The new South-news., 1908-10-31

Of The city have had many complica-
iions TO overcome. The chief OF these
is trying 10 entertain friends who in
sist upon visiting the campers. No
sooner is the camper Installed In his
tent by seashore or river than his
city friends begin to hint mat they
would enjoy a weekend out OF doors
The way the city friends figure II
oIf Is this: Living in a tent is cheap.
We should certainly be no extra ex-
rense TO the camper and he should
be glad to see his friends and put
them up for the night. We don't mind
roughing II bit. and be knows it,
II the FIRST hint fails to bring an
invitation there are more hints and
then some more. Finally TIE camper
comes up with the invitation. He
knows that II VIII. disrupt the daily
routine OF tent life, the quiet life he
has chosen 10 reclperate from the
grind % business, but there is no
way ont Of It. he thinks.
But there Is one way out of Il and
that way has been discovered and
put into practice by one of the CAMP
ers now in the city OF tents on Long
Island not far from the Rockaway
Park Station John Engler is one of
the campers there. He loves the tent
life aud has been a camper every
summer for many years.
III IS an expensive luxury. this Hv.
tng In tent" said Mr.. Engler. the
other day. 1T costs more to live down
Lere than II does in the city. Ones
friends who have never camped out
do rot know this. They think 1t is a
cheap way TO spend the summer. and
they do not ;hink they are asking
much 10 be put up in the tent over
saturday and Sunday. Well. it's all
right, this entertaining business. once
IN a while But when you have lot
OF friends the bills run up to large
hgures. Food Is high down here. Then
'oo' one does not care to have a lot
Oh 'lsitors taking up all the room in
'he tent. When we come down here
we expect to rest. You can't do that
ana keep open tent to your friends.
put up with it for several sum.
mers. This season I decided 10 ,,, :,
stop to the visiting. And have done
H. we are living in peace for opa
summer. And the oElv reason am,
going 10 tell how the visits were sion.
ped Is TO let other campers who have
experienced the same thing know bou,
, uiu IT, | Know that my friends will
oe angry when they see this. Ynt I
am making myself martyr in good
cause, so here goes:
We had been here less than a ueol
'his year when we got the first hid 10
sn'er,ain a weekend party of three
iriehas who considered that we oush,
10 put them up Saturday and Sunday
Come along told uhsm when the
SUBJECT cane up We sl4l be glad TO
nave you. But you viii nave TO mn nm
WIN hard fare and hard beds. We are
nVlns next to nature out here. and wc
haven't any Of the luxuries thar CITY
life gives ''
'OAl we don't mind that a hi, 70.
phed the enthusiastic friends. If Won
,an stand 1t all summer We can stand
! Tor a couple Of days, and will be
glad to.
so the three friends were booked
70 arrive the next Saturday morning
Ny WIFE ard hustled around to the
supply store and laid in stock Of
salt fish, We also got some saltpeter
ana gave the fish an extra Sailing
Town. Then we got some corned beef
ana gave that an extra sailing. We al
50 bought some hardtack.
Oar friends arrived according tc
schedule. We had breakfast prepared
salt fish and salt beef ana hardtack
The three visitors ate with a show
'f relish. Then they went ont for
aip In the ocean. My wife and | got
sui some real breakfast and ate It.
Then NE joined our friends on the
beach.
For dinner We had salt Ash. salt
beef. and hsrdtacs. The guests did not
'nt so heartily. After dinner they went
odf and my wife and got some real
Iocd On the sly. For supper the guests
y re also served with salt fish salt
pecf. and hardtsck. My wife and
nstc excuses for the scant fare and
'cid the guests that we had adopted
nat diet on our physicians order. as
We were not very we'll The guests
-.e scarcely any OF the salt food al
81 79er. and afierward they went out.
ini ! suspect they made straight for
foiel and had a square meal.
When bedtime came we showed
ne thrce guests TO their sleepsn1
S,aces. We had riysed up an annex in
he rear and had scooped out three
noliows in the sand. with a little pile
of sand at the end of each.
Here are your beds. | told the
visitors. You will find it all right here
On The sand. We haven't enough mai
Iresses TO spare. Yoa will sleep al,
risht, for you don't mind roughing II.
know
We les' them there. l don't imagine
hey slert much. Next morning for
hieS Sfast We served salt meat salt
fsh, and hard,ack The three guests
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