New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
aHSRRSZEE FASHION ara F RIVOLITYZgkRzz
mana of UmbozooksuS
:. Roams the Woods of Maine, Not with Bow
.,d Arrows. but with Color Camera.

ana FAA
\ ..s.ct and the handsome young
s,,rerhorn. his friend had been feed
y .bo afternoon on the toothsonie
\ a. Ubich grew so abundantly IN
- .,o5e and now, as the shadows
htne and longer over the grass, the
~ iO''e ,.-sr 70 think OF giving UP their
% aee' s.c,,rstion for the night. Just
.esA"' ,-e for dessert" said old White
he strolled over to tempting
n = .-erv nearer the edge or th9Woou
n o. NOD been all the afternoon. silver
~ .,cbed him disguised. II he kept
~ - much longer they wouldn't get
-, earning AS he watched he saw
sre Itching thing. Slowly above the
-, appeared-something II was
er'0D5 mostly gray. but IL had a white
ST. ,,.;.be- Of the deer knew what II was.
80 was really frightened. for guns
80. habit OF fear we're unknown around
81 .,oEsus. Suddenly something clicked
- rav object disappeared behind the
is getting interesting, said old
- forgetting his dessert. I shall
:, invest gate" So he stalked down
90 =, within a few feet OF that mys-
.rs bush. planted his forefeet firmly
- ,,s splendid antlered head and stared
child stares at a cuckoo clock 20
- birdie come out. All was stin be-
I've brsh. The seconds dragged. Old
/ Loo grew nervous. Then UP the
i = manned again. To was a woman In
4 =. issns Whitefeet cleared the field. The
j = deer sprang after him. and together
rant crashing away through the for
~.,, never knew what had happened 10
-, and they lived happily ever after.
:. ,bir- in gray knew. though, and Il
ysry happy. too. as IL picked up the
"a and went crashing through the
-, 70 the camp by the lake. There,
"a shouts Of mirth. the story was told OF
~ the biggest deer had stood perfectly
n ,or Eve whole seconds, posing for his
rure.
Ms Howard A. Colby. who lives in
r,,seld. y. d.. when she isn't at I'm
.,,,oksus. and is the sister-in-law Of Ev-
- Colbv. the famous reform politician
+. /, New Jersey. was the thing IN the gray
ssstsr and all the afternoon. as the two
49, grazed. she had been lying in wait
,.-nd that bush. hoping the deer would
me near enough TO be photographed.
r.s1 the big one did wander near she
r,0i up 10 hold his attention. and when
,. bent down again 10 change her plates
b. s,lu stared. so she was able TO get a
-s exposure. too. Of fun five seconds.
rss she stood up, as she says. "to pay the
;. fellow my compliments. And you
/ rs-ld have seen him co.
ne picture so happily secured is one OF
.. artists masterpieces, showing the big
TX and his friend IN the pretty glade,
,,dsred with beautiful fir trees and white
a,.hes The camp from which she saun-
rs out each afternoon with camera (and
.9ok TO beguile the hours of waiting is
/ Umbaz0oksus Lake. d two days jour
i % by canoe from MOosehead Lake. "a the
s,2y hunting grounds Of Maine Happy.
..sd is the hunting around Umbazooksus,
e there have been no guns there for
r.. years Each year since shooting was
-1den on the Colby territory the deer
p grown more numerous and less rmid.
s Dir and Mrs. Colby have become
r enthusiastic over hunting with the
-sra They used TO hunt with guns. it
tue. and both were crack shots. but
.-ss who know them well remember
b Cclsv's tender little tale Of her first
We padded mp the river" she says. FOR
sy minutes without seeing anything
10 water was rough. and made the canoe
steady To was d bad day. Then. sudden
We came upon one looming up n the
g Now. whispered the guide. ] fred
spite OF the motion OF the boat it had
sl a good shot The deer crashed down
The bushes. and T.. sat down AM
led"
1at is she way she tells the story, bu,
81. whites about it a little more imper.
sasaay ir the October Recreation.
Tit is your first sight OF big game
ls saws Htle experience is something
g.r 90 be- forgotten. You feel your fin
lE trembling as they take closer clutch
Don The gun You nerve yourself against
-.-e eaq-ra--e. only to find that tine "a
ar alb So " seIf-re-traint is for some
sss9l % ag you. And the guide, in spite
BIS bon .a-.ence. regards YOU with sym
4Ietc slz.. for once DE was even as
anef and memory OF such am expert
1r is deat..-ss But when at last The
rl has c0uq1ered-wheu YOU have demon
Elted your ability 10 shoot straight anc
he noble animal falls ana dies 20 crafty
l- ambitious desire for achievement
is there must come a feeling of regret
Ia, even pride ard joy cannot quite over
ls. Tholeh for several wears We have
a,a season spent weeks and months lH
b northern part OF Maine. and though
ave tried hard 20 inure myself agalns'
-,h senstiveuess. T have never been able
overcome the feeling referred %. The
-1tng. i1 itself meant everything 10 me.
d, the killing 1f game was distasteful. IL
lloVed that I turned from rifle 20 camera,
l-oe 10 phO.Ograph.ug wild animals one
1s al the JOY and excitement Of the hunt
/ l1 none OF the dra Wbacks. The aptness
/ Noodcraft Us as important the kno"i-
20 Of game habits. the judging or dis
'loes, the stealth OF approach ana the
''iallty .r choice of the opportune mo-
''l- And .u mv estimation. the ach-eFeu
F'-l,s are as gratifying. photographs are
''sinly as enduring AS mounted heaas
20 rugs. and as fruitful OF pleasant mem
+s lnrnsed 5y regrets.
yher nature lovers in the woods nav e
/" me same experience. and now, indeed
ming with the camera has become quite
aan0n More than that. it is fasmohdD'e
-s Year. Mrs Colby. however. Is more
-'erestlrg than most OF the Gamer d
as because she has succeeded Do really
'ltns some of tho finest pictures oil WIZ
canals ever taken ia Maine and because
At has this season taken up color Pho
@saDly. which VIII resOluuOnize oulu'o'
1e'lfes The dreams of poets ana lovers
20 have l0nced % pcrretuate 0eati4I'.
Hsh are now possible Of fuihiment ana
azure takers W.th their iurid yeilo" OI""-