The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-15

America. After telling how the boy comes run |
ming to the house with his excited announce
ment OF .sap's runninl" he continues:
And then, indeed the stir and excitement be-
GIN The sap-buckets, which have been stored
In the garnet over the wood house and which
the boy has occasionally climbed up to look at
with another boy, for they are full OF sweet sug-
gestions OF the annual spring frolic are brought
down and set out on the south side OF the house
and scalded The snow is still foot or two deep
In the woods and the sled is got out to make
road to the sugar camp. and the campaign be
gins. The boy is everywhere present superlntend-
Ing everything asking questions. and filled with
q desire to help the excitement
aIn the first place the men go about and tap
the trees. drive In the spouts, and hang the
buckets under The boy watches all these OPP
eratons with the greatest interest tie wishes
that sometime when hole Is bored IN tree
that the sap would spout out In stream as II
does when cider barrel Is tapped, but ii never
does, 1t only drops, sometimes almost IN
stream. but on the whole slowly. and the boy
learns that the sweet things OF life have to be
patiently waited for and do not usually come
otherwise than drop by drop
"Then the camp Is to be cleared OF snow
The shanty is recovered with boughs. In front
of 1t two enormous logs rolled nearly to-
sticks are set at each end, and long pole is
laid on them and on this are hung the great
caldron kettles The huge h0gsheads are turned
right side up, and cleaned out to receive the
SAP that Is gathered. And now. II there Is Q
good sap rum the establishment Is under fuil
way.
..The great fire that Is kindled up Is never lei
out, night or day, as long as the season lasts
Somebody Is always cutting wood 70 iced II
somebody is busy most Of the time gathering II
the San. somebody Is required to watch the Ket
Ties that they do not boil over. and to MI them
RI Ia not the boy, however, he Is too busy VIII
things In general to be OF any use In details
..He likes to boil eggs with the hired man II
the hot san. he likes to roast potatoes In tn
ashes and he would live In the camp day AM
night II he were permitted. The great oc
castons for the boy. though, are the time 0
.sugarng on, Sometimes this used to be don
IN tha evening and 1t was made the excuse TO
frol,c IN the camp. The neighbors were II
v,tad sometimes even the pretty girls from tn
VILLAGE who filled all the woods with their swet
voices and merry laughter
.At these sugar parties everyone was expecte
to eat as much sugar as possible, ana thos
who are practiced In 1t can eat great deal
il peculiarity about eating warm maple sugf
tbat though you may eat so much or II one Ga
az to no sick and loathe the Thought or II, yc
wul want 1t the next day more than ever.
tho .sngorng Off they used to pour the h
sucar unon the snow. where 1t CONCEALED, wit
out crvstallizing, into sort OF wax. which ! {
snnnosa ia the most delicious substance that WI
ever invented And 1t takes great while to g
n n one should close his teeth firmly on bf
Of it he would be unable to open pen, his mouth !,
.sss s's b.. sensation sss sa.s %ss e %'
..Tha NOV used to make big lump OF It a.
Give Il TO the dog. who seized 1t with gre
avldltv and closed his Jaws on It, as dogs "
ID ~ anvthing. was funny the next nome
70 SEQ the expression OF perfect surprise on
doc,s face when he found that he could not op
his ,aws He shook his head he sat down
aasna,r. he ran round In circle; he dash
into Tho woods and back again. He did eve
thing except climb a tree and howl II wo'
nave been such a relief to1hlm II no could ia
howledl But that was I y one thing he COZ
not do" 49,,