Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-10
AT GOOD WILL.
athletics a Growing Feature at
the Boys Assembly.
Base Ball and Swimming With a Little
Sky|arking at Night.
The Regular Exercises Full Of the Accustomed
Spirit and Interest.


winding woody avenue to the athletic
field has become well worn. The closer
work of other parts of the day is made
more useful because of this.
The time of the encampment is too
short to secure the best results in gen
| eral athletics and but little effort IN
this direction has been made this year
Base ball and swimming have claimed
| the right of way whenever suitable and
| the interest has increased.
| On Monday afternoon, two mines
picked from the boys in the camp, Good
| viii boys and others, met and they
put up some of the best ball of the sea-
son. Charles Nutter and Robert
| Briggs Of Boston, were in the pitchers
box, and each. in turn filled it. 1t was
a game that would nave done credit
| to players of greater age and expert
ence. and it gave great satisfaction to
all concerned.
The address of the evening was de-
| livered by Mr.. e. c. Herrick Colby
'9S. He spoke with his accustomer
grace and heartiness on the theme
Knowing Christ" 1t was most fit
ting subject ably presented and the
way easily and naturally opened for
several short addresses to follow. 1t
was a very profitable session.
During the day there We're threat
ening tokens of coming storm. indca-
tions that shower was approaching
Clouds of boys were gathering here
and there. suspicious looks and actions
whispered Wierdly through the pines
| q nd 10, lie in, nj
After the evening service there was
a sudden exit from the large tent and
a scampering to the various smaller
tents; and just as the lights through
out the camp We're being turned out
there appeared spectral forms among
the trees
Half dressed boys were lodging here
and there, their only weapons of de-
fence or offence being water pail Or
a squirt gun, and in low, sepulchral
tones the orders were issued, no one
knowing just from whom or whence
they came; but there was marvellous
discipline. They surrounded one tent
which was supposed to be we'll for
titled and called for the occupants but
investigation proved that they had
flown. Not to be thwarted in their
purposes the boys moved on invincibiy
throughout the camp, examining with
care each tree and bush.
At last the fugitives We're overtaken
and there was water in abundance. In
an instant every tree seemed to have
turned into a boy, every limb into Il
water pail and pine needles became
streams of water. 1t soon became very
evident that we have on hand the ma
terial for a first class fire company
and We no longer need to fear any
great conllagration.
1t was well that the rear drive" passed
us. yesterday, as surely there must have
been a great falling of the water between
the hours of and 10 that night !. isn't
perfectly safe to "jolly' a company of
boy campers when You have on your best
clothes, and the defiant display of a
water pail is all the provocatlon needed
AT 10 o'clock sharp the festive squirt
] gun was discharged. the buckets turned
bottom up, and the boys sat down to re-
hearse their deeds of daring and exhibit
scars. The woods rang with several
verses Of Goodnight. Ladies'" with Vari-
ations, and soon all was still. 1t was Il
good time and in no sense dry.
The morning devotional hour of today
was under the a4rection of II. b. Watson,
assistant principal OF Good VIII High
school. The thought presented was pa
tient continuance and endurance as essen
tial to success. The hour was one of help
and encouragement.
Al 10 o clock. the tent was filled to hear
La brief. breezy report By Mr. lilnckieE
of his recent visit to London and Liver