Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-04-17
Halls Summer Excursion.
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'"Shall we really sleep in room with
out carpet?" eng .'..e ''' p
"And are the logs really made oflogs? p
"May we certainly go in boat, and
have real fish-hooks like papa's?"
Mama smiled and patiently answered
these questions, and as many more, for
the twentieth time, while Hal and Buzz
drummed with their little heels on the
seat, and longed to double the speed of
the train and hasten to the land of which
they had talked and dreamed for two
whole weeks. If you had inquired where
they were going 50 gaily, Hal would
have made himself as tall as possible be-
fore replying; nl1' '' '.'' L'a>
Into the real woods away up in Maine
where the lakes and mountains are" '.-
When papa first decided to take his
boys with him upon his vacation trip last
summer to the 40qdOssuc fishing ground
the news excited great stir among all
the people who had an interest in Hal and
Buzz. Grandma came especially to pcmon.
strate about it, and Aunt Louise was full
of cxclamations. 1909 i''a54'' e'f a
''I think you must be wild, Eleanor"
she said. "Thc idea Of taking two such
children into the woods mere babies as
they are" '' " 'N+ 70 'i' 4.' ''' H'""
Mamma only laughed, and said she was
not afraid Of anything papa thought best
for the little ones, but Hal frowned severe
ly. Babies indced 1t might do to say
that Of Buzz, who still wore blouse with
skirts reaching to his bare, dimplcd knees
but Hal, triumphant in knickerbockers
and suit Of navy Blue, felt there was a
long step between himself and babyhood.
He wondered Aunt Louise did not per-
ceive it.la bs9as18i h4Id a 0amaa
The long, dull car ride came to an end
at last; then there was drive of about
FIVE miles in wonderful stage coach and
a swift, rushing SAIL which the children
we're too sleepy to enjoy, and then they
landed at Indian Rock, in the dusky twi-
light, Just as the stars began to twinkle
here and there in the sky. " 9ai o. s'oI
"Is this the place? | want to begin to
fish now, said Buzz, as Nurse Emma lif-
ted him in her arms; but he fell fast asleep
the next minute. and saw no trout that
night unless in his dreams. s9iJnaIja o9a.
1t was such curious room in which he
awoke the next morning that he lay for
some time staring about in wonder as to
where he could be. The floor had no car
pet, and walls were papered with birch
bark, which with its soft, warm tints and
glossy surface, made very pretty cover
ing While he was wondering, Emma the
nurse, came, and wrapping him in blan.
ket, carried him into another little room
with birch-bark walls, where in one corner
st cam Of clear water bubbled up in a
curious kind of tank, with trickling,
cheerful sound very pleasant to hear, AT
ter a bath, which left them all rosy and
glowing, Emma took them outdoors that,
they might see the "Oquosspc Camp" of
which papa bad often talked. Beside the.
long log house where they had slept last
night, there were three other houses that
were built in the same way. Behind them
rose hill thickly wooded; in front The
ground gently sloped down to the edge Of
a large stream, which, ,widened until not
far in the. distance It emerged in a large
blue expanse Of waters, which Hal knew
must be the lake Of which he had heard
SO much. Around, stretching along the