Probably he had never been kissed before in his life.
Happy hours speed away on the wings of the wind.

The feasting over, the good-byes were spoken, the girls were wrapped in the warm robes, for it was now intensely cold, and soon the horses, eager to start on the long homeward journey, were pulling hard on their bits.

On the party's return trip there was an absence of the hilarity which had prevailed on their coming.

The bells were taken off before the sleds left the blockhouse, and the traces and the harness examined and tightened with the caution of men who were apprehensive of danger and who would take no chances.
In winter time the foes most feared by the settlers were the timber wolves.

Thousands of these savage beasts infested the wild forest regions which bounded the lonely roads, and their wonderful power of scent and swift and tireless pursuit made a long night ride a thing to be dreaded.