. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . it was so different from that in the stores wherethey lived, there being almost everything in the room that one couldthink of. While they were looking around, a barefooted urchin camein with a hens ^^^, which he exchanged for peanuts, and a womanbrought in a pair of mittens of her own manufacture, which she swappedfor sugar. The boys bought a few needles, pins, a spool of thread andanother of silk, some buttons, and a paper of court-plaster. Then Dicksuggested that the treasurer be allowed to treat
. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . it was so different from that in the stores wherethey lived, there being almost everything in the room that one couldthink of. While they were looking around, a barefooted urchin camein with a hens ^^^, which he exchanged for peanuts, and a womanbrought in a pair of mittens of her own manufacture, which she swappedfor sugar. The boys bought a few needles, pins, a spool of thread andanother of silk, some buttons, and a paper of court-plaster. Then Dicksuggested that the treasurer be allowed to treat from the general fund,and the others agreeing, the Parson bought two pounds of candy andfour quarts, of peanuts. These paid for, George noticed some hooks and lines, and investedin half a dozen ordinary lines, and a dozen fish-hooks. I dont know how it is, he remarked, but some of these countryboys, with an old alder pole, and a common line and hook, with abunch of worms on the end of it, take more trout than we do with ourfancy rigging, and I am going to try their way of fishing some 300 THROUGH THE WILDS, I can tell you the reason, laughed Dick. What is it? They know where the trout are. Just as they were leaving the store, a man came in with a mink-skin, and wanted to trade it for molasses, What next, I wonder? observed George. I would like toknow if these people ever take any money. The old lady had threecustomers while we were there, and didnt get a cent out of them. Ill bet she hasnt seen so much money before in a week as wepaid her, asserted the Parson. I guess they do mostly a barter business, added Ned. Store-keepers down here have to take anything they can get. It was only ten oclock when they reached the landing, and as thesteamer would not be due for half an hour, Dick proposed they sitdown on the bank and sample the candy and peanuts. No one object-ing, they threw themselves on the grass and the Parson opened thetreat, and helping himself, told the others to
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