The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-12

Some ~ the P1easures of IN ERcursiou ~
The Carpathian Mountains
The horses are relieved OF their re-
spcctivc burdens and sctloose to Craze;
neither hay nor oats has been proyidsd.
nor do they expect OF require il Our
Wallachian attendants busy themselves
in collecting fire-wood and Lighting .
lsrge camp fire for the triple purpose
Of cooking the supper, keeping them
selves warm and frightening OF pos
sible bears or wolves that may come
PROV ling about at night in quest Of .
horse. There is here no difficulty in
providing fuel enough for a splendid
bonfire; and no wood burns with such
! spirit as q dead mr. tree.
II is my duty here to forestall pos
| siblc anticipation by frankly acknowl-
| edging that no bear ever did come 70
disturb " in the night Yet the
thought Of thc shaggy visitor. who
| might q any moment be expected 10
drop in upon US, went = long way
toward enhancing the romance Of the
situation. During all nj stay ia the
| mountains. bruin was like = vague. in
, tangible presence. lowering around,
and causing us delicious thrills Of hor-
ror at every STEP II We plucksd .
bunch Of late raspbcrries on "a path.
Il was with . hand trembling with fear
lest q furry paw should appear al the
other side Of the bush 70 claim his
rightful property; and we always lay
down 70 sleep half expecting to be
awakened by an angry growl close al
hand. Consequently. the raspberries
we ate anil the sleep We snatched were
sweeter far than m N sleep and
everyday raspberries. feeling, - We
almost did. - though each had been
wrung from : furious hear in = hand
to-hand-fght
Our si,elter-hut. roughly constructed
OF boards. consisted Of : small en-
trance lobby. with stamped earthy
floor and OF onc nioderate-sized room
about eight PAGES long. All down on
side Of It, occupying fully half thu
depth Of the apartment. ran q sort O
shelf covered with straw and suppose
to act As a bed; a long deal table ans
4 wooden bench. with . row Of peg
for hanging up the clothes comPlete'
the furniture. Besides the woodeI
shutters. there were likewise remova
BILE glass windows. which are regular
" deposited in = hiding-place unde
the flooring. lest they should be stole
or wantoniy broken by the ~all-destroy
ing WaIlachians. Each authorize
guide only Is appraised Of these place
OF concealment. 10 which he Is careft
, 10 restore them whenever the part.
I breaks up. This particular shelter-hu
! is an exceptionally well-built and luxr
rious one. for most Of these are devoi
OF windows or shutters, and often close
on one side only.
/. By the time We had prepared on
supper, and checred ourselves with nj
: mcrous cups Of tea. Il had grown quit
4 dark. and we were thankfulto seek o.
2 hard touches. "A railway rug sprea
over the straw which covered Il
9 boards made them quite cndurabl'
I. and all superfluous skirts and Goa
q were pressed into service Is pillow
g We an lay down i'm q clothes. mere
e removing our boots. for it i hard
possible 70 dress too warmly for q nigl
Z passed in one Of these Carpathian she
ter huts; and though the day had bes
= 50 warm AZ 70 rcnder Tho thinnest sur
mcr clothing necessary for walkinI
up here the nights are piercingly col
and even a heavy fur sledging-clo:
= was not found 70 be dc trop.-Biac
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