. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . roundAndover, that the whole party were induced to go out there, as thecaptain informed them they could easily hire teams to carry them the next day from Andoverto Cambridge, where thesteamer stopped. Theycould spend the night atthe Lakeside Hotel, andthe next morning couldtake the boat and maketheir trip up the Magal-loway. As this route wouldgive more variety to thetrip, the younger membersof the party expressedthemselves in favor of itat once ; and as the youngladies parents were notvery particu
. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . roundAndover, that the whole party were induced to go out there, as thecaptain informed them they could easily hire teams to carry them the next day from Andoverto Cambridge, where thesteamer stopped. Theycould spend the night atthe Lakeside Hotel, andthe next morning couldtake the boat and maketheir trip up the Magal-loway. As this route wouldgive more variety to thetrip, the younger membersof the party expressedthemselves in favor of itat once ; and as the youngladies parents were notvery particular which way they returned, the Andover excursion wasdecided on, providing they found teams enough at the Arm to takethe whole party out. The captain informed Mr. Van Wyck that therewas a telegraph office at the South Arm, and that if there were notteams enough at the wharf they could telegraph for one, and get itthere in a couple of hours. This decided them fully. The steamer received three passengers at the Middle Dam Landingon her way down, which made the team question more doubtful. But. WOODING UP, LAKE WELOKENNEBACOOK. 2 32 THROUGH THE WILDS. one of the gentlemen from Camp Whitney told the boys he had nodoubt there would be teams enough for all, and added that there wasa special team coming in for himself and friend, and it could carry threeof the other party if necessary. On their way down the lake, the steamer ran into the shore a fewmoments to wood up ; and the Parson, ever ready with his book andpencil, skipped on shore and made another sketch, telling his friendsthat he was bound to do their whole trip on paper or perish in theattempt. After leaving the woodpile, the captain asked the passengers howmany wished dinner at the Arm, then he could telegraph the cook bywhistles. The whole party expressed a desire to get dinner there ifthey could ; and when within a mile of the wharf, the captain gave hislanding-signal, and then whistled for the dinners. I suppose they wil
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