The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

fieecy clouds, white bank on bank. Into
this billowy, frothy mass the hot, red
Gun was slowly sinking. SO intensely hot
md frey was he and 80 cool his soft white
bed that we almost heard the Kissing as he
sank within it. Through the lower por-
ton of the magnificent cloud-bank he shot
his frey rays streakiug the rough sides of
the mountains with gold and silver light.
But portion of the sun could now be seen.
Immediately above him arranged In con-
tinuous, almost unbroken curves, the lesser
clouds were tinged with every shade of
beauty, tint melting into tint, perfect
harmony of coloring In the clear water
of the lake the scene was reproduced. The
mountains and their shadows were Joined
base to base. the golden streams of light
which thrilled along their wooded sides
uniting at the shore and all the russell
painting of the sky was mirrored In the
limpid ponds broad breast. From shore
to boat the water seemed now ripping
mass of molten gold and now again a sea
VI DlOOu. NC oub anu 1SNSiSbs
drinking in the marvellous beauty of the
scene. Slowly the sun sank TO rest and
gradually the colors faded. Darker and
darker grew the clouds which before had
been so radiant until nothing remained to
tell the glory which had gone forever.
Chained yet by admiration and entranced
we sat until the shrill and mournful cry of
the Rdaft loon, the requiem of the dead
magnifcence broke the spell and bent US
| to our oars again. Without word we
reached our camp, soon the forked flames
were cracking among the dry logs which
our guide had cut for the evening fire
Merrily the flap jacks danced in the pan
under his skilful hands and the potatoes
bobbed and bubbled in the pail. Need
assure you we ale them as hungrily. Aftel
supper we lit our pipes and seated opposite
each other with our hands clasped across
our knees the captain commenced, hi
face as mournful as an autumn day.
''Fne hunting, my boy"
$50, So"
"But we haven't found anything" hi
groaned.
made no answer.
Delightful fishing he continued, Isl,
trout apiece that have cost at least sixt.
dollars"
Still | made no answer.
"Bog River Falls"
"Is ID SELL" l couldn't helpit.
was excited, overcome, frantic and with
yet deeper groan than Lis, rolled over au
hid my face.
What was beauty to me now? OF wha
, value the moon which hung full in III
! heavens sivering the placid water in on
front? What pleasure could take
stalwart Mt Arab which once had liker
ed to some mighty spirit guarding the er
. trance to the happy hunting grounds
hunting grounds indeed What was a
the wild picturesqueness of forest an
| mountains in the face of the misery of I'll
last two days.
81 say, my boy" said Cap.
"Wel say on"
: "Let's clear out to morrow"
agreed" answered. And when Il
morrow's sun had chased the morning mis-
e from off the water, we struck tent an
, started. BY night we reached Bartlett
3 Happy, contented even jovial l crawled
I. between two sheets and snOred the mi
night hours away. In the morning aga
If we took boat for Martins, passed throug
:. Round lake, down little stretch of rapi,
i (stern foremosD drank the cool sparklil
waters of "Jacobs Well" and reached OF
a Ss-,.>. -,,s>-:-~s' 40. 49, rrs,,,ll
&c can bride him to spend an hour more thu
% is necessary in the woods. l preached Il
= subject of the Chateauguay wilderness
ls But he was firm as rock.
3, "Will you go?" timidly int .uired. t
:, pointed to one eye nearly as large az he
!" egg and his two hands which looked Iii
, two enormous red puff bale, shook b
IT head and said.
I. ''Flesh and blood can't stand II, my got
fellow, flesh and blood can't stand it,"