The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-08-13
Hotel Life in the AdirOndacks.

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improved, and the houses nearly all frame
Then our club struck into what bore some
resemblance to a wild country. The for
rest was dense, there were deer tracks
across the beds of the brooks, blue jays
and squirrels screamed and chartered in
the woods, and an eagle sailed leisurely
across the blue rift above their heads. 1t
was eventide, and the wayfarers watched
eagerly through the openings for the first
glimmer of the sunset sheen upon the
bosom of St. Regis. Presently the glori-
ous inspiring bay of hounds fell unsteady
and mellow upon the ear, the sound of
chopper was heard near at hand, small
dogs barked a falsetto accompaniment, old
wagons, woodpiles, and other evidences of
civilization hove in sight, and in few
moments turn in the road brought the
hotel and the lake simultaneously into view.
A minute more an the Club was shaking
the kinks out of its legs on the long piazza
at Paul Smiths.
a numerous and motley crowd gathered
around to greet or survey the new Corners.
Tipstatf inquired for the landlord.
Paul said, "Here!"
He reported an abundance to eat, but no
beds. Was the piazza e-empted? ''Yes
every individual plank" No room on
the lawn? "That was occupied, too, by
jewellers in tents" The boat house. bowl
ing alley, barn, out-buildings? "1All were
FULL Hat racks and clothes-hooks in use?
eyes" Tipstaff inquired for Spalding's
glue. The landlord hoa sor,o. How could
he accommodate the guests: He would
do every thing in his power. lie had
already succeeded in making the house
hold twice its capacity. "Then," said
Tipstatf, "you will have not the slightest
difficulty in sticking us up against the wall
for the night. Consider those clapboards
engaged by the club
A volley of cheers followed this sally,
and the Club became favorites at once
Several ladies offered their extra trunks for
lodging. 1t was astonishing what multi
tudes of trunks there were-likewise guns,
rifles, fishing rods, creels, landing-nets,
knapsacks, rubber over coats, oil-cloth suits
casts of flies, patent mosquito-nets, water
proof boots, self-acting pocket pistols,
merchants, and the Understanding in
corners, hung on pegs on the door-posts
and walls and lying around loose generally.
Strings of sick fish were laid out on the
porch for the inspection of dogs and guests.
Wooden models of big trout that had been
caught in days by-gone were stuck up con-
spicuously, with the date of the achieve
ment and the name Of the great achiever
The guests, too, were motley crowd. 1t
being after the regular supper hour, they
swarmed upon the piazza and lawn, and
the Club had full opportunity to survey
the wondrous scene. There were danes in
longitudinal trails, who promenaded luxur-
iantly; maidens in full-fedged paniers;
snobs with canes and eye glasses, strutting
in intensest agony of self-conceit; profess
sional sportsmen in fishing suits of approx
ed material and cut; excursion parties in
bush-worn habiliments, just returned from
far off woods and lakes; invalids in flannel
wraps and big easy chairs; old gents in
Panamas and homespun, who read the
latest papers; young gents who played
euchre and slipped their claret per last
arrival; nurses with fat babies; small, ub-
quitious bays in short frooks, who rubbed
molasses taffy on everybody's clothes; and
petite little misses in starch and furbelows,
who minced, and smirked, and carried on
imitation fiirtations with children of larger
growth: Then there were games of GRO
quet upon the lawn, boating parties upon
the lake, lovers sauntered in the woods,
and a Chickering drumming in the parlor.
Down at the lighthouse a panty of incpient
but now selfapproved anglers, who had
passed their first fortnight in camp were
discussing theoretical points with the guides
and a couple of bad boys were trying to
set the hounds to fighting on the lawn.
This was the est. James Of the Wilder
ness" 1t was astonishing how three
hundred guests could put up SO chcerfully
and tremendously with accommodations
designed for only seventy five! 1t was a
happy family. '-Harper's 4Hagc=ine.
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