had Providence again
interposed in his behalf, and a few days of rest restored him to his
wonted health, spirits, and activity.