Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-13

times had | been called TO the festival
board by the ever welcome chime, but
never before had il sounded so sweet
ly and | answered SO readily as upon
this occasion. West Bay City, %
minutes for dinner" sang the break
man, and truly felt like embracing
him on the spot. But he was gone.
That odoriferous chicken pie had
more charms for him than ANYTHING
could offer. Was | long in getting to
the front9 Well no longer than it was
absolutely necessary, The step was
double quick with an interest desire to
brace it up.
Did you ever take part in one of
those 20-minutcs for refreshments din
ners? If not, you have wasted the bet
ter half of your life It's a picnic of
the most pronounced pattern. Every
one wants to be served at the same
time AID when one serve, with a mod
esty born of desperation. one and all
make the most of the few remaining
moments in satisfying the cravings of
the inner man and getting even with
the lunch v"nder That is the beauty
OF n 2J-minutes for-retreshments lunch
1t costs fally as much rs first class
dinner and takes not half as long TO de-
YOUR. It's "a great SAVIOR of time and
that's what We ne ID nowadays. We
Americans spend too much time mt the
table. Why. myself have taken three
whole minutes TO eat meal. How
ever, will tr; not to have such II
thing happen again
AN aboard" cries the conductor.
and away we go TO the north woods.
The houses grow fever AMI fnwer in
nunbpr until only an occasional one
j. seen. The first few stations are
passed and ae plunge into the most
-forSaken wilderness If there can
be such p piece eye would care to see.
Tine was when these barren wastes
were covered with stately pines, but
the rayages of luinbermen and fire.
have turne the forest into dreary uu
inviting stretches of country, tht
greater portion of which are said to b,
unfit for cultivation.
Every few miles the train stops
sometimes at little collection of hsus
es and then again at single house O
n road crossing. After a run of abou
40 miles, we came to Alger. the june
ton of the Alpena& Bay City railway
IA newly constructed narrow guage roat
running up the lake shor;. About 2
miles further up we came TO St Hel
ems. the seat of ii. Stephens & Co
great numbering operations Here ar
located some very large mills, whic
cut into lumber the output of the firm
large camps. Roscommon comes next
n pushing little town, the county sea
of Rosconmon county, and headqgal
ters for many camps A ride of
miles more brings us to our destinatio
and friends
= 1t was now dark However. CO.
dial welcome was awaiting me. and
: soon found myself ushered into III
brothers pleasant home. In the stor
. around the genial fire sat the villag
) philosophers and members of the Lin
= Kiln Cuba counterfeit lin white) {
the club made famous by the Detro
Free Press. The topics of the da
= were i'm discussion, and were being haI
' died as only such councils can.s
| NV stay had been bat n few minut,
when word came that some of I'll
z tea us were yet to come in Ny brotl
! er proposed that We go out TO me,
them, and without waiting for supp,
5 we were off. The well-beaten road le
! through fields, half-cleared lots, an
then into the woods. On and OH "
a went, occasionally stopping to liste
; for shout from the teainsters, unit
{ we suddenly came upon the first ar
2 only load for that night. was tire
and followed suit by clambering on Il
a already large load. The keen air SOC
reminded me that my overcoat W
thin-decidedly thin and that my ca
v were uncovered. 1t seemed there hG
a been a drop in the atmosphere mark
I and "a big one, too. It did not take
i four hours to reach the yard, but pie
& ty long enough, at least for me. Al
v then came the unloading, but befo
| the job was completed your humb
e servant had skipped by the light of q
o moon, or some other light, for the stol
J. Supper was ready and was soon rea
Ie for the supper. I won't say what
II had to eat, but it was good and son