▁the ▁Grand ▁Domin ion ▁and ▁ 3 9 th ▁Provin cial ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁on ▁ 2 2 – 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁It ▁provides ▁a ▁literary ▁snapshot ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁region ▁for ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁historical ▁ref lections ▁and ▁some ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁its ▁future . ▁ ▁Sports man ▁ ▁L ett ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁sports man . ▁He ▁shot ▁birds , ▁f ished ▁from ▁his ▁bir ch - b ark ▁can oe , ▁and ▁camp ed ▁out ▁on ▁year ly ▁de er ▁hunting ▁exped itions ▁with ▁his ▁personal ▁h ounds ▁and ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁close ▁friends ▁including ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁h unter , ▁E ust ache . ▁His ▁was ▁a ▁nature ▁born ▁to ▁love ▁nature , ▁and ▁no ▁boy ▁was ▁happ ier ▁than ▁he ▁when ▁he ▁could ▁leave ▁the ▁ha un ts ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁seek ▁the ▁sol itudes ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁G at ine au ▁R ivers ▁or ▁minor ▁streams ▁and ▁' ha ul ▁the ▁sil very ▁sh ining ▁pre y ▁from ▁the ▁wh ir ling ▁ed dy ' s ▁sp ray '. ▁As ▁a ▁hun ts man ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁By town , ▁he ▁was ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁every ▁no ok ▁and ▁corner ▁of ▁Car leton , ▁Russell ▁and ▁Ott awa ▁count ies ▁and ▁he ▁adm its ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁writ ings ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁well ▁for ▁him ▁had ▁he ▁devoted ▁less ▁time ▁to ▁such ▁purs