CIIAI'TKI! XXV. 



Our first night in the tents \v;is glorious in its slumbers. 

 "Hemlock leathers " for beds, and blankets and mosquito 

 bars made us entirely comfoi table; and the deep stillness 

 soothed us more gently than music itself into speedy and 

 utter forget ful ness of all the fatigues of our journey. With 

 the early dawn tin- Captain emerged from his tent, cigar in 

 mouth, impatient to sci/.e and ply his rod. With stentorian 

 voice he roused the sleepy guides who, not yet having built 

 their own camp, had stretched themselves for the night on 

 the ground about the < amp tire, without bed or blankets. 

 In an instant every man of us was wide awake. That 

 voice of command uas new to us. Later in our camping 

 experience it came to our ears and passed as a troubled 

 dream, and \\e slumbered on until the magic word "break- 

 fast! " was shouted into our tent>. 



lp ai .1 dre^rd " is a phrase which means something 

 \\hen only one's coat, hat and boots are removed for the 

 night. A wash basin on a little mound, a piece of soap on 

 a chip, and a towel hiini; on a limb, a pocket comb, in the 

 mornini! ,md in a t \\ inkling, if breakfast is waiting, the 

 toilet is made. A morning plunge in the lake, and the 

 delicious sensations of the loving touch of a thousand soft 

 and almost intangible arms bearing you up and caressing 



