THERE is something in the character and habits of the North American

savage, taken in connection with the scenery over which he is

accustomed to range, its vast lakes, boundless forests, majestic

rivers, and trackless plains, that is, to my mind, wonderfully

striking and sublime. He is formed for the wilderness, as the Arab

is for the desert. His nature is stern, simple and enduring; fitted to

grapple with difficulties, and to support privations.