The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-10


make him jealous for his laurels. At nine p.
m. we reached camp and half an hour later
were in the land of nod, dreaming Of great
things for the morrow.
Thursday began auspiciously. Just as we
were stirring, loon made its appearance not
more than fifteen feet off shore and swan by
the camp with utmost unconcern, giving those
of US who were awake most excellent oppor-
tunity to observe it. We had an appetizing
breakfast with the following bill of fare:
Rhubarb Sauce
Cream of Wheat Milk
Boiled Eggs Bread and Butter
Coffee Doughnuts
And we did full justice to it. We have been
glad to welcome our camp every day the
teacher of the local school, Mr.. Moody, who
formerly clerked in one of the stores of the
city-and we hope to get chance to visit
his school. The boys all went fishing after
breakfast and several good catches of bass re-
suited This day was the birthday of Spear
and our Merlin said the dinner must be in his
honor. The menu was:
Fish Chowder la Prentiss
Dreamed Green Peas Crackers
Bread and Butter
Fruit Cake Cookies
Bananas Raisins
1t was great feast to which we did full JUS
tice. After dinner some IF the boys went on
walking trip through the woods and came
back with tales of deer tracks and of other
smaller animals. 1t was pleasure to see the
increased interest in nature study on the part
of the lads this year. Others went out in the
boats and the bass fishing proved very good.
1t ought to have been said that the fish chow
der la Prentss is the "piece de resistance
on this shore, for it was first concocted for us
here by wo thy seneschal, whose name it
bears and whom we all wish might have been
here TO have partaken of it with us.
feature of the late afternoon was the
building of two small sailing craft and the
race between them. Ii freshening breeze
they started from point off our shore on the
voyage for Liberty. The MARY" was too light
craft for the sea that was running and
though she battled bravely with wind and
wave, soon turned turtle. The Alice"
stouter craft held on her way splendidly and
was last seen scudding along the shore oppo
site Milestone. The names of the vessels were
significant and were the occasion of much hi
larity among the boys. We spent long even
ing on the lake, going up to the village and re-
turning about nine p. NJ, just in time to es
cape the rain With lanterns fitting here and
there along the shore, we got camp ready for
the storm. Dry wood Was placed in the cook
tent. guy ropes frightened, the canvas sides of
the wagon, (our Merlin's castle) fastened
down, and we had scarcely gotten under cover
before the rain came. 1t storned all through
the night, but we were very omfortable. FRI
day morning breakfast was gotten in the rain,
the last end of the storm. 1t was real fun
getting the cereal, coffee and eggs ready out of
doors in the rain. The storm. ceased in time for
US. to eat at our rock table, and the frightening
skies gave assurance of fair day. The con-
dtions We're most favorable for fishing and
most of the lads went off to try for salmon
which only yesterday were seen jumping They
We're unsuccessful in this, but number of
good sized bass were landed. The rest of the
spent in building small sail boats.
The Georges Lake Yacht Club was organized
built the first boat. After dinner we had
three races. The competing boats were the
"Pup," "Neliy," "Alice S." Evelyn A."
alice NJ" and the "Pearhe B." The "Alice
81 won all three races. The Nelly finished
second in all three, while the "Pearlie b. was
third once and twice fourth, the Evelyn A."
being twice third and once fourth. The
DIV h.
out-classed. Thus closed the first annual re-
gatta of the Georges Lake Yacht Club, and we
hope to make this annual feature, with per-
haps more ambitious models. We had a splen-
did dip at the swimming hole and some of the
more ambitious boys tried the pumpkin
dive" somersaulting in the water and other
aquatic feats, while the younger lads received
lessons IN swimming. A beautiful row up to
the village brought the day to close, and lest
a year pass by without its saluting US a ter
rife thunder shower came up during the night
Fortunately we were not in its center and es-
capped its force, though close by US we learned
in the morning that it had been quite severe
Saturday morning came with beautiful clear
sky and cool breeze flowing down the lake
After breakfast and morning dev otions tents
were taken down, the boats sent back to Mr.
Bagleys. our baggage packed, the shore clean
ed up, and while we awaited the coming of our
teams, the boys INDUCED in final base ball
game. After dinner, the teams having arrv-
ed and the horses been rested sufficiently, we
began our homeward journey. We had no
such fishing tales to tell as we did last year
and other years, but we all have happy stories
and memories of Camp North 1913 May 1914
be as kind to US. We are dreaming of it al
ready.
The boys who went on the quest this year
were Frank Waterman, Wesley Wood, Dean
Knowlton, Donald Spear, Dana Pattee, Fred
Wiley, Walter Hall, John Durham, Cuthbert B.
Wilson, and Albert Fogg, the latter going as a
guest of our younger boys. The Merlin, Rev.
David L. Wilson, accompanied the party in the
dual capacity of leader and chief cook.
A Sustaining Diet.
These are the enervating days, when. as some
body has said, men drop by the sunstroke as il