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Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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The Camp Fire.
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Tho Last Morning. diversion. The absolute quiet will rest-lessness conquer and bathe mind andbody in graceful composure. A sail bymoonlight, a song in the twilight, a picnicwhich youthful jollity governs, suchsimple pleasures soon will content you.Then the fire at night close by the lake-side. Driftwood piled high makes a glori-ous bonfire, which throws from it swiftlythe mantle of darkness, and clothed in redlight rejoices in its leaping, its franticlithe leaping of flames smoke subduing.When tired at last the fire glows redly,intensely redly between logs burst asun-der. Then a friendly prod with a boat hook arouses it in. brilliant sparks torespond to the calling. Think of the joy of it, up on LakeAhmic ; think of the sorrow at only oneweek of it. Each moment precipus beforehieing me citywards, relentlessly city-wards, back to the office, telephone calls,and stacks of letters ; for limpid streams afountain pen ; for quiet of Lake Ahmic im-portunate men ; babbling women for bab-bling

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