I hear you. Come here; I am coming. What kind of a hunt had the _Fox_ last winter? The winter was bad indeed. What did he hunt for? Bear. I wish this was spring, and all the Indians would come and trade their winter´s hunt; They will come soon: I think they will have a great many packs. What will you ask to take me by water from Montreal to Michillimakinac? One large keg of rum, one gun, one blanket, one kettle, and one knife; that is all I want: {294} That is too much, as you will eat and drink the same as us, and will not work, but only shew the way. Will you go directly? No, I shall stay till to-morrow, and then embark. I left my wife and children at a place four days march from hence. I want to see them. To-morrow, at the dawn of day, we will embark. Take courage; farewell, friend. Very well, I will be true to my word. All is quiet. I will go to bed. Get up, friend. I am lazy. _Chippeway_ Kee, kee, no´neydone. Onda´ss; Nin tercúshin. Ta´rnin shena´rgussey géosay _Assinbo_ awa´ss bebo´ne? Hapadgey maítchee bebo´ne. Wa´ygonin ween géosay? Mackqua´h. Ba´dash meno´kemeg ha cockinno´r marmo níshinnorbay tercúshin ojey arta´wway awass bebo´ne O, wo´ygan; Weeba´tch tercushin weénnewar: Nepewar meekinta´rgan indenéndum weénnewar. Wa´ygonin kee nindootymond monyny´yank woíty Michillima´kinac pamis´kian? Pa´yshik kitchee muckcúck scotaywa´bo, pa´yshik baskéyzegan, payshik wa´perwoyan, pa´yshik akeek, pa´yshik mo´koman; me cockinno´r: {295} Ozo´me kee tabisco´ach wíssinnin neénnerwind mínniquy ca´wween a´rwayyor kee gúsketoon meekan mee áighter unter wabindan´. Weebatch gúddeszar keen? Ca´wween, omar ojey appay; warbunk boossin. Mee woity ojey appay, mentimóyamish, ja´nis woke, guyyea neon ogúnnegat. Nee, nee, warbema´t weennewar. Warbunk thurensera boossin. Hagua´rmissey, way, way, negee. Meegwoyack, nee gar débwoy. Súggermarch. Péshshemo nin gama´rchar. Goníshcar, neegee. Kittim nin. _English_ I am sick. I am vexed. I am cold. I am hot. I am hungry. I am dry. I am well. I love you. Your health, friend. I do not understand you. _Chippeway_ Acquoisee nin. Nishcar’teseyan. Geessénnar nin. Geesha’rtay nin. Bócketty nin. Spa’rchtay nin. Pema’rtissey nin. Neeza’rgay keen. Kee talleneman’co, or, keetan’nemecó neejee. Cawween nee stoticee. THE END ----- Footnote 1: Masson, _Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest_ (Quebec, 1890), ii, pp. 139, 140. Footnote 2: Alexander Henry, _Travels and Adventures in Canada_ (Bain’s ed., Boston, 1901), p. 233. Footnote 3: For the wages of voyageurs, see Turner, “Fur Trade in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Historical Society _Proceedings_, 1889. Footnote 4: See _Wisconsin Historical Collections_, ix, pp. 290, 291. Footnote 5: