The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-05-18
/ NIGHT IN A LEAN.TO.
az MART L. WOODCOCk.

: "a ulC INV NY Sooih J Aot
fast one morning and re-
mat If we were to make the
Haze Pond now was our
lrr Lad been dull and storm
eral days past but, during
IS night, the wind hauling
r south and west, had blown
away and a finer day than
he lard to duplicate, espec-
vas getting late in the fall
oN on the weather must be
larertain. can right" |
wild yer SO immediate
an getting the necessary
.ner and making them into
packages possible.
VAS to pack in to Hale Pond
,te road, some four miles,
u-to, pass the night in it,
Glowing day fishing and, if
. back home at shutdown.
vas ready. My pack con-
two heavy quilts for bed
rods and other fishing
K Chadbourne's pack basket
lth provisions, cooking and
Is. hatchet. etc. After din
hes in hand and our packs
uiy on our backs we started
cad ran through swamps,
ott wood growth, and in
( the back of the stream
.a Chase Bog into Chase
ltumn leaves were in their
eat splashes of crimson
showed among the ever
2 autumn haze gave a de-
Of mystery to the purple
We gaZed down the long
road. The water danced
. is it tumbied over the OBJ
Ks and Lodges, clear and
The hard wood growth was
Garden glory. Softly the
falling and the air was
and deliciously fragrant,
TIE balsam from the pine
-trutted proudly from the
ay had been basking in
or whirled away into the
"a at our approach. SPUR
ary sentinels of the forest,
'ough to bough sounding
Latter of warning. like a
rIttle, and over all was
sunshine of a perfect au-
The walking was fairly
tlthough the packs grew
~ straps CALLED our Shout
p were happy and all too
r miles were covered and
j. long down stretch which
fly at the shore of the lake.
ing was to select a camp
while Chad was securing a
up into the bushes some
~. | followed up along the
pond hunting for a big
der which he said was there
. for one side of the lean
l ten rods back from the
Ni it in a spruce and hem
Chadbourne now came
md while | unpacked he be-
The small straight ever
ling and cutting them into
fJut ten feet. The boulder
or more high and quite as
and the poles slanting from
+ ground; these we covered
d spruce boughs a foot or
thus making a good tight
jack end we filled in with
leaving the front open.
The ground under the shed
and while Chad was chop
for the fire l, with fine
bOughed up a bed. By this
a grand pile fitted, it seem
ice as much as we could
but he reminded me a fire
{ going all night for pro-
ell as warmth.
Y in we had with our rifles
ads from two cartridges,
,aned and broiIed over the
e built directly in front of
These, with coffee made to
taste, and the good things
from camp constituted a
= gods. Possibly an appe-
the woods helped some
ct we certainly did ample
= meal, and after washing
es and arranging the bed
own to a chat and a final
e the fire. 1t was now
er opposite an owl began
e dismal call was startl. ng
ne almost oppressive still
'ourne answered, initiating
Ton. Others replied and
re all about us in the tree
ad. His persistent calling
unoy them beyond endur-
were all excited and an
.ther as fast as they could
5 bedlam let loose and one
Iaughable and ridiculous
S imaginable.
le was up several times
light looking after the fire.
e formed in the boat and at
'erything was white with
pit we'll and were warm and
After an early break
Mt down to the landing.
forget the view that greet
padded out from under the
og had settled over the
I light gray mist which en-
thout concealing. High
1wering up into the sun