70 JOCli'8 ''t.ake. 



Wmty a miimte. That will be about a comfortable clmrcli- 

 o-oiiig jog." 



■'Better leave your rod at camp," said the C'aptaiu — 

 ' ' your Sundaj" morning- resolutions would fade out dread- 

 fully quick if you saw a trout leap, while you were on 

 3^our 'church-going jog,' if your rod was in the boat." 



And so it was ordered and done. The two boats, bear- 

 ing our entire party, swept out upon the lake, followed the 

 winding shores, rounded the points and penetrated the 

 bajs, in a leisurely way, while we enjoyed to the full 

 the freshness of the morning and all the beaut}' of the 

 varied scenes. 



A thunderstorm in all its majesty and fury burst upon 

 forest and hike. Forewarned by the distant but fast 

 approaching roar and the marshalling of great banks of 

 clouds la the sk3^ we pushed ashore, drew our boats out of 

 water and up under the trees and speedily constructed a 

 refuge b}' turning them bottom side up with one end resting 

 on the low limb of a tree. Likeii true Adirondack thunder- 

 storm, it deluged everything around us for a few moments, 

 and then hastened on with unabated fury, out of sight and 

 sound. The sun shone brightly again, and we speedil}" 

 resumed our quiet journeying. 



Our Suudaj^ dinner was a triumph even over Horace's 

 former exploits, for. in addition to everj-^thing else, we had 

 the most delicious bits of Benson's buck. 



The evening hour approached, and b}' tacit and common 

 consent we all strolled down to the water's edge, stepped 

 into the boats and pushed out a little distance and anchored, 



