, 1881-10-02
q Flock of Them Oh Mazda
waska Lake.
lisit Of 4 TaIae Broiher to Their SHinpt
llu'S ]iitling.plaee.
Awful Ceremonies Of 1nitlation-Sto'
ries for the Marines.
Creed of the Clui}-7he Privileges OF
Birth, Equality, and Good Looks.

= ~'''''AN O''''
l1anniuess by the bywlfu!. Did yon ever hear
OF tl,. Wild t:uosc Club: Well, 1t Is tAe
Ai.I,-tonc.l spurting-club OF New EhS'ala.
lis grounds comprise ,00 acres, situated III
Somerset County, Maine, including the great
NIa,lawaska Lake, together with It's tfloola-
ry streams anu connecting ponds.
Ii is cuinuoSed Of fifteen lnnllIbcrS--Eahocis
in inll pull1age-,uost OF whom reside Ill
Boston and its vicinity. Tleyarc all ralif"aa
,,o..uls, bank Presidents. merchant princess
ur other species of capitalist.
liz in article OF the constitution no man
can beconlt. !; member or be invited III 'lsit
the domains af,.! partakc vi the liospltailtytl
tile club unless he be the pOsscssor vi 1T lc;lst
Il million. went, but ail sattcheo ns LEG
thought that So few OF luy friends can 20
there untirr this rule.
MY INVITATION,
which came through the Secretary conc''t''e'.
thus; "lt is expected that every visitor Will
steal something. and 1hc value OF whatever
hr r,:ty takc will be charged to tic Melaber
who introduces him." This pleased me eA-
crr.lingly. knew could meet that ie:'soll-
able expectation. happened at the lime 10
luck !: number Of little things which tl't
mt wal.t t. buy, allu 1t occurred 10 1lIe
that the ;.ccepla!lce 0f this. ll'll:1llol
would afford Il guosl opportunity 1nF
! r,,enlsl,ing. | 1eedful1y and thahk-
fully accepted. Tllen | unused: - Will
visit the Wild t;o,sc Club; will replt'ni,h:
will shoot many wild .ecSc.' felt that
it would be especially pleasant to 20 I" i
place where a,nl Among people by WHOM
stealing WAS recognized. Indeed regard
/ This feature in The organization Of the club,
particularly That portion vi 1t Which pai'ces
tic responsibility Of the theft on $oH'tf'os'J
| else, u, most jutliriotts and useful. ii puts
visitors 1T their ease, and ut tile s;11he lime
tends to protect the lncsnbcrS "f the c!tlo
against any i1nputat'on ot tAclnsl'ehyss r'r'. nu
! III bcin. in ANY way stuck ur. Charge
10 which, from their high t!!E'slr'al position,
| they might otherwise be :.lntiIable.. some
persons consider themselves IL" .oot ~ ~
! suciatr with thieves. Ihe mtnlh'rs ot t'l''e
! club do not: :iether 10 land t''ld thc1t' 50.
| OK Ay ARRIVAL NJ EosroS
| was met uy Il committee Ut three. lAelrhers,
who escorted! ne /" the slepnt ri tile Eastern
| IIitr,,;t4I where We were suUlt cUn1oftaols
/ ,Iisposyd in Il Pullman sleeper. tr''t!i {lc
auu..ar;.tlct and l.l;1ners ut these gentlemen
feared on first meeting them that there WAS
s,nn.. ,ns,nke THEY Suetliet like tcr..yinc!l,
ami Was afraid either that l had mel NY
wrong committee III that the committee li;d
me, tie w1on. nlal,. But SUBSEQUENT events
proved that they werc-Wel not c!,tss'',eir. 'r''r
coats. and that these garments were sl'pplittu t
! with large pockets plaeeu 1T every ;4v;''iaolc
I point. inside audi our, like an eStra'asantls
typical s:ootn.ijacket; 1t occurred 1.1,,:,'. 10
Il sort Of club uniform: bl,t in this, 1ns
j wis wrong l learned subsequently that
'-.iuwu E;.s, '' there exists the most n:sent
reason tnr this style Ut nrcrc"at anu thai rs
unnecessarily large considering The weather
II w;ss tulu that lln lla1 especially ITO F:tst-
| rr,, man, could possibly travel comfortably
will, less than f'ro; and that nGst VI Tile
Wilt-GoO>c men needed thFee VI 'o"i'
HERE Is THE EXPLANATION.
In consequence of !, provision ot the Maine
Iin1lor law. Which prohibits railroad aud eA-
nr,.,, companies frniA conveying amy kliti VI
rctl csllnS beverages into or through that
State, every lll:,l is compelled to W his Own
rxpress,'ltl This will also eSpI;:fh t!i'eel
fact that has been 50 frequently hGi1cc'l-
namely: that tNerconts are :" SelicIa',s gar
riru l,y travellers il, Maine even III the hottest
| weather. They must HuCCif-
!. \, might he expected, the effect or tHls
liul,or E.w u}ol, the business Of some Vt the
New En.!allA transportation companies !i:ls M
ln.c1, nt,st disastrous. Some time a=o thc
,,ilr,a,t company l have already l,;t'i!c;l
found itself almost bankrupt, AMI lll!ousl1 !,
| ii, Impoverished condition WAS attributed III
other CAUSES. | feel quite sure, Judging lrun
tie number ut n,uny-pockctcd uEcrroats
which | saw, that it was due ~ tue Stea'
.linnuton nf ll'lua irelTllt -, a'is 1..G, ~ >,
lunG is that la" stands, uo ilot Vail ~ ~ !;
st"'k in any 1reis'lt-cafFsA's company -
Maine. a., 4 .,.<.,,,c,- am
On tle following lloFHlns sa,ti,', ,h',nt ri; If
;le' 10y. ?" .';,,, anil vas tryi1rr to re
Nam - ,;rrtl nf = tu,r,er shook me and salt
! "r ,y.r,. near IN the station ST. We we're
nm, hrfnr. had Time to gut fairly tlrt'Sss:.
:, ~" trail, stn,nulf and We aljgIltcd III Pitts
~ MA ,,t:trt. ,,,tr,l nnjy for having tcel
,,sn., h1,r"rI1 lawn some m,,ltls aEu. II,r
.r,.i.,n. stn,ut rrniy far lis. lut wc wcrs
~. .'.',,, -. :,t. .l;n1 .,,,,v tmwar.Is
7ooi' '"..''':' 1--WE" ,.,'.,,..s,- r,r..
TIE ''EsAi Iss.,., '..N. '..,.,>,o,,
seven miles distant. ol"flN atter uasHtt..,
W. re;lrl'ed llaIllaild' oeaHtiana il"ri, l'i,
ul clean, ttr!i's. Siee1t-la"nS" MIN, .rI.',
housed, and srecn-sllletcteu NV ~ .i
village sil'atef Al aie u"s.et t1u, - u ;''t
Here w eiI nt .:,,i,.n a.i,' ~. i, rc,J
one OF the cluS noats Mil'slu ,,, VIZ tn;rs VI a,,
lIc.S for u.s. lhe cAlG "iW ,,,ra .u'c r.,.'
with Wnich the o'eitnAi' ,..", ,"
ta:Na IT, INC ooal ;u1i '.umeu .t,.'ea """ w.,
were very tortlflS, anu lug plne'n ~: r. ~, M
watched with The utM1st a!aNie1A " i,1 10y ~ !,
tlre party, !cst any III l1le paSsaec eho"1A
smashed. Iii. ,o.. ,
After ,dellsh1lhl sl-Miln f;it,a ,:I'',I:'. "
about SIX miles, y: came u ! nn'f.'"'' f.,a, iii
airy am 5.cctl sttuGtn 1olal nal' ,cv f an
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