This I know, that the young gentleman took care not to make his next bargain while in a fit of the ague.

The lady up on the Mississippi is called, in derision, by his name to this day.
About midway of the lake we passed Garlic Island--a lovely spot, deserving of a more attractive name.

It belonged, together with the village on the opposite shore, to "Wild Cat," a fat, jolly, good-natured fellow, by no means the formidable animal his name would imply.
He and his band were absent, like their neighbors of Four-Legs' village, so there was nothing to vary the monotony of our sail.

It was too wet to sing, and the men, although wrapped in their overcoats, looked like drowned chickens.

They were obliged to ply their oars with unusual vigor to keep themselves warm and comfortable, and thus probably felt less than we, the dulness and listlessness of the cold, rainy, October day.
Towards evening the sun shone forth.