The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22

his languld manner the Philadelphia had
plenty OF Yankee pluck, and he struggled
on until he had thoroughly mastered the
peculiar twist Of the paddle that keeps
the canoe straight We had lunched in
| Cardinal before starting, and at o'clock
| in the evening we landed at Windmill
Point. about half a mile below Prescott,
a very hungry party. Waters and Bur
ney put in an appearance three-quarters
I of an hour afterward. and the latter set
TO work TO build fire, while the other
two men put up the tents. and Burney
sat perched on a rock peeling onions for
1 dinner with a most lugubrious expression
| Of countenance.
"a modern Dido on her voyages" whis-
] pered Jack.
More like Niobe," rejoined Mrs. Char
lie.
We rot eggs, milk, butter, and potatoes
! from a neighboring farmhouse and our
| "Dido" cooked us a very good dinner-a
| huge dish OF bacon and eggs, potatoes
| with their Jackets on, and a connection
| Of Mrs Charles, consisting chiefly of to-
rnatoes and onions stewed together (but
which tasted like ambrosia TO hungry
/ mCrtals), and an excellent cup Of tea.
| Our repast over, we sat down OIL the grass
| I'm the shadow Of the mill while Burney
| and Waters refreshed the inner man
! and woman-and then washed the dishes
our meditations were interrupted by a
low Hoce, murmuring the opening lines
| OF Longfellows "Oliver Bassein."
In the valley Of the Wire
! Still is seen an ancient mill"
| II there is one thing the captain OF the
] Quaker does better than another IL is
| 70 quote poetry, so we lay on the grass
| and listened attentively 10 mis- clear Gull
! tivated tones till another voice, not
II. -.
| air:
Welt good night Mr.. Waters. and
! pleasant dreams 10 you. and just call me
when you are getting up In the mornin'
and I'll get you cup Of tea, and some-
/ thin 10 stay your stomach till after the
| rest Of them have breakfasted."
THE attack has begun" said Mrs Char
| lie. Il really believe you were right for
| once, Charlie" and with hearty laugh
we all turned In.
The next day was Sunday, and the
sun arose upon a perfect morning. Bur-
ney cooked some pancakes that certainly
| ought to have made an impression. even
| on the stolid Waters, and large dish OF
| pOrridge and some perch that were just
| fresh from the st. Lawrence completed
our bill Of fare.
We strolled through the little town Of
| Prescott and got bank to camp In time
| for an early dinner. when we found that
| Burney had discarded her mourning gar
ments and dOnned print dress and what
she called sack" She ambled around
in high good humor. her crinoline swaying
| from side to side with every motion. and
| her manner to Waters, as she attentively
| piled him with various edibles, was most
coquettish.
We camped once more by the windmill
| that night, but our slumbers were doomed
not TO be unbroken ones, for about mid
night we heard walls OF distress from
Burney, and hastily slipping on our dress.
Ing gowns Mrs. Charlie and 1 went to
investigate. We found that the men had
heard the cries from their canoes. and
were on the spot before US. trying to ex-
tricate Burney from the ruins Of the
tent We afterward discovered that when
she retired for the night she had closed
the doors OF her tent and contived in
some way TO loosen the guys. The result
was that when the wind rose the whole
structure collapsed. and Burney was
buried beneath 1t.
IL took some time to rescue her, as she
was hopelessly entangled In the ropes.
and all the time she kept up a dismal
shrieIing, only varied by entreaties to be
taken home, where she could die peace
fully in her own bed. At length she was
released from her painful position, and
stood confessed in all her charms" In
spite of our sincere sympathy we found
Il impossible TO restrain our laughter,
for her night attire was. TO say the least
Of 1t, peculiar. On her feet were home
made stockings Of magenta yarn, her robe
de mutt was rather short and scanty, and
over il she wore a mans coat, which we
presume belonged TO the late lamented
Mr. Burney, and the whole was sur
mounted by a night cap with huge frills.
She showed such strong symptoms OF
Mysteries when she was taken out that
we were obliged to restore her by admin
stering liberal doses from Jacks flask.
She was quieted at last. and consented to
return 20 her couch for the rest OF the
night, and until morning our slumbers
were undisturbed
Early the next morning we struck our
tents and padded about four miles west
of Prescott when we landed partly 10
eat our lunch. partly to show Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie the "Blue Church" and the
burying ground surrounding 1t.
We ate our lunch in the pretty, neg
lected old church-yard and then spent
an hour or so wandering around among
the tombstones and deciphering the in
scripuons, some Of which were almost
negible from age.
BY o'clock that afternoon we had
reached Maitland. a little village that
would have delighted the heart OF any
Canadian Rip Van Wrinkle, for one could
20 10 sleep there in the happy surety OF
waking a hundred years after and finding
nothing changed. We landed and pitched
cur tents under the shadow OF an old
tower just above the village.
Next morning dawned bright and fair,
and we packed up and embarked once
more. Gayly we babe adleu 10 the VII
lage and padded westward past the over
hanging cliffs at Brockville, with the
paintings on them supposed 10 have been
done by Indians about a hundred years
ago. past the Three Sisters as the hrst
OF tNe Thousand Islands are called, past
gay camping parties in tents, boat houses
and summer cottages, past the SIX mile
light" and the mine mile light Every
night we camped out on the ISLANDS or
the mainland and every day we grew
more and more in love with the happy,
careless. gypsy life we led. we passed
Alexandria bay at night. and across the
vater came the sound of music, waltzes
and Thrilling polkas, and once strain OF
cav laughter and merry voices from
boat-load OF young people rowing across
10 the hop" ~ the I. l. Hotel from one
~ the adjacent islands. At last week
from the time we left Cardinal we sighted
ctave island. where the American canoe
Association meet" was held we halleu
the first camp we came TO. wnicn we
afterward found belonging 10 the Lana
eav neople. and asked where the clup
from B. were campins. n
con the northwest side OF the islano'
they shouted back to US, Just beyoho
squaw Point" a.
Five minutes padding brought US 10