Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-26

\ party OF school boys whose homes
were In The village OF Gin the northern
pirt OF New Hampshire weuI into th,.
..Juntains to spend ct cir February yaIa
tiJn. There were thirteen Of them Thet
~ out from home at seven o'clo, L III the
a.orning and arrived AT their destinati IL
aDout three In the afternoon. Tie place
WIS small clearing surround d by yer,
"a nse wVcti-. Mountains rose around
tiiem On all sides, while a few rod. fr1u.
The clearing was a river. They were a
mile from any house aud three miles from
I. ON any town. The leader Of the part,
Is Dick Allen, youth of seventeen
-..mpers, large Of statue with fo.V cheek
lack hair aud eyes. He VA greai
i,vorite with his mates notwithstanding
he vas Away, up to some kind Of mis-
ci,lef. Tom Davis aud Fra K, hi. broth.
er, were also favorires and were often
e1lled 'Jaek-of-All trades wa Green
WIS the odd stick. Being selfish tus,y
and frettv, lie always managed IN some
Nay 10 mar the sports of the others. The
G, her boys were from fifteen to eighteen
vars of age. Aud when they we're all
together were merry set
These cold weather pleasure seekers
deposited their luggage, consisting OF
guns, tools, provisions, bedding and tent
upon the ground and began TO look around
for suitable place to pitch their tent and
build ii cabin. They finally agreed that il
should be N one side or the clearing near
spring OF water which they coon dis
covered. Now" said Dick, I'VE must
all put III and work for Ii Is getting late
and 1t almost looks like sCoru." AYE,
aye, they all shouted and the work was
begun in earnest. The logs for their
cabin were cut, the frame built and
tIeir tent pitched when il
Occurred 10 some of them that it Was sup
per time. They bailt rousing fire be
fore which they WarfGed them selves and
ate their supper After hasty review of
their work and "a Few suggestions, Tor the
morrow, these boys, satisfied with them
selves and everything around, stretched
themselves oAt Geld fashion between the
warm colnfoTters which obey brought and
fell asleep,
The next morning the boys were
aroused by shout FROM Tom Davis,
Come, boys. breakfast i ready Hurry
up, for We must finish the catii. aai then
MAKE survey OF the surrounding couu-
try. The bVv- pleased with the idea,
were up Ia tIice, bur VIII the never
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not e.ins Nell and. therefore, could mol
work After breakfast the otneiS went to
work and by noon tntir cabin LODGED quite
like camping out After dinner they laid
the floor and built the hunks, seven In all
~ one corner of the cabin they built a
| fireplace and while a part Of the number
were bringing In their luggage ths rest
were gathering fuel ami .oona blaze went
roaring up through the pine bough- aud
pieces Of Odd siump= tl9t fairly frightened
a"me of them. AT this juuctuie viii
came out rubbing his eyes and vaW ming
| ct, at oo-o-o, what Is il, boys, say
why didn't you teil ne il vou wanted any
help? l. it most LoOn:'' '.NoonY eX-
claimed the boys III a breaIhlt il most
night, the sun has been behind the noun.
| tain an hour Tom vent .uto he cabin
and found everything as cosy aaa home
like as could be.
They ate their supper in their new home
az. planned ID hunt Tor the next dav. A.
evening closed around their little cabin
these happy, hearty bows sat round iheiI
iirs and sang or whistled and told stories
until bed time. BY eight O'Clock all vas
still, not sound was heard except an
/ occasional snore from Frank.
The next morning when the boys awoke
the sun was quite high. They were soon
up aud dressed, however, and "a soon a.
breadfa't vase they prepared for their
trip. oven gel meat enough to last all
the time We are here SALT Dick, "aud
perhaps some to carry home. That
80, said Frank yho was always one e
help fellows feelings even il he did
overstretch the saying little But w
must start out in line il We waHE good
luck. Agreed, that's SO and Frank
right, came from the rest i'll breath
Then, suitiug the action TO the word, the
thirteen rosy checked boys formed them
selves IN a line each about six feet from
his neishb0r and started Their eXpecta.
tons, to say the least, were great. TO dc
these bows due credit | should here say
they were of the unfiagging sort. Deter
minati, II and good nature we're written
upon every face.
Continued in the next.
We are pleased to give as the author OF
this very interesting story the name 81
Harry I. johnson, Portland Ne. Aud lei
me assure YOU, my dear readers, that the
best is Vet to come. 4 wholesome mora
that "honesty is the best policy" seems to
cling to the closing chapters,
Answer 10 Charade-Suuday
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