, 1875-07-25

TWIN LAKES.
GENUINE cANFN9-UUL
so.e41 CsYre,pos.tenee Qf Ths Chicago TFt6ssse.
CaaR1sa GROUNDS OF TEE WALToS1Ass, !
TvE LAKEs, Wis, July 2.-6omettnnE less than
year ago penned = brief descriptive letter 10
TIE TsmExE from the cAmping~grounds OF the
..Yaltonians.o This shove date finds me- again
the guest Of this hn~oi:ahla club, enjoying the
novel and deighttcl experience Of life in the
open ar.
1hesr the wind among the trees
Plsyicg celestial symphonies;
I eee the branches downward bents
Lls keys ID soEne great instrument
And over unroIR On high
The sp}endid scenery ID the Kky,
While through sapphire se1 the sun
SAib Ike golden gz1teon.
Imagine yourself, after long seasons of farcs
epdeavoq, among the pushing throng OF = Erest
ctr, peruitted TO drop your burden down ana
out Of your mind, and to find yourself miles
assy from it all into the very heart OF Nature
Ton draw in deep inspirations ~ the
grateful fragrance Of the woods steals
over YOU, aid your soal rises in splr1t-
uaI response to the mystic nuuences
of the ecene The tumult Of life "a 1t is ls Tor
gotten, and great qniet possesses your senses
go that you feel though you can scarcely oe
said to hear, the myriad sounds which are nask-
ing s1ch sweet x,d harmonious music Houno
you. This is rest in iss perfect sense, ana 1est
ia what is afforded BY these en.erprlaing "ha4-
toniaos," Who have been the hrst, - An organ
;zed bodr to open the way towards better
matbods Of recreation than can possibly be st.
tanned in q more superficial Life.
TIE AHKAxoENES1s FOB Comfort
| AMI convenience have seemed complete each
! Ta.y hut eyerv season finds us with sdhtionaf
Injuries until it would now appear impossible to
| add to the facilities for perfect enjoyment
| Eleyen years ago single army-tent sccommo-
| dated the handful Of gentlemen who penetrated
| into these wilds for the purposes Of rest
and recreation. / bundle Of fresh straw,
! or the dried water-reeds indigenous to
| the p1sce, served them Tor beds at night.
| and al culinary operations were performed
| by themselves In most primitive nanne1-
With DO fexz of criticism however, Ence Al s1as
| time no ladies accompanied them these were
hxopy seasons without doubt; but, as We are
| led to behave, Adam Of old could not 1eeA quite
| coutented even in Paradise without his ETe 80
these gentlemen tegaa to realize the absence OF
the same delightful feminine element, and With
| the realization came the reeolTe to hencefosn
make arrangements for the accommodation OF
| their families. VI conse,
| TIE NEW ORDER OF THINGS
/ involved greater requirements and needs New
| members we're added to the club, half dozen
| tents were purchased and such lu1u17es as
straw pillows, woolen blankets, and TN wash"
basins, began to appear upon the scene. one
| might suppose that the scme OF home con1ott
and convenience had now been reached, but
these elements Of civilization seemed only TO
| suggest new possibilities. As the years went
| On. the number Of members in the club WAS
gradually increased to twenty, and this woodso
I xtrip Of land between the Twin Lakes.-
| some Is acres,-was purchased 1or
permanent annual resort. long rough build
ing WIS erected and partihoned Oh into oook~
room and dining-ball, and stocked with the
| necessary utensils, and number OF boats were
nlaced upon the lakes It would be difficult to
conceive more charming place than the present
oue. or mots delightful CIRCUMSTANCES snAn no"
prevail Between forty and hfty tenss stfescn-
;nc along the beach Of the eouth lake, and CON-
fortably shaded By the orerhAngng trees accom-
moda1e about $50 persons,-as comfortable and
agreeable crowd as one might des1e IN &C
ouaintance with Everything that could % oe-
sired has oertainly DOW been atsa1ned. As .
nopal,r minister and guest was heard to rsnara
| recently, tha three great considerations 1o1
| which nations have struggled have nov been
| achieved:
| EaaE RpuESpEcE, AID oHuER-
| The tent-hoSnea each provided with gooe
Aoorinr OF matched boards. ! wash-bench Anc
appu1tenanees, sheH or Two, 2no gooo oeos'-
I en-;no.beds in mAus lnstances- a new 6tcher
has been added to the wooden building
vhich nnirht excite the envy Of many house
| TIA Three