Rod and gun . nd here the scene changes—the visiondies away ; I close up the old book andwith a sigh of regret take up again thethread of life where I have for the timedropped it. THE VALUE OF A WINDBREAK. Respectfully dedicated to B- and his Wind Break. BY J. G. TAYLOR Blew wind as it never blew before, On the Cascade camp, on the Codrov shore, It rattled the tins in their rustic bins, -And dashed near denuded the fish of their fins. It blew such a blast and it blew it so fast, That the rabbits were scared as they scudded past. The poor campers declared, there was never such weather ; True as
Rod and gun . nd here the scene changes—the visiondies away ; I close up the old book andwith a sigh of regret take up again thethread of life where I have for the timedropped it. THE VALUE OF A WINDBREAK. Respectfully dedicated to B- and his Wind Break. BY J. G. TAYLOR Blew wind as it never blew before, On the Cascade camp, on the Codrov shore, It rattled the tins in their rustic bins, -And dashed near denuded the fish of their fins. It blew such a blast and it blew it so fast, That the rabbits were scared as they scudded past. The poor campers declared, there was never such weather ; True as Gospel, the birds were scarce left with a feather. But in such a crises a genius arises. In strength of his might he a break wind devises, This wind break, its true, sent the smoke in the stew. Mosquitoes in millions its shelter sought too, But trifles like these, were as mites in the cheese, While yards of Doyles cotton defied every breeze. The above was written after a salmon fishiny trip to Johnnie Shopejis-iic and His liy F. W. Bald. Midland. C^jurtesy of Midland EDgine Works. A Bear Hunt On The Georgian Bay 3Y J. BRUCE HAXLY. WE landed at our first portage atsix oclock on a Saturday nightafter a good trip up the to our new motor boatour trip proved a speed}- one with noneof the troubles we had experienced inprevious years with the row boats. Asthe cabin of the motor boat could com-fortably accommodate eight without anycrowding in the berths we spent ournights in comfort. As we retired we remembered makinga bed the previous vear with a bale ofstraw which we had brought along forthe permanent camp. Glad enoughwere we then to make a temporary campin the old timber slide and use the strawfor a bed. Next morning we made the portage,using the sixteen foot motor skiff to towthe boats loaded with the dunnage. Thistask proved an easj- one as we could loadthe boats deeper and to better advantage with the fine tow. Monday was spentin getting th
Size: 1913px × 1306px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectf, booksubjecthunting
