The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-26

like silence, but he does not, especially
II he have an eye for nature, for she IL
fashioned no beautifully here she will
make him smile in spite Of hImHelL
never eDjoyed anything so gennlnely
rs l do the novelty OF this sporting eX,
perience and the beauty of this scene
from our camp. Topper lake Is a sheet
of water eight miles in length and
varying from one.half to one and One-
half miles In width. On Its every side
rise mountains clad from bottom 10 top
with dense foliage OF dark cedar and
spruce, mingled with the lighter hues
or the balsam and the pine. Here and
there interspersed over Its surface, d.
vidlng It into the most shapely Of geo.
metrical figures, lie number Of beau
tful isles, mountainous in character,
rockbound, laved by the crystal waters,
carpeted with soit, light colored moss
and bristling with the spear.like shape
OF the various trees OF this region.
Upon the juttlug ledge OF one Of these
islets, no larger than city lot, havew
pitched our tent. Here each morning
we see the sun rise, each evening watch
him 20 down, colorlng the sky with the
utmost delicacy and exhibiting an har.
moniouS and variegated blending oil
linging that you see nowhere short of
these pure latitudes. The air here 30
pure Is laden with the fragrant
aroma OF the balsam, making a COM
pound very soothing to weRk.lunged
folk. The difficulty OF drawing long
breath which sometimes one expert
ences In our sulphur-laden atmosphere
about Wheeling, does not exist here,
but one can inhale at the mouth or
nostril and feel the energy OF the pure
air almost TO the tOe.nail. You have
no idea what an Influence this pure air
with plenty Of exercise has upon bodl.
ly vlgor. Why, here one can eat
more. sleep MORE. endure. more,
hallUo louder and see farther than
at any other place ! know OF.
Ys dyspepLic ridden, rheumatic
twisted, cod.lTver oil consuming com
munitIes, what would you think OF one
OF your guild lying out of damp nights
and rising In the morning nimble joln-
ted, eating twenty flap jacks not 10
speak of quantities of venison and
trout, and then feeling sad to think bis
light armed calibre won't admit OF
more. Rough IT. in this region three
weeks and you'll see the truth verified.
Many cotne here and put up at the
border lodging houses, but TO get at
the true zest OF this life one should
camp out, sally forth each morning in
his boat for the brooks where the pur-
Pile tinted trout live, return With enough
lor supper and breakfast, wrap up IN
his warm blankets and lie down on his
bed OF soft balsam boughs and only
dredm ofthesprlng mattresses at home.
Do this and In II fortnight you will
become aB tru0Ih type OF q backwoo0s
man as ever handled a rifle deftly or
cast . ply. Heavy boots that have
seen no backing for two weeks, with
tops crammed full of leg and npanta-
looms, dark woOlen hunting shift that
has had no taste OF, q collar for an age,
all surmounted by a black slouched
hat wrapped around with casting lines
Of varieSated flies that the plump
trout go for SO lively. Add. TO this u
big belt about the waist holding In
proper place all this gear except hat
and boota which are naturally kept III
place by force Of circumstances. This
will be you exactly after Il two weeks
snjourn. II Is about my ow d condition.
By the by don't forget an Inch or so OF
bronze work about the face and neck
which Is ns much OF the healthy
brown rs one cares to have. i'''
Our party owing 10 Its luck IN secur-
Ing good guide, has been Visited with
success that may be called fair enough.
We have been here two weeks and had
except one or two trout. All, ,ye who have
never tasted ofthat sayory dish know
little indeed OF the pleasures OF the
epiourean philosophy. Ye,who choke
on herring bones and smack your chops
over salt mackerel think Of purple
tinted, black striped, vermllllon spot
ted trout that we hesye plump as but
ter.bRlls from the brook Into our fry
Ing pan,. Flesh Us yellow as gold al
most and SO palatable that you can eat
Them. every meal for month aud not
tire OF the diet once. OF what other
Ash can Won say as muoh2. And then
the exceeding beauty Of their skin In
the shifting phases OF light and shade
lB something that may well please the
eye OF conn nolsseur In fine art. Could
the artist but catch II he might well
turn Ills pencil next upon sunbeam
indeed.
But tho widest ex xciternenI far oE'thla
life, and that which makes the blood
course hurrIedly through ones veins Is
experienced In ndeeI-huntinR, when the
probability 10 fair of yons.l getting In
good range for a crack shot at some
autIered buck. And now reader as l
sit here quietly writing let me tell you
how as ! sat In o boat under high
ledge OF rock onthe Racquette one NJ.
ternoon lust as quietly hshlpg, noise
down the stream startled US aud look.
ing we saw u beautiful buck enter the
water and make for the opposite shore.
Softly did John our guide With stroke
or two oil the paddle sent the light boat
out into the current and down the
stream. The nimble creature was now
swimming and the sight OF the boat at,
tracting his attention he faced the tide
and raising his beautiful head and neck
half out OF water, with ears all Intent
to catch the slightest, sound, RaZ0d at
us with, y stare &C, ,intelllgently human
~ almost TO say why what's this COM
ing2' shall never forget the look
OF that soft eyed timld deer as It
poised itself In the waters Of the
Wild R4cquette,j In the quick
effort to solve the problem so Interests
Ing TO itself OF whether we were moving
or liked. His wits worked quickly
he saw we moved and in an Instant
turned 10 go back whence he came, but
In as quick an Instant he saw II was
iqrther 10 thatshore than 10 the other.
he saw he was moro than halfway
aoross! so onward he pushed, SWIM
ming with the rapldity Of q fish almost,
BY this time-for 1t took only n mo.
ment=we had come down 70 about 5(
yards OF him, i felt had almost 10 / blink
was going 10 shoot at him, and L be
lieve word In his favor would have
lowered my rifle and saved his life