The Press., 1889-06-20
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

mIneralOg1cat specimen from the DoGtom of the river. Wiring out the hose for ibation to the Naiad of Sandy river. How fast the eye sight fails. Make haste. Hold while the trout listen to lecture on rocks from the center of deep pool. One thing is certain the lecturer of that occasion is not very dry. At last the horrible thought is suggested that possibly the night is to be passed in the woods-no firearms, no food, no fire, no friend. It is so dark the hand is scarcely visible, and our progress is made by feeling the way along, pole in hand, step by step, now seizing tall rock, now staggering as if paying our devotions to Bacchus. A little further natural bridge of the debris of fallen trees and stumps ob- structs the way. As we begin to pull our- selves up black bear stares upon us from among the trees, and with frantic shout to warn everybody againt being afraid, with 8 very languid unsheathing of our belt knife, the mode of presenting arms in honor of our new acquaintance in the woods, we awaited any remarks he might be pleased to make. Old bruin was pet rifed with amazement and instantly chang ed into black stump. We felt exceed lngly grateful for this unexpected trans formation, as we smoothed our deeply in-
 terested hair, and rejoiced that wife and
 
 of life. There is an opening we guess. No, | it is a cluster of white poplar and birch. | A little too tired to go any further. Let
 us drag ourselves upon that rock in the
 midst of the dashing waters and try to pass
 the night. Twas not so dark for burning | Troy. For the benefit of the catamounts | that are doubtless watching in that bend ing treetop up there let us sing 70 my | house is builded Oh a rock" The song fin
 ished the eyes are triae dull and if we
 are not careful the water will tide us onto
 "Jasper" before morning. Evidently time
 is sleepy too, and gets along but slowly.
 Even the faithful watch has turned traitor,
 for it ticks only once in an hour. This air,
 too, is crispy as November, and chilling
 mist and rain have joined hands with hun
 ger, exhaustion and even sickness to bless
 the contented fisherman. After one of the
 geologic ages had passed, in the vain but
 almost successful attempt attempt to afford
 us slumber, the mist grew grayer, and af-
 ter bedewing the attractive spot with many
 a tear from our sympathetic hat brim we
 slowly but with great resignation tore our-
 selves away, and with limbs nearly par
 alyzed at leaving the captivating place we
 slowly bore our dignifed features towards
 the discomforts of human society. After
 nearly miles joyous tramp the solitary
 house dawned through an opening. The
 pleasures of that afternoon in fishing, and
 the wretchedness of the evening were like
 hurried march from the orange to the
 cypress.
 Such experience furnishes the most com. plete diversion from the cares of profes. sional and mercantile life Readers, should
 you ever visit these elysian fields, do not fail to leave your vacations at home and
 suffer nothing but death to reach you by
 telegraph. It is not necessary that you1
 business should enslave you. It IS imper ative that the demands of health be met You have no more right to deny yourselves 4 the pleasurable duties of recuperative rec
 reation than you have the right to comml suicide in cold blood.
 One of the great benefits of foresting is found in the undisturbed and profound sIumber that is enjoyed after days active : enjoyment among these lakes and rivers Gentle exercise has scattered the blood 5 from the heated brain of the student, tht and the cozy log fires of the bracin2 even ings entice dyspepsia and nervousness away, and leave the man of cares to res
 like child on the balmy bosom of mothe } earth. With scarcely an exception the ap petite is increased to it's maximum degree and fully atones for the montony of far, that is so inseparable from forest life. The immunity from colds which attends :, camp life in the forests of Maine is indeed | wonderful. It reaches even to convales z cence in those upon whom consumption !, appeared to be fatally seated. In the sum , mer of 1872 a friend asked permission tt z join our party. He frankly informed u | that his physician had more than intimatet ~ that his case was hopeless and the post ponement of death could not long be ex pected. Emaciated in body, fever and chil , alternating, weak, without appetite, hol , low cough and death-like countenance : he determined to go, even if life endet . amid the shadows of northern balm. Ther : $ he lay upon the sofa just before leaving, ghastly outline of flesh and bone, and with Y out some experience from the past the ro' that stood near him would have seeme Q the toy of fool. In the arms of tender ' ness and care we bore him from his trem 2 bling, despairing parents, where the magi 0 hands of forest balm could exercise tn :, diseases from his shattered frame. Ikno, F not what the revelations of the Great Assizc - shall bring to the light, but none could fail Q Q among his friends, to observe the chang :, which the woodlands initiated, and whic z uh1u UAlS Ody GO dbtCSu tuS p0l ,, manency of the benefits obtained.
 a Ladies are frequenting the forests i S greater and still greater numbers. Tn a monotony of house cares and duties espe. s ially deserve the freedom and change s forest life. Of course all depends upo if the makeup of the individual Some ar $ unhappy anywhere except in hotel. Otl 1T CTS, as Martha's Vineyard testifes, relis 7 the novelty and freedom of the forest an e cottage life.
 e A word of advice to those who may l. g tempted to make tour of the lakes an e forests. Let your preparations be of th e most limited and judicial kind. The ga 1t ments should be woolen, even to the host s Do not take your best clothes, and a il most or quite none should comprise mol J. than two of sort. Among the party on }, rubber suit is at times useful, but unne essary for all. For tackle most will find t, convenient to take both bait and fly rot al as thereby a greater variety will characte e ize the field of operations. On a yer ,r windy day deep fishing with angle worm ( Il fninnow affords highly exciting success, ,an k is not unworthy of the noblest fisherman Il provided the catch does not exceed tt :, wants of the party. Be sure and take e good reel. One can hardly realize th
 pleasure and pride that inevitably aris e from the use of well built reel. The ca