276 THE ADIRONDACK. 



for which I was no more responsible than for the 

 phrase ^' artillery practice, "^^ or '''•advancing' en eche- 

 lon.,'''' and which is perfectly proper, as any, but an 

 ignoramus knows. ''Delivered battle!" "very bad 

 English" — ah, he said '•' writin' fluid,'''' he did not say 

 " inkV So another critic rebuked me for using the 

 word " stand-poinf- — ^saying I should have written 

 ^^ standing point 1 1 V How very small a dog can 

 hark ! 



A few miles from the head of Schroon Lake is 

 Lake Paradox, which derives its name from the fact 

 that its waters flow two ways. Its outlet empties 

 into the east branch of the Hudson (i. e.) in ordinary 

 times. But when, as it frequently happens in 

 the spring, the river suddenly rises even with its 

 banks, its surface is above the level of the lake, 

 which, of course, swells much slower. The current 

 of the outlet is then reversed and flows back into the 

 lake. This double motion of the stream has given it 

 the name " Paradox." 



BURLINGTON. 



I came across the country to I^ake Champlain, tak- 

 ing some fine trout on the way. About six miles 



