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— fording they call it, I call it an imposition — when they 

 have such good times here, and I have only to travel 

 eight miles a day, even if they go home nights, as they 

 usually do; for the regular campers like to have a sort of 

 daily express to bring stores and visitors, — leaving me 

 all the day to rest and enjoy myself?" He would tell 

 you how many pretty ways to go and come, although left 

 to himself he would always take the shortest, if it does 

 go over Rice Hill; of the lovely way by "Alden's" where 

 they stop for ice ; and a lovelier yet going home through 

 the woods by "Whiting Gates'," whe.n a view bursts upon 

 you as you suddenly leave the woods, which is like a 

 Berkshire picture ; and how discouraging it is, when they 

 take it into their heads to go by way of Lunenburg sta- 

 tion, or perhaps Lancaster. He has decided preferences, 

 and his ears and the turn of his head betray him. 



He would give you glowing accounts of so many hap- 

 py days at Spec, beginning with a bright day in April, 

 when we took our paint pots and drove down early, hav- 

 ing ordered the boat delivered that day. We waited all 

 day and no boat came, but we had such a good time 

 roaming about the woods and rowing that we overcame 

 easily our disappointment. We issued another order for 

 delivery, and on the second day of May, when we once 

 more took a day, Jerry would tell you how astonished he 

 was to find waiting for us, right at the turn into the 

 woods, two men with a big wagon, and such a big thing 

 on it. His eyes were open all that day, for we tipped the 

 boat up in the shed right beside him and eagerly went to 

 work. What fun it was to put on that bright yellow 

 paint, and then trim it up with black, only the black 



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