1 9 th ▁century ▁including ▁detailed ▁papers ▁and ▁observations ▁on ▁the ▁w olf , ▁American ▁sk unk , ▁Canadian ▁ot ter , ▁black ▁bear , ▁car ib ou , ▁de er , ▁c oug ar , ▁du cks ▁and ▁te als . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 8 9 2 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Field ▁Natural ists ' ▁Club ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁co - le ader ▁of ▁its ▁zo ological ▁branch ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁co - author ing ▁annual ▁reports ▁and ▁assist ing ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁Or ator ▁L ett ▁was ▁in ▁great ▁demand ▁as ▁a ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker ▁at ▁church , ▁soci etal ▁and ▁professional ▁functions ▁including ▁the ▁Mechan ics ' ▁Institute , att ended ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Lady ▁Mac don ald , ▁members ▁of ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁audience ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁society . ▁He ▁was ▁guest ▁speaker ▁at ▁society ▁wed d ings . ▁He ▁often ▁used ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ▁to ▁convey ▁an ▁intellectual ▁message , ▁for ▁example , ▁spo of ing ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Society ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁with ▁an ▁extensive ▁pseudo - s cient ific ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁rings ▁of ▁Sat urn . ▁He ▁l am po oned ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁the ▁et iqu ette ▁of ▁fancy ▁balls . ▁He ▁reflected ▁the ▁national ▁sentiment ▁in ▁his ▁pra ise ▁of