^^'HEKE THE SPOUTSAJAN loves 1^0 LINGER. 



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up the lake the following day we met the mail-carrier com- 

 ing down, with ''rnele Sam'' in the bottom of the eanoe. 

 The arrival of tlie canoe at Chesuncook is looked forward 

 ' to with as much anxiety and pleasure as the railroad train 

 and stage coach in other parts of the country. Half of the 



Between Ripogenus and Chesuncook. 



eastern portion of that great preserve go to Chesuncook for 

 their mail. There is one satisfaction — it takes a long time 

 to get the customary recpiest to ''please remit.'' 



The hotel at Chesuncook was the typical wo(^dsnuin's 

 hostelry. Its presentation w^as anything l)ut inviting, yet 

 everything was satisfactory within. The wooden floors 

 showed the imprint of the spiked shoes of the hnnbermen. 

 As we entered, a large open fireplace with logs afire greeted 



