Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-31
MAINE LETTER CONCLUDED.

| My last letter was sept from our permanent
 camp on Togue Lake. The remainder of our
 stay there, will not take up time by dwelling
 upon, as one days adventures were not par
 ticularly different from another Wednesday
 morning we packed up, opened and closed the
 old cabin door for the last time, and started on
 the homeward trip across the lakes, and down the river. We took along some choice cuts or
 caribou steak, sufficient to last until we reach- ed an irihabitable region, leaving one hind quarter hanging in front of camp, for the moose birds to pick. We crossed four carries during the day. A drizzling rain made part of the forenoon rather unpleasant. Just as we were l passing projecting point of land in Ambeje- jus lake, we discovered three deer, gamboling and frisking up and down the beach, little | thinking what sad end was in store for them. We were to the windward of them, and they had not scented us. Hub and Harry went on shore Stop! must take this all back This adventure (taking all things into consideration) 1 having terminated rather ts. the credit of the enemy than to our side, it was found necessa- " for the good of the cause, to suppress all accounts of the affair for the time being, so had to promise silence
 Wednesday night, we occupied our old quarters at 'The Ambejejus House" About. midnight an alarm of fire was given, Harry's best Sunday coat was discovered to be in a blaze. Part of one skirt, most of the lining, and one pocket containing pair of nlittens, and numerous other articles were dead loss (no insurance whatever). Harry had thought fully set ''ire alarm" in the other pocket, in the shape of box of No. 46 rife cartridges. They were about giving in full report of the whole proceedings, when they were snatched from the flames by brave fireman who was promptly on the ground We have no well founded suspicious against any one in particu- lar, yet we have no doubt but it was the work of an incendiary (spark).
 Thursday was very windy day, so much so, that we dare not continue our journey across the lakes. Part of the day was spent in reading aloud E. F.. Rowe's, ''Near to Natures Heart" The title seemed quite ap- propriate to the occasion. Ducks and looms in the lake in front of camp were noisy and bois- terous, and required little of our attention at times throughout the day. At sundown, Hub and Harry went out couple of miles in ca- noe to see if it would be safe to start. They found it very rough and had to put back again. The wind quieted down during the night. We were afraid it would rise again with the sun, and, at o'clock Friday morning, Hub arose and prepared breakfast, after which we pulled out of our little harbor, and padded down the lakes. We never experienced the peculiar sensation of being ignominiously drummed out of camp, until that morning. All the part ridges far and near seemed to have gathered about our camp, and as we showed out from shore, they set up such drumming that it was almost deafening. Being so we'll timed with our departure and so consistent with what we would suppose their feelings would be, we could not help acknowledging the ap- propriateness of the proceeding. We found comparatively smooth sailing and by the time the sun arose, we were past the toughest wa ter. We met four deer along the shore of North Twin Lake, but some of these interest ing little adventures have been partly if not wholly obliged to give my word of honor not to mention, so simply state, that we met four deer. There is usually two sides to story, and one of them is almost always the best side I sometimes feel sorry that 1 was not employed to tell the deers story. I could then dwell quite graphically upon some of these lit- tie incidents that am now obliged to pass over, out of respect to the side to which must remain loyal.
 We reached our former camp at North Twin dam about the middle of the forenoon. Hub and George took a canoe and went down the rapids to Quakish Lake, and from there across to Fowler's, where they engaged team to meet us at 8 o'clock, Saturday morning, to haul our canoes and baggage to Medway. We put up for the night at North Twin dam. Our caribou. steak gave out here, and we went out and shot partridge for supper. At the appoint ed time, next morning, we met the team at Quakish. At Fowlers we found letters and phpers (and pan of milky awaiting us. All of which we devoured in the regular way. Walked fourteen miles, and at three o'clock arrived in Medway, encountered with good string of cartridges which we presented the old Mrs. Hathaway (where we put up for the night) and she cooked them for our supper. Mrs. Hathaway is 8 good motherly old soul (and no particular reason why she should not be, as she is the mother of thirteen children) and she took excellent care of us.
 The Enquirer not being an illustrated paper, there will be no use of course in sending illus tratiens descriptive of our trip. I will only give you the titles to a few, and any one wish ing them in the form of steroscopic views can send their order in to almost any dealer in first class views. The price ought not to exceed $2. 90 per dog. In ordering, simply give the number of the picture instead of the title. Some of the best of them we have numbered and entitled as follows
 l-Fording the Penobscot at daybreak tvery fn.-
 2-Rural scene Mrs. Fowler entertaining company from Connecticut Nice fat pigs. ducks and geese Ia the foreground tvery esPrsssivel.
 (a scene never to be forgotten).
 s-our party with canoes, and baggage loaded on (No neverl.
 15-Beautiful scene of bark canoe gliding silvery Lake, etc.
 l6-same scene with few slight changes tcanoe in -verted, etc.I
 2laIidnisht scene at the t,ial of Harrys Patent Fire Alarm (quite excitingl.
 1S-The togue's terrific encounter with our George Every hfe-hke). -~-~ 29-Midnight shower at brush camp on Pockwocka- mus.
 lICookng pancakes under difficulties (very affect. ngI. u- Thirty-fourth charge of ''The Forlorn Hope' (after loonl.
 12-Third charge of buckshot (after muskrat,. 2S-The Noble Red Man of the Penobscot. S4-Home Camp on Togue Lake, 25-Scene from summit of Mt Katahdin.. 6-The earibou's last leap! 7-"To the victors belong the spos" tSo political signifcancel. 3S-Ducking in the river Gone kfhd). S9-rucking in the river tanother kindl 20-Rapid Transit (elevated road on top of Ralsam trees at the foot of Nit. Katahdin). y5 N-"Pooling our issues.n
 Sunday evening we went to Mattawamkeag, We tried to attend church, but did not succeed