IOO EASY-CHAIR MEMORIES 



far-distant territory. It was in order that he 

 may be present at the launching that the day 

 for it was fixed earlier than it otherwise would 

 have been. 



When the launch was at last firmly fixed on 

 the trolly, it was necessary to drag the whole 

 thing backwards for about twenty yards over 

 soft gravel saturated with the rain, into which 

 the trolly wheels sank, before, owing to trees 

 and shrubs in the way, it was possible to attach 

 the horses. This hauling had to be done by 

 these young athletes, and manfully they set to 

 work. The chain-blocks were made use of; 

 with these and a long cable fixed round a tree, 

 they pulled away, moving the trolly inch by 

 inch. The chains trailing through the mud, it 

 was necessary to pour a continuous stream of 

 water over them to keep them free. It took 

 these boys two hours to get the trolly and its 

 heavy load over that short twenty yards on to 

 the hard road where the horses could be brought 

 into action. 



Kathleen, with her Kodak, and I were amused 

 spectators of the novel and curious scene. The 

 two cart-horses walked off easily with their 

 grotesque load, and the boys followed after 



