216 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS. 



Five steamboats make frequent trips around the lake, 

 stopping at the few landings, but more frequently 

 the passengers are taken off the steamers and landed by 

 little boats. We have enjoyed the hospitality of young 

 Capt. Tefft on board the little steamer that bears his 

 name, and shall carry away very pleasant remem- 

 brances of the many courtesies he has shown us during 

 our stay here. 



Sunday was a gala day for the young folks of the 

 surrounding country. They come to the lake by scores, 

 and probably by hundreds, in carriages, and always in 

 couples. The young men wore their best clothes, and the 

 young ladies, some of them very pretty, were abundantly 

 arrayed in their summer drapery of sashes and bonnet rib- 

 bons. Tliey seemed to be very clever people, and most 

 of the young men led the girls about by the hand or took 

 their arms as they promenaded about the premises. 

 Many of them had dinner at the hotel, while others, less 

 extravagant, refreshed themselves with lemonade and ice 

 cream. Of course the public piano had its share to bear 

 on the occasion, and during the afternoon and evening 

 the parlors rang with the blended voices of belles and 

 beaux, and made one think of the " evening sings," as 

 described in " Cape Cod Folks." One cj^nical city lady 

 made some ungracious remarks about " unmusical people 

 always and eternally trying to make music in public 

 places." Yet I think this rustic though well-behaved 

 company had a fair share of pleasure. An hour later 

 and we shall be on our way to Mount Morris. 



