Frank in the Woods

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the wind, and its front open to a cheerful fire-stood in a little grove of evergreens, ready to receive beneath its friendly shelter four boys, whom you could easily recognize as our old friends of the sailing and fishing frolics described in "The Young Naturalist." We left them, after a hard day's work at fox-hunting-Archie asleep on the bed, and Frank seated in his easy chair, reading one of his favorite

hey passed most of their time in the shop. Frank commenced to prepare the fox-skin for mounting in the mus

make Uncle Joe a vis

t you know it's a mean journey to make in winter.

en thinking it all over, and I don't see why we can't do as

et of the old hunter's cabin; but in winter the traveling was much more difficult, for the boys were obliged to carry their provisions, blankets, and other needful articles, on their

wonder why we did not think of it before!

mother will let us go or not," said Frank; "be

nsent," said Archie, laying aside h

double-barrel shot-guns, and assisted by three good dogs. So Mrs. Nelson was obliged to consent, and the boys started off to see George and Harry. The latter easily obtained their parents' permission, and the boys adjourned to the kitchen to talk over their plans. It was decided that two sleds would carry all their baggage, and that every thing should be ready for the start early on Monday morning; it was then Friday. After making all their

ne but the b

the sled heavy, without doing any good. We will get an old qui

nner that it could be strapped around the baggage; and just as Hannah

ast until they reached Uncle Joe's; while the boys busied themselves in cleaning thei

st, the sled was brought out of the shop, and their baggage-which consisted of a change of clothes, blankets, ammunition, axes, and provisions-was strapped on securely. Just as they complet

inely-dressed deer-skin, which he had spread on the floor of the hut; George was engaged in arranging their beds; Archie was in front of the hut, chopping

ax, and surveying the pile of wood he had cut;

" said Frank. "Come, b

r. Their long tramp-they had made about twenty miles since morning-had sharpened their appetites, and the supper rapidly disappeared. But there was enough left for the dogs, and after they had been bountifully fed, and the supper dishes washed, the boys stretched themsel

rtable, to lie here and listen to the storm, and know that he is securely sheltered

w something about it. How many times I have sat in school, when I had a hard lesson t

e only way to pass a long winter evening is in li

Harry, "give us s

said Archie, "or a fi

will tell you of an adventure which happened to my uncle, who was a young lawyer at the t