Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-15
TROOP 2 PLEASED
WITH NIGHT HIKE
Scouts Entertained at Scout
masters Summer
Cottage


Troop 2 takes an overnight hike.
Gee, but wasn't it great! Best
time of my life. Finest place on
earth!" Such were the explanations
that could be heard as 20 tired but
happy boys tumbled into the trolley
car at Linglestown, after a day and
night of camping and hiking in
the mountains east of Linglestown.
And, We sure had a wonderful
time"
The rare excellency of the noun
tain air, the beautiful scenery and
the nourishing and we'll cooked
food all tended to make those few
hours the happiest and best we ever
enjoyed.
The Scouts were the guests of
Scoutmaster Rumpf. at his sum-
mer cottage THE Wilderness, 4"
which is situated high up in the
mountains, in one OF the finest
tracts Of timberland in Pennsyl-
vania.
We started from Harrisburg at
$3.50 Saturday evening. arrived at
Linglestown at dusk and immedi.
ately set out for the mountains,
where we arrived about 8 o'clock.
We then proceeded to sleeping
quarters, about a quarter of a mae
from the cottage, where a huge
oonhre had been made. All but
two of us wrapped ourselves in our
blankets and soon fell asleep. The
night was divided into watches of
two hours each, two Scouts to a
watch. The guards were to keep a
strict watch, to see that the fire did
not spread. All was still but the
moaning Of the wind and the gurg-
ling of the brook close by AS each
Scouts watch expired he quietly
awakened his companions and then
wrapped himself UP in his blanket
and fell asleep. The bonfire slowly
burned down and soon became a
mass of red embers-and so the
night passed.
We were up with the coming of
dawn. The wind sighed through
the trees. the clear call of the bird
to his mate and the gurgIe and
splash of the brook close by all told
US a different and wondrous story,
since almost all our lives we had
been accustomed to awake to the
heat and hustle of the city. The
cool breeze set the blood tingling
through our veins, so We jumped,
FOLDED our blankets and started for
the cottage. On the way back we
climbed a high hill to get an OBJ
servation of the surrounding
country. Turning our eyes to the
East We saw the city of Harris
ourg-a cluster of roof tops and
church spires. AS we stood there,
gazing upon this peaceful scene we
teIt IKE navigators or explorers, or
nke Daniel Boone as he stood on a
nigh range and surveyed the wide
eXpanse OF beautiful Kentucky lying
oetore him, and we had discovered
something; nature with all its
wonderful elements, and we made
up our minds TO learn to love it as
much as We could.
Back to camp we raced. to a
breakfast of pancakes and cocoa,
ana oh! How good it tasted to us
hungry as we were. After break
tast we looked around for other
amusements. The hammock hung
IN the shady hooks and the well
nIIed magazine rack suggested new
IDEAS. But, alas, We were immedi-
ately given orders by the Scout
master, some to chop wood and
other to carry water. After these
duties were fulfilled, contests in the
use of the knife and AK were held: !:
then various tracking and Scout
games were played; this took up the
whole morning.
Dinner was ready at / o'clock and
a wonderful meal it was. Our keen
appetites made big inroads on the
well cooked potatoes and the de.
licious bread and butter. After din
ner we were told to do as we wish
ed. Some of us went exploring.
some to pick berries, while others
lounged in the hammocks and read
magazines. In fact so much anouse-
ment and merriment was going on
that cannot fully describe them
in these few lines allotted to me.
supper, consisting of beans, eggs
and cocoa was ready at O'clock
and then we made preparations for
the return home. After the haver-
sacks were packed and the blankets
folded We took turn around canp.
at what we now thought was our
second home. The sun was slowly
sinking in the west. a frey disc in
the fast darkening skies. We
shouldered our packs and trudsed
wearily down the mountain path
toward home, arriving at Linrles-
town about dusk, boarded the
trolley and arrived home about nine
o'clock.
Troop 2 Will Go to Camp Saturday
Last Monday evening at the Scout
meeting it was announced that we
would go to Clarks Valley. about
four miles from Dauphin. The
boys who wanted to go were asked
to give their names, and "a respond-
ed. Mr.. Manser told us what We
should take with US. and found out
how many cots would be needed
We then adjourned until wednes-
day evening. when final orders and
arrangements will be made.
We will leave the church on Sat.
urday morning, August 18th, at 9:30
o'clock and take the train for Dau-
phin. All equipment must be
brought to the church not later than
8 o'clock. as the truck will not cali
at your homes.
Any Scouts who want to coma
down to the church tonight and
help complete some poles Mr.. Man
ser bought at the Arsenal a few
days ago, which will be used for
tent poles, will be welcome.