The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-09-10
CAMP DOOLY
Oh For a Lodge in Some
Place Where the Annoy
ances Of the World
Don't Reach.
Some B .EnGlfss CCntiguity .ol
Shade.

lie oih Poet tow PEI hael 'hS I'sii
potion in his head ~hen he broke
ont from a pent up strain and the
harass,ng things of working life
and sighed. in his soliloquy fol
Solitude, for at least a rest.
For several years number Of on!
good people go opt Camping" W.
didn't hsppen TO be in the environ
ment.
On last Tuesday on invitation from
campers and in company with his
Honor, Mayor Kreig, We visited
Camp Doo!y. mention of which
was made last week.
The morning had evidently been
made to our proposed visit. The
night before a slight sprinkle of rain
had settled the dust. and put fresh
faces on grass apd shrub and tree,
the ride from the busy. noisy streets
of Logan by the farms OF Geo: Else,
Lucius Wright, John Smith, Jerry
ahd William Iles was one continued
country delight such noise as We
heard was no, the yelp OF . dog. not
the profination of 9 backyard. not
the rattle Of a beer wagon. The
birds gave US orchestra from the
trees. the grxsshotptrs sung and
chattered ln the corn field and clio
yer.
The sun. this morning, vas under
a cloud, and lie could not shoot down
bis ra!s with accustomed warmth.
No fairer day ever spanned Italy.
No pleasanter morning could warm
the gold seekers III the frosts of
Alaska or cool the American man
holding up the flag under the Orien-
tai sun.
In a sequestered spot, at the open:
ing Of valley which the Gods of an
antideluvian age had plowed down
from the Marion township mountain
springs; in an orchard fruitful with
sweet apples. and under the shade
of venerable walnut whose branches
covered half an acre; here we found
the campers, the Peolys.
1t would be waists of words to at
tempt to tell how generously We
were received, how Hospitality We
were entertained. This is all per-
sonal TO the Mayor and Me.
Camp Dooly is located in a can
yon. having its origin in the snow
capped mountains Of Flagdale, and
following q fretfnl furrow. plowed
By Commodore Glacier, spreads into
a meadow plain, between two moun-
tain ranges.
Here in this plain is human settle
ment.
Old apple trees test the long time
occupancy. The hill sides as we'll
as the meadow, the house aud gard
en-, all attent the presencs Of wise
head, thrifty hand.
The place, Camp Doply, was GER
tainly we'll chosen spot, where the
worrying mortal could 60 and get
IN his head the conclusion that this
world would run without him.
A half mile away the Hooking
Valley rushed it's trains. The hot
pulse beat Of the worlds. work
,hrobbed just across the hill. Camp
DoolY might hear the shrek of the
locomotive, might hear the roar Of !
the cousinuogs trains of unceasing
traffic, but onlya melody up in the
clouds, a comminglng Of sound with
the song of the. birds. the buzz of
the bees, was all tina, disturbed the
lazy gest ip Camp DoolY:
Here tqr a several days number
OF onr most enterrrieipg Logan peo- !
pie enjoyed season of rest.
The family household of Mrs.
Voris gave quarters to the ladies.
The gentlemen of the company had
cots for rest apd repose in
their tents. And for a week OF more ,
with music and song and chatter
they laughed the happy hours away:
The camp was infested with yellow
jackets who with bite and sting dis
.prbed the monotony BY starting up |
occasionally a squall from some !;
of the children who were the pretty
ornaments Of the Dcoly camp. A
three legged apg auda lot Of home
make chickens caeklang in gulch !
gave diversion to Dollison, who
would ''sick" the dog aud then
would run to find the uest Of the
cackling puliet.
Before We left Andy Voris came
over frcn across the mountain to
see US. He brought with his happy
face, and always welcome presence
4 basket of Concord grapes. Mayor
kreig conGsc ated them. and as We