New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-01
AMONG THE WHITE HILLS
SOME PICTURESQUE INCIDENTS VI "A
VACATION WALKING TOUR

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a." =. .s not n little singular that they nap
,.r.a % he horn within the space OF nVe yoare ~
49, r,orths-one in ls4S, one In 1917 one III 800 w
IN 1881 and the baby Of the parry III ioo''
coverv was made on the fourth DAY Oh inc ramp, on"
., added a new bond to those which ALREADY MAUI ~,
one and all the fastest of friends. ine'0 Is "o'n'e
m ,rampinc together for fortnight OF SO 10 make
INV ,,a. With one another Good fellowship is,
:. .ourss the first thing demand and In this case
., turned out that It possessed In abundance ny al
hands Two may be company ana three n cfo"o unu0'
como circumstances. but the five who trampco 'oeo"o'
through wind and weather for eleven delightful days
Toe, August never once suspected that there was any
croydng-except possibly one night when th'e9 VI
them had to occupy the same ROOM still there were
,hree beds that night and cots. The Wmte
Mountain cot is one of the things that the wayfarg
man. though a fool ought to be exceedingly wary oi'
Sometimes II is too short, as tramp No a can pear
witness He confessed in the morning that during
a large part OF the night he tossed uneashy On MS
couch and couldn't help thinking of the servants oeo
room graphically described by Mr.. Stockton IN one W
b,s amusing sketches. The room was short ana Iie
servant was tall and the suggestion was madc by tno
head Of the household that the best way out Oh inc
difficulty was cut hole through the parntion III "a.
fat and let the maids head rest upon tao'c ]" 'o
nd Joining room: but the wife would not consen' ~
this because II she should ever enter that ROOM sue
said and see the table and It's contents, she was SURF
~. ,ror,d he too forcibly reminded of the head OF
John the Baptist on a charger. Then, TOO inc "Il'c
MOI ntain cot has the uncomfortable habit OF creahs
and moaning in a most sleepdestroyihg 1sShon' 1
tramp No II that is not the case. lhae COZ VI NE
at jefferson Hill-what lamentations ana groampss
that ought not be uttered did 1t give ior'h Ill "n'
should have been the Silly night!
perbans before going further 1 ought to give an
o,t,ne Of what this party of five tramps unoer'ooh
and what 1t accomplished In the first place. IL car
RED out the programme originally planned, WIN ohlS
one or two variations due to the weather Inc pro
eramme was made 'up with the aid OF some hh'u
friends who had been much Of the route pefore'
un Eve set ont from Centre Harbor on pleasant sun
dav morning and journeyed thence to Piymou'h' Inc
start was not made early in the morning d. h'''
been planned because II suspected that ono Vi '
partv would fan have fingered there even inc ""o'0
Of that day but at length the others succeeoeu !" "
auc,pg him IN get under way. Everybody who goes
IN Plymouth and goes certain hotel there is COM
PEELED to pay the piper befrc he goes away. ONO vi
two ~ the tramps were considerably alarmed when IN
formed OF this fact by the who first maze the
coyery: or II not alarmed they were puzSlou A"o
r,vstory was disclosed at the Observation-Disclosures was
very simple however-Mr Piper IS the man VINO hoepS
the hotel From Plymouth the course was iau W
Can,ton Village the party climbing Mount Prospect
OF the way and getting splendid views Oh IaAo ai"
mountain scenery, and on the third DAY aions ".
lovely valley OF the Pemgewasset 10 North Woooseoch
attaining frequent reminders of the fact that we "ero
approschng what traveller through this region Ior'
years ago Witty called the head OF plough nd'i1'
tionp The next morning was rainy and the oon'el'
Mated visit TO Moolauke had to be given up Ior INV
sgercnt but equally delightful Profile Notch with
all ifs wonders and beauties. That night we slcpt III
Frsnconia and the next day passed through be'no'0
tsm and reached the Twin Mountain House the 1oilo"-
Inc DAVIS tourney brought TO Jefferson Hill ana III
cmded the climbing of Mount Starr KING. Nlhc'oon
miles 10 the Glen House followed and from mat po
Mount Washington was reached by the way OF TUCK
sr,nan,s Pavine Tho trip down the mountains was ny
tba ancient Crawford bride path. and after Walk
tbr7urb the lovely Crawford Notch raSl carried us
10 North CONWAY and thence TO Portsmouth. NAV
Md that better route could probably not be CHOSEN
by any one who wishes TO take walking TRIP IN oho
of the most attractive regions in the United sta'eS'
Each member OF the Jolly little company han MS
shall say fad? At least, each one ccntri0u'u n'
own peJlar element 10 the mir'hinlneS anu o"'o'
nent of which there so much cro"deu '"'o co =,
dav No. / the doctcr-and, by tnc way !" ~
always an excellent thing for party OF tramlorS 70
-. doctor among Them Doctors are always good
taliou-s-s,,cb at anv rate has been my fortunate IN
nerence with the prof son-and besides, there IS o
telling at what time doctors services OF au. w
may not be called into equsiton. NO. is Pco'"'
fancy that cropped out this occasion was 'ho gam
ing Of odd and ancient names from tomostohes nj "i
hur pasS'N
t,vo or three on some days. Time would fall me l"
.n =, oil tho unusual Christian names that no dis
coyercd hut the most singular Of all was the resu
% n bref sion at a cemetery in the neghoofhooo %
North Woodstock. The Doctor was copying ono VI
,wo names that had attracted HIS attention, whcn NJ
q who was few feet in advance of him. caleu OUT
ooh here is one tsat you will surely want neVe
..,r .nv,htnr like ,bis IN spell 1t for you whl'
Won write IT dow1a" and he spelled as ioio"S
"M-y-guI-de." ,..s No g,
ais that a mans name or a woman'sf" asked NO.
when he had completed the copying ana was aOou'
close his notebook. 4.
IA womans., gravely responded No. 5, and th
s,octer was all unconscious Of the smiles Whch NOS
and 4 were endeavorng 10 suppress.
u was not until eight days later, when they "er
all in the old cemetery at Portsmouth that ui
T,octor was Informed that he bad simply "r.'o
down as a womans name the words MY "uiue'
which stood at the head of the tombstone Inc hote
hook bore witness the fact that he had accepted III
mamie In good faith, for along with Jeuro an
Moha.ohe, and Samuel appeared "Mygude' with
m.rk m indicate that 1t not borne ny q max
A few miles further on on this same ioad'
blacksmiths shop passed which bore an 'hscril
lion sure to attract the attention OF every Passorp
70 the blacksmith originated it 1t is evident that
has mistaken his calling, and that II ne had cultivate
his talents he might be earning pwcarous hVii
rrtang poetry for the magazines and the com
veekies. This the inscription:
You all want 10 go to heaven at last
But I'm sure you never VIII
Jnloss my friends and brethren
~ BLACKSMITH.
On the rghthand side was hand with inc lnueA n"s
pointing toward the verses, the whole being done
black paint ia fairly good style
Not far away. over a store, was seen sign reaohs
TERMS CASH OR READY PAY.
This was puzzlng, but as il REQUIRED NUMBER
times it evident that ii was the custom OF !.