The sun., 1916-12-21

all Its depths. the tiinid nAHIus I'D q
host Of mice that scurried about all n'sh'
with a fearful racket. . ,cor,c or
NO one knew him 70 nave nj and
II passed as an article OF faith III m
village that the old gentleman had a menr
v's "wS Sf hI n. va. ." younger = nHSs % he used to 60
hunting and was wont to bring IN an
abundance Of food. since he was the mos Sis
strength failed him he devoted himse,,
entirely. TO nshins: days when 'h ,n lis
calm ST, de Meira wens .S perch or
muilet. according TO the situation ana
circumstance. Of the water. II ihi 4. ar he
he save signs OF Ssins wss, s.h he had
left over he was In the custom, OF pp.n."..
ing to certain persons in Podiilero, U sY d.
Of hunger before he would sell a s,nSis
Ash taken by his hand but those presenvSs
brought him a Jus, return OF d,h The old
Gentleman Was able to provide the most
pressing neccssitie. OF his kitchen. wood
o inland sT. .sm SSS ana in on ss Ssss'' Of these. :.
"He himseif prepared the food that ne
ate. and with no small skiil; ps9pne s nrc.
pared like no other cook was SPOKE" VI
with much praise. a.. ,u,ays
but a day came when the LAVA. MAJ
knew with surprise that the old Eentiennn
had sold his boa; to a merchant OF Ssxcr
Every one guessed the reason. WV
muCh he C0nCeale0 u, fhylHs N'"N
parted with 1t In order to buy a oe''e'
IRON that time. in place Of going 90,
TO sea. he hshed from the BANK Win "a
ROD that IL to say. instead Of golny 20
NEE, the Ash he waited for the hsh 20
meet him patiently seated upon ""e
when they did not come. the neigh,
bors observed that no smoke tssuea ITO"
the chimney Of the house OF Mslra1op
Seattle. wash. Dec. -.
Picnic and Fishing Ground-Cost. ioc.
on a recent holiday some friends induced
me to take a hike up on the fsllsaae'
!imasin. an angler giving " , 2 ans
grandeur Of the scenery far exceeded ny
widest imagintngs
WI W. isoH a E .T%~1 iiH,ney 10 Getty square
Workers. walked down to he river ant
boa rded a little yacht which took us u
hs thi. little beat approached Alpin.
(which Ii an UP TO date dock. with p'en,!
Of seats and tables on u for pienics-Iohi
iieve i. used for a police station IN,
towering rocks looked so big and higl
tina, I hay" never .sen or nea m the, q, 'n de-
while the highest trees on the hills tina
start from the waters edge and. slant hac'
only seem to increase their height an
These trees had all tho autumn color
and added 20 n picture tina, ~excclled any
\ InIHk . HtNF ~
! the Rocky Mountains, lived in the noun
,ains OF Nevada. Idaho and Utah. and HAY
read extensively Of Switzerland and else
where. but nothlng ever impressed me Mil
natural beauty az this scene from IN" III
lie boat IN the dock al Alpine"
found a few fishermen on the pier, an
they were catching tomcods ~ nne 81:
and In good numbers.
learned that all this was part Of Inter
state Park. free to visit, canp on FOR
day or more. one may walk along tn
river north or south 10 other ferries o
back on the Palisades. You are permitte
to make fires near the waters cdvc an
water IL piped TO convenient places a
through the park
We walked south four miles and mad
and had lunch. I managed to get on; o
the pier. and one Of the anglers losne
me \ line and 7 was able to land thre
icmcods In short order, when the part
called me. saying I was Walking. not nsf
Ing.
We put out the hrc and started FOR tn
Dyckman street ferry. four miles AVA
Some friends from the Yonkers Canoe Gu
came o4er and We padded most Of III
way down. but the Palisades were still g
tomcod hshing was good from all ~
piers
Plenty OF prpole take advantage ~ III
playground. and all hands take delight
/, building a Are and cooking 'hoig meals
Among Others ! saw two women toy'
, mems pants. shirts. &c.
! might bring his family ana he could ..
, from any Of tn" piers and ,hcv could pi
. nlc Oh the shore. cost, Na py th
: street ,erry-suhway fare. nv" cents a.
DycknRn street ferry fvc cents each VA
New York. Doc. {.
! \ HAMILTON, JR