. Following the tow-path and through the Adirondacks awheel . the camera I sprung theshutter. The man with the team stood holding thehorses bridle so as not to fail to figure in the photo-graph. Then we waved the craft adieu, and afterwatching it drift away we turned to the road. Re-ferring to taking on coal, we were told t-h^t thecaptain, et cetera, takes one pailful on board at eachtrip, instead of taking enough for several trips atone time. Diagonally across the road from us we stopped tomake some inquiries of a lady sitting on the veran-dah, with the result that we met her daughter also,an
. Following the tow-path and through the Adirondacks awheel . the camera I sprung theshutter. The man with the team stood holding thehorses bridle so as not to fail to figure in the photo-graph. Then we waved the craft adieu, and afterwatching it drift away we turned to the road. Re-ferring to taking on coal, we were told t-h^t thecaptain, et cetera, takes one pailful on board at eachtrip, instead of taking enough for several trips atone time. Diagonally across the road from us we stopped tomake some inquiries of a lady sitting on the veran-dah, with the result that we met her daughter also,and the Doctor, with whom we passed a most de-lightful half-hour under the cool trees; for theywere all interested in pursuits similar to our own,and the Doctor owned a trim little steam-launch,which lay moored in the lake opposite the house,I showed the Doctor the wooden pegs found atHague, and we told them about our trip. We re-sumed our journey, feeling regret at being obligedto leave such pleasant company, with mutual wishesthat we would meet again. (82). CHAPTER X. Over Vermont Roads.—The Green Mountains in Sight.—Luxury of Riding.—We Stop lor Dinner.—The Cuckoo andfts Peculiar Habits.—Arrival at Fairhaven —A Fishing Trip.—Once More Awheel.—Wayside Experiences.—Poultney.—Qranville —Salem and Cambridge.—Arrival at Eagle Tour Ended.—Homeward Bound. n~W S we wheeled away from Larrabees LandinghA we immediately began to experience the/ -*- pleasure of the fine roads of Vermont. Weturned south, taking the road which runsvery nearly parallel with Lake Champlain, thoughsome distance from it. It extends northward to thehead of the lake, on the Canadian border, about onehundred miles away; and we were informed thatthe r( ad is good all the way. When we approached the D. & H. railroad therewas a train standing on the track, the rear car beingacross the road. There were several of the trainhands on the car, and as we approached 1 called outto the re
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