The Republican journal., 1908-02-27
AI0NC ARkOLD'S TRAIL
ppoM MAINE TO CANADA.
py FRANK W. GOWEN.
NO, w.

,up wilderness, Wner6 leu my
hel1. ., .' n, my previous article, is sltuat-
Tfa". +.s banks of Alder stream, some
cd Ca ~, from where it flows into the
NV rNpr. and ten or twelve miles
l'tH" ,.rrth are the summer camps
tai t.., tDr lakes over which General
crossed with his army of lnva-
.AIlI''' NE reason | left ArnOld's trail
sloa.. mouth of Alder stream was be-
~ Wv, had some business with the
eaNS' lrpdent of this farm and lum-
sup many. as well as with some of
y5' uses OF their camps some seven
Ihe , niles farther north from the
u s Il was now the last days of
it'" and laboyers from Canada and
a1r sr. Of Maine were already re-
9'. ..,,. ,,r work in the woods, and soon
iv-'' mans axe would ring through
us ,r...t forest and brisk would be the
.1., BUSINESS for many day.
r.r writing down Ill my note book
~, ..uugns on Arnold's march. and
b w. ..,,.1ug songs by my friend, and
,. saith our guide, who desired to
10 Eustls before we were up
.rnIug. we retired for the
NJ. occupied separate rooms,
large and well furnished,
nader the sheets neither OF
..... .45ht until the suns rays APP
me eastern sky. 1t was about
....nA when the boss teamster
....-. q. my door. l rubbed my
....eu out, "hello there! come
..-ued the door and came up
..5 ii the bed and looked like
...uluE there i'll his rough wood
... uut under his rough clothes
nervous heart. He came for
.. ..lSts TO take with him on his
.,- winch were then ready to
.... .. .4v company's lumber camps,
..J miles north. | jumped out
.. n. reused my friend and he
.... ~ vur luggage, but refused to
'...... ..s .ay for his trouble. We then
.. Euu for his kindness and he
.l omit mention it boys, We'll see
camps tonight" You said
.t..-.. Straight road from here to the
inquired my friend" Eyes,
..4. tue way he said as he was
l....,.. .tg the stairs with our luggage
road back, "Walk straight on
-... =. enme to our camps" he added.
w.. .-4aktast we stepped into the
.5n...s> stores and found the super
..ts. and a teamster who had
..n. . from Eustis the day before
Mi. I'D Of winter supplies busy at
,.r. hanging tobacco boxes, bags
.,l ...re.s of flour ia their proper
,..a. Everything needed for the
.tr..; amps was kept here. My
...... moved a rifle from the super
.,...|-.t to shoot at hawks and owls,
-.. there are a large number IN
PM. recon. In fact, they are SO nu-
r-... That song birds are scarce.
4u- --ttIIng eur bills we started on
.m.p.s to the camps. 1t was a de
..,.. morning for walk through
.,..-iuess, and everything looked
4... ..I beautiful after the shower.
J...tt+a. many of them already tax
... a tlnge of autumn, ruStled in
..a.lt the sun-beamS tiickered
...J there III the deep woods, and
-.-,..IreIs and little chlpmunks ran
.a. .ug along over the rough tote
.cu we had not gone far before we
,n .au large der, but as the close
Oh. IN my friend did not try his
We also saw a fox and good
s. HWks. Soon my friend blazed
49,. IL hawk, and down 1t came Hut
.-.g MDng the trees. There Is one
.a.- So" said he, shoulderlng the
r. .m logging on.
r.. 0iaY along Arnold's trail was
H#..... MS nearer to that city famous
a....L been sung IN song and told Ia
sM Nurre lie and his ragged army
m-. -p brayely. AT length we as
s-.. IL ligh hill, and looked over a
So. &c tops waving III the wind
-- teund large spring of beauti-
{. .r and slaked our thirst from
s TN dipper which hung on a
a0 as we had Travelled half OF the
El.. HetWeen the farm and the
uua md it was past eleven O'Clock.
So l ~l to rest and eat our lunch
ar down in the shade under a
o- .- and began to eat with good
--... soon we heard the ring of
M..s the tote road and looking up
sass t.y monarchs of the northern
U- 4aking their way to the spring
Wdnu-
W. we're somewhat startled and
gup to our feet, while my friend
rans Tor the rifle, but / was too
msr for him and pushed it aside. In
'.. ''7,"uI Vhey ial9ou '.ioia ".s CIV W, y
tl .HluS anu looheu aG ia "a.i IN
.s Nose began to stamp ana look
4gg nd my heart began to thump
sg&as. nv ribs. But presently they
Vpe OFT INTO the forest and disappear
co III said my friend, as he drew a
long breath, what a sight, IL we
loHt net killed by these huge beasts
JstaT We get out of this great, wild
TsgC We will do we'll. And yet, it
has l-'u touched by the hand of civil
ialon since the days of Armed