Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-07-07
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We moved quite rapidly through
The sunshine and shadow OF lilo Tues
day. Editors have their trials aud
tribulations, and we are no exception,
but as the cross held up before Me
phis,opheles took tho evil power out
Of him, no did an Invitation from our
democratic friends, In camp on the
shore Of Silver Lake, Barnard, to visit
them, drive dull care from our breast
for the day. We lcharlered team,
took In our family and started. We
were cordially received by the party at
their camp, about ,hree'quariers OF q
mile from the hotel, on tho opposite
side OF tho lake, The party consisted
OF VIM, Davis, wife and son, Ed,
ilarpiu aud wife, Lewis Rogers, wife
aud daughter, Eugene +. Tewksbnry
aud wife, Mrs, Doctor Cotton and sis
tor, Miss Fairbanks and Miss Harpin.
Mr.. Rogers dog, "Peter," was a con-
spicnous character. Here can be
found everything that Is necessary in
u well ordered household, and, 10 fact,
many Of the III, prics OF stony folks"
Their friends put upon them some
in sending packages labelled in this
way, "Presid'ng Elder Davis, Camp
Garfield, Silver Lake, Barnard Mr..
Davis showed us cigar he had just
received from DR.. Cotton, which meas.
nred about foot long and an inch or
Two through, labelled ELDER" etc.
They have Two large tents III which
they sleep, aud all their edibles, with
The exception OF baking, are prepared
Oh the grounds They have a large
boat which they ply between the vii
lage and the camp, and use for fishing
nights, with the stars and stripes way
ing from its stern. They report the
fishing good in the pout line, and
have caught some cells over three feet
in length. (This isno fish story.) Over
the door Of the tent, fronting the lake,
in large letters, are inscribed the
names Of Hancock a. English. About
one o'clock We set down to large
table spread in the open air, in de-
lighttul shade, loaded with the laxulies
Of the season, that would put n
table at one OF the popular resorts in
The White Mountains to shame. Truly
our best things lie nearest our homes.
The afternoon was spent in social
converse, eating pop corn, fresh from
the pepper, drinking ice cold lemon
ade, etc. Hon. Frederick Billings
party, who arrived at the hotel for
dinner, was observed from camp by
the means of q telescope. About two
p. m, Frank N. Billinga, Ed. Bailey,
and three of Mr.. Frederick Billings
children paid the camp visit, and
were warmly received by all. The
campers have hosts of visitors. and all
find cordial welcome and boun-
teous table. About half past four we,
with the other visitors, were taken to
the village by boat, under the pilot
ship of Messrs. Harpln and Rogers, to
take our respective conveyances for
home. All were delighted with the
folks, the treatment, the place, and the
day. We regard this as one OF the
pleasantest occasions of our lives. and
when another year rolls round, we
hope to be able to meet the smiles and
grasp the hands of the same party, if
only for on hour; for, as the Proverb
sayeth, 1T doeth good like medi-
cine" After visiting few friends in
the village, we turned ''dobbin" to-
ward be me over the "Gulf road" We
called at the residence of our demo-
cratic friend, Dorman Badger, and
was sadly surprised to find him suffer-
ing on bed of sickness, on which he
has lain most Of the time since last
April. 1t was caused by fall, and
he does not gain very rapidly. At
English'S Mills we learned OF the
death of the wife of Mr.. Isaac New
ton, another democratic friend OF ours
Such is life-sunshine and shadow.
We arrived home safely, and were
glad 10 seek our couch, as the exel-
cises of the day were out of our usual
line OF duty, and tired us considerable.
But We were up early, remembering
Longfellow's "Psalm of Life
Life Is reall Life Is earnest!
The democrats of this town are re-
quested to meet in caucus at the AGE
Office, Saturday evening next, July 10,
at u o'clock, for the purpose of elect
ing three delegates to represent the