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you, are the reward of early rising, which you may have 

 for the asking when camping in the woods by lake or 

 stream. 



The guides were, most of them, young, vigorous, good- 

 liearted and, withal, rather noisy fellows. Our company, 

 all told, now consisted of our party, seven in number, and 

 six hearty guides. Thirteen hungry men to feed, distant 

 from a base of supplies, with a lot of harum-scarum young 

 fellows for cooks, and with a given quantity oi' groceries. 

 was the problem with which the Commissary grappled and 

 wrestled that morning, with a clear apprehension of other 

 mornings to come, as he went hither and thither, directing. 

 helping and always smoking; and before our two \\eek < 

 were up the problem lloored even him. Figure* won't lie. 

 and his were not at fault; but careless \\a-te spoiK tin- 

 most generous mathematical calculations. 



The most noted fishing ground near us was Brandy 

 Brook," a stream of fair si/e and very cold, coming into 

 the lake from the east, a little north of us, and gathering 

 something of its surprising coldness from Kdgar .Mountain. 

 To this stream, in two boats, went the < 'aptain. the Senator 

 and the Sheriff. About sixty-five large and beautiful trout 

 were taken; but these gentlemen greatly bewailed the 

 roots, snags, dead limbs and trees thai obstructed the stream 

 and made fly-fishing a mournful proceeding. On their 

 return to camp, that evening, the Captain, who N .n: 

 admirable story-teller and illustrates like a born panto 

 niiinist, with great glee related the story of the Senator's 

 experience. 



