In the Forest; Or, Pictures of Life and Scenery in the Woods of Canada: A Tale

A TALE BY MRS. TRAILL - WITH 19 ILLUSTRATIONS

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.

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. - 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. - LADY MARY READS TO MRS. FRAZER THE FIRST PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.

PART I - THE HISTORY OF A SQUIRREL FAMILY.

PART II. - WHICH TELLS HOW THE GRAY SQUIRRELS GET ON WHILE THEY REMAINED ON PIKE ISLAND—HOW THEY BEHAVED TO THEIR POOR RELATIONS, THE CHITMUNKS—AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM IN THE FOREST.

PART III. - HOW THE SQUIRRELS GOT TO THE MILL AT THE RAPIDS—AND WHAT HAPPENED TO VELVET-PAW.

CHAPTER IV. - SQUIRRELS—THE CHITMUNKS—DOCILITY OF A PET ONE—ROGUERY OF A YANKEE PEDLAR—RETURN OF THE MUSICAL CHITMUNK TO HIS MASTER'S BOSOM—SAGACITY OF A BLACK SQUIRREL.

CHAPTER V. - INDIAN BASKETS—THREAD PLANTS—MAPLE SUGAR-TREE—INDIAN ORNAMENTAL WORKS —RACOONS.