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Identifier: outing53newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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fireplace was perhaps a A Touch of Frost 437 foot above the level of the tent floor, whichwas better for warmth and much—verymuch better for smoke than if it had beenlower. The tent being provided with a sod-cloth twelve inches wide, all that was nec-essary to anchor it securely was to cutthree logs to fit the back and sides and laythem on the sod-cloth inside. Then wefilled the tent two feet deep with balsambrowse. It is awkward work chopping and carry-ing firewood or anything else on snowshoes. The Worshipful Master was the proudpossessor of one cigar that by some miraclewas still intact. Not to be mean he offeredto play me a game of pitch for it, andwhen he won, offered, or rather agreed tomake it two out of three. We each took a game. It was gettingexciting. Then he won the cigar a secondtime. Now he became generous and verykindly placed the series at three out offive. I won two games and could almosttaste that cigar—but I like a pipe better.It was broken in one place, anyhow.
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Mixing the johnny-cake. They were necessary, however, for one isabsolutely helpless in that depth of snowwithout them. It stopped snowing duringthe afternoon, and when night closed downthe thermometer dropped with it. But our happy home was complete; thetea-pail bubbled merrily, an odor of bakedbeans permeated the air, a goodly pile ofgreen logs and dry wood gave promise ofwarmth and cheer, while the fragrantbalsam bed piled high with blankets waseloquent of rest and comfort. In a winter camp, instead of undressing,when you go to bed you put on moreclothes—all you have in fact. We usedsome homemade sleeping bags constructedof army and double blankets equal tothree bags and a waterproof cover. Aswe were comfortable enough in them, anddid not try sleeping double, I cannot tellyou which is the warmer method. We each possessed a hot-water bottlewhich helped some on the coldest nights.The small of your back is the proper place

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