The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-08-09

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novelty. II 10 indeed The peaceful ocean
Oar dwelling place "a partly . tcnt ans
partly moro substantial structure In
asine long platform, ffiy feet in cscn
and ten ices wide, an open place IN iron
With only light railing around IL which
forms the little piazza. Then our teat
twenty feet long. divided into oompart
ments with bright eretonno curtains: tier
a nicely built kitchen fourteen feet long
then little csnvas-covcred room for /
spare bedroom always ready for Vermont
iriendsl, and this completes our establish
mcnt which !. really fine for campers
The furniture is mostly home made. and
Only be or she who has constructed such
furnishings knows the proud estimate
which is put upon ~ Sach wonderful
chairs and tables and cupboards could on.
ly have resulted from the finest inventive
genius. But we have a regular cooking
stove, made away "down east. and we
turn II to excellent use. for the keen de-
mands OF appetite were never kcener than
here. All, il We could pass you plate Of
fish smoking from the oven or the chow
der kettle. lie. your Imagination picture
the delicious dish; fancy cannot over esti.
mate its excellence.
We have had the great pleasure Of vel.
coming TO our tent Mr.. Charles Field of
Dorset and also Mr. Charles Freddy OF
Philadelphia, a most unexpected guest TO
us. He is OF q pleasure tour through our
state and dropped in upon us one morning
quite unAeralded. The only regret we
had in connection with his visit was its
shortness, but he was most enthusiastic
admirer Of Monterey. and was almost as
reluctant to 60 as we were 10 have him.
The grove is full Of New England people.
Our nearest neighbor is from Vermont,
and the next from Massachusetts.
This amp life is wonderfully pleasant
and Wholesome for soul and body. The
are us free and happy as the SPUR.
rels which sit and chatter TO us from the
rocks asst they were on excellent terms OF
And by the way mother
hawk his just reared her young in tree
which overhangs our door. No gun is ev-
or fired on these grounds, even hawk is
safe. It is birds paradise. Little spar.
rows and thrushes twitter and sing all day
and even in the night, as il. they had sweet
dreams. The two little boys who belong
to our tent have blistered their happy lit.
tie legs wading in the surf and never think
Of complaining. They are laying up col
ectiors of shell and sea MOSES, but, bet.
ter than that, great stores Of health and
strength for the long pull Of school life
soon to begin. They scramble over the
,liffs or leap from island to island like
Tourg chamois, and if they have ever had
/ tumble or misadyenture it has never |
been reported al headquarters.
We have just had our usual delightful
Assembly with its rush Of lee
lures and social gatherings. Now we just
ii down and let Mother Nature teach us.
Heaven send us The wisdom and the docil.
ty to be good disciples. One Of our
yrandest Chautsuqua lectures was from
Rev. Dr. Fiske q San Francisco q believe
Vermont mani. II was called
Work and Play" In the most brilliant
yet profound manner he took up the sub
ect OF labor and recreation. He showed
low one offsets the other, how needful
md good both are, and with glowing elo-
uence portrayed the a+e.s -s.sss and strain
# work and responsibility which lie upon
very loyal SOU, aud the grandeur of the
ebound when he man slips his chains
nd turns boy again in the wild wood
lfe, or other. lealthful play. 1t was a
masterpiece Of oratory, and, better than
hat. 1t was poem Of Labor and Rest, OF
life and Dath 1t taught us all the
'eauty and Isefulness OF putting more
rue play int our lives. l would that
ould emphatic it for the benefit Of dear
Id yermontfriends, who are working too
ard, ! fear. This is q wonderfully famil-
ar letter fora newspaper, but it seems as
hough oil he JOURNAL readers were in our
Id familhrhome circle. Hail and fare.
7ell. aH.F.