Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-09-14
FOM THE WOODS.


We LETT FolIensby Pond after brsaktast yaster-
day morning. johnson ard Andrew cam back
the day before from carrying III Doctor and "
back to Marti1s, ard pulled up stakes for
| Long Lake. We had spent very pleasant week
=, the Pond, pleasant in spite of tie rain, With
tair success in hunting and fishing, and brt for
the desire Of seeing Of this wild snd bcauti-
! full country, could have staid there longer very
con;entedly. BE-; our time IS limited and ~ had
10 start.
We padded down the crooked cfeok-whose
course might DO we'll marked cut cn The map. as
| the Commodore remarked, by ny with three
| legs, just crswled out Of the inkstand,-to the
| Racket iver, and turned ou- course up stream.
! The DAY was very pleasant, considering, and the
row up the river Was euioyed by Us all. Just
about noon, after twe ve miles travel, reached
the 70 { Of the rapids At the "Racket Fails car
ry'-tbe worst portage in 2ll this country. Il
seemed to all hands that Z good dinner would help
US over the hil and We took it, al trese0, sitting
on the grass, our plates knees, attacking
trout roasted whole on stick and stuck up IN the
midst Of the circle. Don't think one trout was ali
our dinner, though
After dinner came the tug Of war. The guides
took each his boat, inverted, On his head and
marched of with them, looking like hideous mon
sters indeed, they crswlei through the woods,
nothing Of the man being visible but his legs. We
three each shouldercd sone portion Of the luz
gage, and followed. Do you remember the funny
n , ,fr e;v e
unfortunate "soting' his property over such
carry l shall never laugh at it again. have
been ";h17." I have carried that mountainous
carpet bag, and am prepared TO certify that every
nail 10 those boots did weigh half ton / was
ready before getting 20 the end to echo the des-
pairing cry Of the seasck Frenchman, "Boots
you may take en- sair. shall wear ZEN nevair
moro ~ 1t tooS two Journeys across that carry
a mile and half--snd three for some ofus, 70 get
all the baggage ove-. Let ne add, though, that
johnson, one Of our guides, has put up shan:y.
and commenced clearing there, proposing to cut
q road All take travellers across N = cart, next
season-a most laudebls enterprise.
Rowing up the Racket shortly after, dog who
has come into our camp ct the Pond, and was re-
coguized by johnson as belonging at Long Lake,
sprang out of Charles boat in which he was, and
took to the woods. In about five minutes nc gave
tongue on the track of deer. 1t was useless to
try 10 catch him, and we went on. Soon after l
say Mitchell drawing his boat t. he bank, and
boekonirg to US. Looking up the river could
iust $50 the head Of deer swimming down.
We ley egainst tbs bank perfectly motionless-lAs
doe came swimming bJ, without taking any notice
Of us, and went up the bank directly opposite
The Commodore fred, but misunderstanding
Mitcheiis whispered dirostio1, aimed TOO high
The deer stood a moment as If amazed, ard cool
ly walked away, without seeing US in the least,
and was ont of reach before the gun-the only one,
a. it happened, IN both boats-could be reloaded.
We reached Cold River about half-past seven,
and went up to a log house built for the use Of
| lumbermen in the winter, cold, weary, and hun
gry. A good ere was built in the old cooking
stove, what few trout we had caught were cooked
and eaten, with a good allowance OF pork and
potatoes, our hsmmocks were slung at danger
| ous height, for the shanty vas an unreasonabiy
! b;oh ons and We turned in TO sleep under a roof
| once more,-and slept like tops. Oh, if the DR..
| and w, had only been with as, what jokes would
have been cracked, and what stories told, aproPo'
| os the dav,, travel, and adventures We we're
| .o--u,s funny, as it vas, before wo slept
| NEXT morning the Commodore sprang early GU.
| Of his hammock, and lighting the end Of a
shaky bench, was sent across the shanty with an
impetus that nearly fattened him against the
wall. He hurried of with Mitchell TO entioe soms
trout for breakfast; but returned uncessful-
-Four days without veuison, aud now without fish
what was to become Of US , After duishing our
PORK and potatoes, Polly, the dog, was called for
her share but was ron est. II soon being evident
that she had started Of TO chase deer on her own
/ account, Mitchell quietly remarked that We had
better load our guns. II was hardly done when
| "h;.t" from him, and shout Of "stop your noise
| ,hsrsp frcn those out doors silenced as In the
| sbanty. ard brought Us cut doors too. The deg
| vss bayirg, and almost Immediately crashing
us. heard up the little brook, srd down ca-sa
| h.k tbrourh tho bushes, and into the water
Mitrbslr. rife vas at his shoulder, and as the
| buo,, came past it report rang out, and the
dsar lurchins across the brook fell dead. not ten
rods from the door of the hut. The sight was
fine oue,-doubly fine to our hungry eyes. Tho
buck was nOble animal, weighing 500 pounds,
.hs o,ides estimsted-the finest one we have
tiued. VIC were almost ready to eat breakfast
again.
| With tho certainty Of venison for dinner, ve
took our Ill success in fshing with equaninity;
the whole party caught but three or four f'h, IN
ths Who'll. raoruin., and that or oas Of the es't
+ A,h;us groz-ds On tie river. The constant rain
las sws,lsd tho streaus, tgout ere AL scss-
!. ts.sd cut Of tia hoiss. 'wessaI have no gccd
| brook ashisg in all our trip.
On the door Of the superb country villa which
bad sheltered rs was stuck the following Motifs"