as we could, and then, I with my gun, and Euphemia with the fishing-pole, we started up the creek. We did not go very far, for it would not do

things in order for supper, we had a call from two of our neighbo

u are up to. You've got everything very nice. I think I'd like this myself. Why, you might have a rifle-range out here. You could cut down those bushes on the other side of the creek, and put up

pected to spend my tw

said he. "I know what it

en with Euphemia examining the

picnic," she said; "but I wouldn't

ddressing m

ht as well as day? I expect that is a very good prescri

of that without taking the trouble to come out here. You could have sat out on your back porch

and put my head in the cold-air box of the furna

fun in," said the captain. "Do you cook your

d Euphemia. "We are going to have sup

d Mrs. Atkinson,

ptain. "Good-bye. If it rains I'll c

about that," said I. "We shal

Euphemia, when they had

itchforks,"

hing," she

he creek at the sky; "but am very much afraid that it is going to

're prepared for it. But I

We kept up this fire, not to dry the air, but to make things look comfortable. In the afternoon I dressed myself up in water-proof coat, boots and hat, and went out fishing. I went down to the water and fished along the banks for

supply of fish, from the waters about our camp, it would be better to let old John bring fresh mea

under the trees, was now all wet and would not burn. However, we managed to get up a fire in the stove, but

end of our tent must have been badly fastened, for it was blown in, and in an instant our beds were deluged. I rushed out to fasten up the canvas, and got drenched

own into a steady drizzle, but we were in a sad plight. It was a

in those beds,

he house and get something to spread over them. I don't

though not very hard, and I carried an umbrella and a lantern. Climbing fences at night with a wife, a lantern, and an umbrella to take care of, is not very agreeable, but

us, and I am happy to say that he knew me at o

ought it wise to give ourselves command of this door, an

order, and it is impossible to convey any idea of the element of comfort which seemed to per

I was making a bundle of them, Euphemia went to l

en here. And oh! you can't imagine how snug and happy she did look, lying there in her comfortable bed, in that nice, airy

out it, myself. But I suppose I couldn't stay here and leave

"And we're not going to

air white covering and its smooth, soft pillows; there were the easy-chairs, the pretty curtains, the neat and cheerful carpet, the bureau, with Euphemia's w

can't bear to look in ther

d-shed and got an armful of dry kindling, which Euphemia was obliged to

the gate behind us, but whether it was meant as a

well. I could not help thinking that it was not safe to sleep in a bed with a substratum of wet mattress

ld like, better than anything else, to take Euphemia in a boat up the rive

would be impossible to go away and leave

he difficulty in the way. This good man, who always had a keen scent for any advantage to himself, warmly praised the b

sewing here as well as anywhere, and

who came with three of her children,-all too young to

nd when we returned, hungry and tired, we were perfectly ch

did not begrudge it to her, though we declined her offe

ond thoughts, "you may come on S

had shot nothing, for I had seen no birds about the camp, which, without breaki

I had walked about a mile

r be careful how you go popping around her

ot, I thought this was a very impu

egin to pop," said I, "before

he fuss before you begin. My hors

rses, I left the road and made my way back to the tent over some very

e incident, "to talk that way when you stood there with a gun

der a tree by the tent, we were very much surpris

we were gone. If necessary to send for anything, she could go to the fence, back of the barn, and scream across a small fi

uld reach us,

now you should never come away and leave the hous

ntirely unruffled tone. "Your old boar

looked at each

ntinued Pomona, "by the 1:14 train,

ed Euphemia. "Thei

g, then," said Pomona, "for it

ia, "I know! It's

her countenance more expressive of

long are they going to stay? Wh

a. "I told them you had gone to be with some friends in the count

them such a falseh

n't know who is. And I wasn't a-goin' to tell the boarder where you was till I found out whether

d fault with the excelle

ey doing?" as

-putting it to sleep on the sofa, I think. The boarder was

er look out!

and growlin' fearful! W

e them, we might as well break up our camp, for we cou

s, it would be well for us to stay where we were and for Pomona to take charge of the visitors. If they returned to the city that evening, she was to

e days with us, when we are at home and everything is all right. I wa

p to the house, and then I should have to have the tent

y, in the woods of Maine, we couldn't leave our cam

and so Pomona went aw