Canadian Crusoes

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Excerpt from Canadian Crusoes: A Tale of the Rice Lake PlainsIT Will be acknowledged that human sym pathy irresistibly responds to any nar1 ative, founded on truth, Which graphically describes the struggles of isolated human beings to obtain the aliments of life. Iithe ~distinct1ons of pride and rank sink into nought when the mind is engaged in the contemplation of the inevitable consequences of the assaults Of the gaunt ene m1es, cold and hungen Accidental circum stances have usually given sufficient experience of their pangs, even to the most fortunate, to make them own a' fellow-feeling With those Whom the chances of shipwreck, War, wander ing, or revolutions have cut off from home and hearth, and the requisite supplies not only from the thousand artificial comforts Which civilized society classes among the necessaries of life but actually from a sufficiency of daily bread.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.