New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-12
BOSTON LirERARK NOTES.

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RosroN. July 1.-THE next best thing 10
,onipg one of Parson Adirondack expeditions
Is 10 read c. a. stephens's Camping Out series, pup
isbea by j. X. Osgood Co. new volume OF Inns se'
! ia about TO be issued, entitled "Lynx1dunusg iHo
five hunters entered the wilderness on the sn Oh 'sh
ary and camped there for eighteen days-days iul
of adventure and excitement which strs ones Diood
bealthfuy even 20 read about They felt the cold Ant
tie sometimes but we cannot pity them for that, JUST
now when the thermometer is In the mnetes -Four oi
them were capital woOdsmen and hunters-the hitn'
queer young Doctor" who had invented y" sirup"
sure 10 pfong the lives OF the human race to an age DO
side which Methuselah would an infant OF days
He is a curious character, this Yankee Doctor with
plenty OF pluck and determination, too proud TO ownfg
noranee OF anything and willing to confess him
self IN the wronga bit OF hypocre, but KIND hearted
and not altogether bad fellow, by any means. me
first Sunday wakes up early with the sense OF holy
time upon him. There's be catshooting on the
Lords day" he says. He appeals 10 one and another
for Bible, but in vain and then, shocked and osT
gusted. be breaches mild little sermon .aIa.
"what the (inneutonable) were you all thinking OIL
Up here in the very heart Of the wilderness aud no B
dent! WimtN of these cats should geta grab at
snne of year reckless young throats How would you
manage = ISeP S9eS' YOU'D WISH you nAa DiOe
But. Doctor demonstrated Raed, why didn't you
For the very reason you all vaguely hint at when you
address mein word my unfOrun ale profession ex-
plaued grim reprover. " don't do Tor doctor 10
sport Bible. Physic and Scripture don't 60 well to-
getber. Somehow other the public want the line
between medicine and theology clearly drawn FOLKS
won't have cm mixed They hire doctor 10 tinker
thor bodies; hut they won't hear having their souls
had taken to PRAYING and scrpture-reading, heI lose
his practice forthwith You nor |, nor anybody else,
ever re1shed hearing doctor pray The PROFESSIONS
have TO he kept well separated What good would it do
Tor lawyer to pray IN pnohel EyeryeO Od wyga
snare together But 20 you young gentlemen, VINO are
word Of advice Always show respect for the Bible and
for the sabbath Peel az m9gh oil II as you car inc
They brought then the books they had not forgotten
| their david Copperfed," and Foul Play" and
Descent Of Man." ana " Fragments of Science and
them while the fire burned brightly, conversation died
! out. Note tho beautiful picture which follows;
| "rae forenoon WAS sacred to Dlckens-Ind Reade.
about couple OF red-headcd wOodp ;ckerS came ana
tapped noisiy Of the tall stubs; chen departed
with ftfni watts Of wing. The wild solitude OF the Wild
| erness stole upon silence. All, now profoundly
is he who buies himself IN these Winter forests
90 about him, aud give, M place OF the tmcky woven
| human influences, strangely reproacDiul companion
| ship"
! Many aud curiously exciting the tales Of lynx
hunts and other hunts; must pass them by, and
only your columns TO give space foronc adventure
OF the Doctors.
One day the Doctor came in, hrimful ~ excitement.
'WelL neverw lac exclaimed. "Droll - thins'
."WAy, what IL it, Doctorf' We all demanded.
Doctor "Comc quick And Gatchlng IA, Que Oh the
blankets. he strobe off again. The spider was hastily
set aside. We resumed our snOw-snOcs' ana followed
alter nm as fast rs possible; but he had gained quite
start We did mp with him TN he had entered
open holes which looked stIll broader and muddler
since the thaw On the very edge where the 10y snow
me exclaimed "For PHYS sake. Just look here! point
ing TO the mud. "TneIns what gets me! Littie o1oys
We alb started. Sure enough there in mud
some little Gootprlnts not more than three inches
| lang fops "A AS
the soft muck. Some little foot had evidently run along
there not many minutes ago. just made too" con
timed the Doctor Then after "A harmed glance around
he stopped To examine Them WASH wlhked 70 NE. then
O Raed and Wade who regarding us with curious
looks. We all chOked down great grin: Unless we
were much mistaken we had a soft tnng on inc
Doctor "wel If this don't beat the Duch!" resumed
the Doctor stauGing back step. "Therc isn't house
| within hftcen miles, that know Of How the little
stoopng down agan) it's baby's foot fast enough"
III may be that an Indian family IS camping about
here not far off," suggested the hypOcTltcdi Wash
| {" Perhaps this is a little pappoose"
'RareOoied too" observed Wade; {" or else nothing
| but very thin ueccisn. L'Ok ~ th3Ss Httle toe
! marks Can't be over year and half or two years
Poor little thing, it must De lost :" remarked the
Doctor rdhectively, and with touch of feeling which
ep or Inorriment And hoys" erred he with
sudden gravity, We must try Ia mum 1t up Poor baby,
here All alone IN the dark swamp Ho can't be far or
II it's lost child. We certainly ought hunt it up"
Aud If It's little pappoose, should like to see it,"
! remarked Wade.
Mere common humanity demands that we ma the
s. We All began 10 search along the borders OF the
muck hole with affected zsal but the Doctor was III
All there's where he stopped to play in The mud,
s where his little fingers clawed is there said no.
And nrs where he clambcred up on 10 the snow; and
oui nele IL track He's left the hole and gone
Her, and there we could still see the little footprints
close together on the damp snow as we hurried on
seo where he broke on those tender sprouts " wash
n lis mother il i've heard of chdren's being car
1onh ll..lst
/ men, Perhaps we've stumbled upon an example"
4" Like enough" said the Doctor.
4 Luckily II getting too dark Tor him to see our
declare lie walks well for little r. .aid Wade
! Of a mile IRON the much-hOe"
brc-tree, or rather stub FOR 1t all dccyed ANA
evidently hollow having great open hole IN tue trunk
Al the roots Tie little ootinarks led directly toward
! this mole. -
you 90 asked the Doctor. DECLARE. he has =! contiu
ned ne pointing To track iu the wet punk within The
/ aperture e Gone in there, Us live"
Tbe inside Of tie tree had rotea away and the ho
low cavity extended both upward and downward into
| the root benoatn the ground-a dark hole indeed.
.'Foll in there Pur afraid" exclaimed tue Doctor
anTtgsy there's waer at the boti,u If it NJ 80
dark down there Got any matches, boysi Let's make
nniied on q crspy roll Of the curled brrS, and light
iD it, it down ito the opening Tbs Doctor Lad ot
oxp-ct btuy TO rluo tree OF cOurse iiui the mo
ment put In the fire. there was Rr"ai scranbing
overheard tho inade and shower vi dust an punk
| came rafting down.
"Gracous! :" exclaimed the Doctor The little rascal
* no instead Ol down! l don't believe 10 is child
Bur that bsUy foot fast enough,' eld he. stepping
bg, ana ag.n examining the tracS Yes, bate brat!
scared suppose. How no climb! TnrY say little
b4tes ca,n swim 100. shouldn't wonder II they dld
/ mako Wild inon' M Just this way"
Then. in IA cOaXiug YJlcr Come, baby. come down.
| We won't hurt you. o. no! ven take you 10 JCur
I mother"
! Bnt the baby gave 30 indcations of coming down;
aud d.sfit the which filled the aperture. the Doc
Tor again poked in his head 10 300 II he couldn't discern
/ him. 800 ,-.. ,, .-,,-.
mo teke h. eau see something w there out IN be
| Skinned If it loUks ike baDyl
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