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soft, would fall from the poles. Late in the fall, white
fish ascend the rapids, and can be scooped up with nets.
In the spring, fish of every kind, and in great abun-
dance, ascend these rapids.

On the 9th of April, 1842, it pleased the Lord to
bless us with a son. This was our first child—a fine
healthy boy. VVe thanked God for his goodness and
mercy in preserving all our lives in the desert, and
while surrounded by savages. I committed and com-
mended him to God. May he live to take his station
in the missionary field.

Brother Kavanaugh was kind enough to visit us ; he
returned by the way of Sandy Lake Mission. I accom-
panied him over the first Portage ; here we knelt down
on the green, and worshipped the God of Missions.
VVe now parted ; but I still hope to see this affectionate
brother again, even in this world. But if we shall
never meet on earth, I trust we shall in heaven,
“ where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary
are at rest.”

“ Where we shall forget our sorrows and pain,
And with our Redeemer in glory shall reign,
Shall sing the anthems resounding on high,
And bathe in the ocean that never shall dry.”

CHAPTER XV.

VVE were often delightfully associated with the Pres-
byterian Missionaries at La Pointe, the Rev. Messrs.

Hall and Wheeler, and their amiable families. Their
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