THE LONG TRAIL 



these latter forms of exercise and, after 

 the first novelty had worn off, we kept 

 them up mainly because we loved to do 

 anything with Father. Father had al- 

 ways cared for rowing. As a boy he went 

 off alone or with his brothers or one of his 

 cousins. When we were small one of us 

 would be taken along as helmsman, but as 

 soon as we were large enough we learned 

 to pull an oar. He took great pride in 

 the woodlands around Sagamore, and 

 when he found some beautiful oak he 

 would clear away the undergrowth and 

 small trees that interfered with it and 

 probably cut a trail to it from the 

 nearest woodpath. 



We were taught to swim when we were 

 very small and had a grand time playing 

 around the float. There was one game 

 which was particularly popular. It was 

 called "stagecoach." Father sat in the 

 15 



