. Rod and gun. of the camp. Perhaps out therein the darkness a few yards from us is ahungry bear, or the crouching form of apanther. Perhaps a timid deer comingdown to the river for its customarx-drink, gazes at the fire with startled e3-esand darts away in the underlirush ; per-haps—but ones imagination runs riotwhen out in the woods on a night likethis. The things that back in civiliza-tion mean so much to us—war. love, thegetting of the almighty dollar—^all dwin-dle into nothingness, and we are able toaccount for nothing but the presentmoment of happiness—happiness born ofthe primitive inst
. Rod and gun. of the camp. Perhaps out therein the darkness a few yards from us is ahungry bear, or the crouching form of apanther. Perhaps a timid deer comingdown to the river for its customarx-drink, gazes at the fire with startled e3-esand darts away in the underlirush ; per-haps—but ones imagination runs riotwhen out in the woods on a night likethis. The things that back in civiliza-tion mean so much to us—war. love, thegetting of the almighty dollar—^all dwin-dle into nothingness, and we are able toaccount for nothing but the presentmoment of happiness—happiness born ofthe primitive instinct in us, handed downthrough generations for hundreds ofyears. One by one the party made for thesleeping tent to seek the softest place tolie down in pleasant dreams. Now, go-ing to bed in camp and preparing to re-tire back in civilization are two differentpropositions. In the first place you must .-Kii --^..-w^ ? ^^s^^^B ?? ? - . • ? iff-r ,!,r ? ? The Cook Cuts into a Canadian Ham. I. The First Afternoons Catch. forget your soft felt or hair mattress,your downy pillow and your immaculatesheets. The guides gather a great quantity ofbalsam, fir and pine twigs and spreadthem liberally over the space inside thesleeping tent. This is covered with twolong blankets, and here we slept—five oneach side of the tent, feet to feet. At home you disrobe before here the order of things is reversed,you proceed to put on more clothes. Ongoes your sweater, and your rain coat,then your overshoes or boots if you haveany. Next, 30U pull your cap over yourears, place your suit case in proper posi-tion for a pillow, cover yourself with aslarge a share of the blanket allotted toyourself and neighber as possible, andlie down to pleasant dreams. That iswhat you are supposed to do. accordingto Hoyle, but the transition from asoft mattress to the uncomfortable andunyielding earth, is disconcerting to thetenderfoot, and although he may swearunder his breath, not a word of compl
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