CH A P T E R X V .
Departure from Yervenlyle-Progrefs through a large F o reß -D a n -
g erto he apprehended from W olves-Feßiges o f a ConflagraUon
i the Wood-Frequency o f thefe ConßagraHons, and the Caufes
thereof-— Devaftation occqfioned among the Trees o f the ForeJ y
Storm s-Road through the Foreß; | Inconvenkncks-Pajfage
M the Ice I the Fears and Alarms with which g 1 attended
The generous Simplicity o f fome Peafants who ferved as Gmdes.
S ~ \ s leaving the village o f Yervenkyle, we came upon a wood
U or foreft, famous in Finland for its fize, and particularly its
v a f t length, which is about eighty Engliih miles. W e ha
traverfe it in its full extent, and I was inclined to compofe my-
fclf to fleep the whole way, in order to elude the irkfomenefs of
a road that promifed fo little variety, and that I might make
a proper ufe o f the füllen gloom caufed by the thieknefs o f
the trees; Befides, I was confident that neither ro ers nor
beafts o f prey would interrupt my repofe.; the firft b a n g unknown
in the country, and the fecond rarely fo prefled wit
hunger as to become bold enough to fet upon travellers. T h e only
wild beafts to be dreaded in this wood are the wolves, which
even when ftarving will not venture to attack a man, though they
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