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the brook by way of Camp Cozy Bridge.  The bridge stands high 
above the stream, and the stream is wide, so I thought this
time I will elude the dogs.  When I got across I walked briskly.
I had walked quite a distance and as the dogs had not appeared I 
felt that I had finally gotten rid of them.  I had passed Candle Camp
and was crossing the huge fallen tree, when looking behind me
were all three, wagging their tails, so happy that they had come
up with me.  I had already tried to order them back, but it 
had little effect.  They would go back a short distance, but as
I moved onward they would come keeping about the same distance
behind me.  I now knew that I would soon have to do something
or other if I wished to keep them from following me, for I [was] very close
to the railroad.  So I took a stick and made as if I was going for them
this time they turned back.  As I left the ravine, I took the
stick with me.  The dogs did not follow.  Along the railroad Equisetum
arvense was found everywhere.  I crossed the river at O. G.
Mill-hands were busy fixing the abutments of the bridge, which
had been damaged considerably by the floods.[note at top of page:A pretty Maple in front of B's was in full bloom.  The sweet odor of the blossom
could be smelled some distance from the tree. Honey bees were very busy among
the flowers, no doubt, collecting honey.]  Nothing of much 
importance was found on the River Rd.  I stopped to examine Dicentra
which was showing bud.  Corydalis looked fine but no buds were
        