The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-08-02
Camp Floyd.

oak trees on the bank Of the Hook
Hooking near the home Of Angus
tus Floyd Is an ideal place for out.
ing parties, and on Thursday morn.
ing of last week there sprung up in
this pleasant place, little village
by the handy work of six of Lo-
gan's outingly-inclined boys. The
camp names Of these individuals
are "Billy" Funk, 81. b." Dollison,
"Coxey" Martin, "Burb" Burberry,
"Little Doc" Lyons and "Browny"
Brown.
Two cosy sleeping tents have
been erected the interior furnish
ings being straw hunks and clothes
horses. Furnace stoves were con.
and the trunk of a huge
oak serves as the kitchen. AT this
point in the river is good boating,
bathing and fishing.
The close proximity to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Floyd
with their hospitable chickens, but
ter, eggs and milk, rendered it ex.
pedient that the camp be named
Camp Floyd. We did think for a
while of reviving the fossilized
name of "Skeeter Hump" or some
such suggestive cognomen, but af-
ter remaining in camp for one
week we have not discovered a
single misquito. They have posi-.
lively and uncermoniously given
us the cold shake and we feel
somewhat sighted.
But to take the place of
"skeeters," we have such friendly
flies, and the few that came first
hurried away to summon all in the
neighborhood to our festal board.
The neighbors say they have no
flies at all now; we have them all.
We happily have friendly hor.
nets nest in the vicinity Of the
camp, and they kill and carry of
hundreds of cur flies but we don't
miss them when they are gone, nor
write aA obituary for each. 1t af-
fOrds us some interest to watch a
hornet swoop down upon fly be-
fore the creature can make his es-
cape. The cunning hornet first
robs the captive of his wings so it
won't fly away should accident re-
lease it. He then makes a straight
line for the nest and stores away
h t,od, and retur'.' so rapidly
In the sleepy hni .Cf dawn when
the flies begin r.twl and poster,
the weary ca,upDr wishes a hun
dred hornets would infest the tent
and capture every fly.
Camp Floyd has had many visitors and
happy are the campers when they come
Each in turn is taken into tow and shown al
through the camp, from the "cooler" to the
editorial tent" stopping long enough at the
dining hall to pull the string on "Burbs'
patent automatic fly brush. Visitors are ex'
pected to say of everything, "Why, this IL
perfectly lovely" Ifany fails to thus ex
claim he gets no soup. Every body must alsC
sit in the smoke of the wood fire, and g
away smelling like butchering time or else
they can't come again. "Billy" Funk IL
chief cook, and all visitors eyes are turned OF
him. Then is when he burns his fingers; for
gets to put In salt, or puts in sugar by mis-
take. But, you know, everything "goes' il
camp. In the evenings many visitors as
sembe both from town and country, and tht
camp quartette with guitar and mandolin
kill the "hot cords" in "Rest on the Rock ,
"On the Wabash" "Old Kentucky Home,
etc. The audience are delighted, or at leas
they are supposed to say SO, or they get N,
invitation to return for soup the next day.
The camp is not wanting for anything t,
eat, thanks to kind visitors. We have lots o
fish every meal, and corn cakes for breakfas
every morning. "Lttle Doc" Lyons will
carry five buckets of water a day, do the peli
can cake walk or tell the visitors a carp is
cat fish anything for his cakes in the morn
ing. "Coxey" and "Burb" are the fishermen
"Browny" the hunter. "Litte Doc" the gooz
ler, "Billy" the cook and ~. b." the feeder
And we almost forgot the silent member @
the party, "Old Buck" This quiet old fello,
Is the jog horse to come to town with. Hi
real name is Joe but camp name Is "BucK
for short, because he belongs to "Buck
Curtis. Old "Buck Is alright; a little stiff
but that is arristocratic.
Camp life is delightful, and anybody tina
knows the way to Camp Floyd. may be as
sured of a good bowl of soup is they come on
way. Among our many visitors in the pas
several days were Judge Wright and Prose
cutor Petit and they sat at our table and at
six pans OF fish and never asked whether W
caught them in a trap, twenty-toot seine c
grapple hook. They know we are law abid
ing citizens and that the fish were good, an
we told them all about our trout lines.
Camp Floyd is open to our friends and If W
don't see you personally, come and visit II
| The camp will maintain until August 9Th.
Farewell Reception.
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