Nor, in any of these particulars, did the outward falsely interpret the inward man.

With the possession of a giant's powers, he was seldom so far borne forward by his impulses, whether of pride or of passion, as to permit of their wanton or improper use.

His eye, too, had a not unpleasing twinkle, promising more of good-fellowship and a heart at ease than may ever consort with the jaundiced or distempered spirit.

His garb indicated, in part, and was well adapted to the pursuits of the hunter and the labors of the woodman.

We couple these employments together, for, in the wildernesses of North America, the dense forests, and broad prairies, they are utterly inseparable.