The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-05-08


eve a. the year 1882 was dying. II had
been my plan to spend my Christmas
far away In Toronto with such bo-
hemlan and boon companions a. could
be found in that cosmopolitan ~
kindly city. But Leslie Graeme chang.
ed all that, for, discovering me in the
village Of Black Rock, with my traps
all packed. waiting for the stage to
start for the Landing, thirty miles
away. he bore down upon me with re-
sistless force, and I found myself re-
covering from my surprise only afler
we had gone in his lumber sleigh some
six miles on our way to his camp up in
the mountains. I was surprised and
much delighted, though would not
allow him To think so. to find that his
old time power over me was still there.
He could always in the old varsity
days-dear. wild days-make me do
what he liked. he was 30 handsome
and 80 reckless, brilliant in his class
work and the prince Of halfbacks on
the Rugby field and with such power
Of fascination as would extract the
heart out Of wheelbarrow," as Barney
Lundy used to say. And thus 1t was that
I found myself just three weeks later
I was to have spent two or three days
on the afternoon of the oath of Decem.
Der, standing in Graeme's Lumber
Camp No. 2, wondering at myself. But
I did not regret my changed plans. for
in those three weeks I had raided q
cinnamon bears den and had wakened
up q grizzly. But shall let the grizzly
finish the tale. He probably sees more
humor In It than I. .'e. W. t
The camp stood n Q little clearing
and consisted Of 4 group Of three long.
low shanties, with smaller shacks near
them, al built Of heavy. unhewn logs,
with door and window In each. The
grub camp. with cook shed attached
stood IN the middle Of the clearing; at
. little distance was the sleeping camp
With the ofIice built against X. sni
about q hundred yards swsy 0o The
ether side Of the clearing stood The
stables ind near them the smiddy. The
eeantains rose grandiy On every side
throwing up their great -peaks, Int
he sky rThA clearing IN which, ~
sanp. stood was hewn ont q q asnss
pine forest that filled Ne valley and
climbed half way up the mountain
sides sod then frayed out n scattered
and s&untsd trees. .&i-l~ eSt
II was one Of thoss wonderful Caha.
dian winter days bright and with 4
touch Of sharpness In the air that aid
not chilli but warmed the blood uks
drafts Of wine. The men were up IN
the woods,, and the shriil scream Of the
bluejay flashing across the open. ~
impudent chatter, OF the red squirrel
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