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One of* the prettiest pictures seen at Paul Smith's, is 

 when, after sunset, a dozen or a score of boats filled with 

 ladies and children, push out upon the lake, each boat 

 gracefully rowed by a strong oarsman who knows how to 

 row a genuine Adirondack boat with swiftness, and 

 handle it with safety. Indeed, the commingling there of 

 trayety and sobriety, fashion and simplicity, sportsman's 

 life an I s. ( /i ;l l life, e\cit -s con-taut interest in the mind of 

 a " lo.)ker-on in Yeni<v " as 1 was. It is not what one u'oes 

 to the \\ilderness for, but for all that it is delightful to see 

 all these people SO happy in the woods, and especially the 



little folks. 



Having, at length, lingered and lounged and dreamed 

 away my allotted time at this famous resort, I sought an 

 opportunity to retrace my step- to Meacham. and thence 

 out, to Malone and home. It came, one delicioiisly fresh 

 and dewy m.>rnitc_L : and, wilh their cheerful assent, I 

 joined a party of sportsmen and their guides, i;oin>r to 

 If eacham outlet to camp -the "Still water" wli.-i e the Kditor 

 and I experienced ihc earlier sensations of the victims of 

 the Delude. 



The hiiTiraLi'e was deposited in a biu - , strong, lumber 

 waLion. provided with a rack upon which were placed two 

 boats, side by -ide and bottom upwards. On these we sat, 

 while the road was <^>od, but found much comfort, at times, 

 in walking. One of the gentlemen was a youn^ l\e\crend. 

 who had conscientiously saved a hundred dollars from his 

 mea'.T'T salary HS a pastor, fora month in the woods. He 

 loved the wildernes-;, its mountains, lakes and streams, 



