Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-01
A DELIGHTFUL LOCATION.
why Seeker After Rural Delights Keeps
Ills Chopping Knlfe In Tip-Top Order.

At this season OF the year to find
country friend who has desirable camp
ing-out facilities on his place is cOnsid-
cred the very best of good luck. Such
ono is Mr. Ferryman, of Berkeley.
This gentleman is lord of the manor,
whose possessions range from the pros
porous valley in the neighborhood of
the station named in his honor to the
tops of The lofty hills clad in eternal
chaparrel.
Some days ago Mr.. Fcrryman per-
ceived friend on the boat. The friend
had blankets, tent and frying-pan with
him. Enthusiastically he was bound for
the woods.
"Where are you bound for?" said the
Berkeley squire, genially.
"Oh, nowhere in particular. replied
the seeker after rural delights. Just
going to lay out for a night or two. "
Got your family along?" inquired
Mr. Ferryman.
"Ay, the whole lot of EN- said the
friend.
"Wcll, then, why not come and camp
in the canyon in the rear of my houseP"
said Mr.. Ferryman. There's wood
and water and good shade, and if you
should want anything from the house
you've only got to ask for it.
This suited the camper, and with the
hospitable Ferryman ne pursued his
tortuous path up the canyon. The air
was balmy and the place came up to all
its proprietor had claimed for it as a
camping ground.
Now here is good place to halt,
just by this cabin" said the friend,
dropping his blankets.
Mr.. Ferryman glanced uneasily at the
cabin. "Well, It's pretty good" he
said, but think you might find more
suitable place higher up"
Cant get anything Better than this, "
said the friend "What's in the cabin,
anyhow l SEQ paddock OIL the
door
"Oh, nothing of any particular value.
Still really think you might come far
ther along the canyon"
"Why, confound it, man, you don't
think m going TO break into your old
cabin. No, stay right here,n and he
proceeded to get up his tent and col
lect wood for Il fire. When the axe
rang on the dry oak stumps Mr.. Ferry
man excused himself hurriedy on the
plea Of meeting some friend at the
house, and the camper noticed that as
soon as he got round the bend he cast
an uneasy glance over his shoulder and
then ran as if pursued by grizzly.
Early next morning the camper was
rather surprised at the interest the
neigGbors seemed to take in his unpre-
tentious little outfit. The tops of the
various hills which commended view
of his camp were tenanted, and some
brought opera-glasses. "Surely," he
thought, camping out can not be so
rare an occurrence ir this canyon, yet
these people take an interest in my
tent. Curious that they do not come
nearer and examine it il camping be
such II novelty in this quarter" But
they did not nor did Mr. Ferryman
himself put in an appearance. The
next day the camper struck tent and
departed. His surprise was increased
by remarking the number of people who
accompanied him 10 the station, but did
not come near him, all following al
some distance
"The most remarkable experience ]
have ever had, /" he said. 81 wonder what
popularity about my get-up attracts
the curiosity of these good people?'
On the cars he met an ACQUAINTANCE
and explained to him the odd manner
in which the Berkeleyans had acted.
"And furthermore, he said, Il never
have caught glimpse of Ferrymau
since"
Where did he put you?"
"Close by a little cabin in the can.
yon
"A cabin!" calculated the friend,
moving off from him, and regarding
him with astonishment.
Great heavens! Have you caught
the infection, toop Yes, cabin. Wha
about h?"
why, no wonder the people stared
at you. That cabin is giant powder
stcre-house, and of course the spectacle
of man camping by it aud hammerinl
at wood and building fires must have
impressed them with the belief that he
was a lunatic. And appeal to yoursel
if they had not good grounds for such 9
suppostion."
The campNS felt for chopping-knife