. Whittier-land; a handbook of North Essex. in gray of morning,Following where the brothers KnoxWent like wild goats up the rocksOf vast Chocorua. Where the mountain shadow bald faced went Addie Caldwell;And Miss Ford, as gay of manner,As if thrumming her piano, Sang along Chocorua. Light of foot, of kirtle scant,Tripped brave Miss Sturtevant;While as free as Shermans bummer,In the rations foraged Plummer,On thy slope, Chocorua I Panting, straining up the rock ridge,How they followed Tip and Stockbridge,Till at last, all sore with they stood like the nine Muses,On thy crow
. Whittier-land; a handbook of North Essex. in gray of morning,Following where the brothers KnoxWent like wild goats up the rocksOf vast Chocorua. Where the mountain shadow bald faced went Addie Caldwell;And Miss Ford, as gay of manner,As if thrumming her piano, Sang along Chocorua. Light of foot, of kirtle scant,Tripped brave Miss Sturtevant;While as free as Shermans bummer,In the rations foraged Plummer,On thy slope, Chocorua I Panting, straining up the rock ridge,How they followed Tip and Stockbridge,Till at last, all sore with they stood like the nine Muses,On thy crown, Chocorua ! At their shout, so wild and rousing,Every dun deer stopped his browsing,And the black bears small eyes glistened,As with watery mouth he listened To the climbers on Chocorua. All the heavens were close above below were friends w^ho loved them, —And at thought of Bearcamps worry,Down they clambered in a hurry, —Scun-y down Chocorua. Sore we miss the steaks and bear roast —But withal for friends we care most; —. o <u v*^ s ^ Pi o 2 ^^ rt p/ U <^ U5 •— U ^-M s H ^^ •^rf H X &£ Z C a UJ ^^ ~ .^ vl w c: 2 H 5 3 ^ ^ O rj 11 u ^ r\ -.^ t-^ JT D to o H •—1 C/3 73 C H rt Cu tfj c (0 ?1) s rt 1) a 3 O 114 WHITTIER-LAND Give the brothers Knox three cheers,Who to l)ring us back our dears. Left bears on old Chocorua! The next day after the husking, Lucy I^arcom and someothers of the party prepared a burlesque literary exercisefor the evening at the inn. She wrote a frolicsome poem,and others devised telegrams, etc., all of which were tosurprise Whittier, who was to know nothing of the affairuntil it came off. When the evening came, the venerablepoet took his usual place next the tongs, and the rest ofthe party formed a semicircle around the great such occasions Whittier always insisted on takingcharge of the fire, as he did in his own home. Heeven took upon himself the duty of filling the one in his presence dared to t
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