Henry Abbott

Name: Camping at Cherry Pond
Author: Henry Abbott

Camping at Cherry Pond

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“Camping at Cherry Pond”, is a work by Henry Abbott. It explores elements such as deer, Bige and Cherry Pond.

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ The Cherry Pond Camp
In still hunting one must sneak through the woods, making no sound and as little motion as possible. Preferably one should also hunt "up wind," but this is not always possible. The deer has been provided with a pair of very large ears capable of collecting the sound made by a breaking twig many rods away; and his sense of smell is so keen as to telegraph to his brain the human scent and warn him of the approach of his hereditary enemy long before he is within range of vision. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ Many a fine trout has found his ultimate destiny in our frying pan over the Cherry Pond camp fire.
Bige and I had built an open log camp there: one of the type called a "lean-to." It is so named because it leans to or against nothing. In other words, the camp has three sides, a sloping roof, an overhanging or projecting hood, and a fireplace built of stone in front. This type of camp can be made very comfortable except in cold winter weather, and in it one can be sure of plenty of fresh air. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ We were both fond of flapjacks, and likewise of onions. There is nothing quite so satisfying as onions, cooked over and eaten by the camp fire; but onions three times a day, and day after day — well, I suppose it would have been just as bad if we had been sentenced to eat ice cream for a steady diet. I seem to recall that we had, in our Sunday-school days, the authority of the Good Book for the statement that the Israelites went on a strike because they were obliged to eat quail three times a day for a long while.
Bige and I were living at the Cherry Pond Camp. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ About fifteen years previously a fire had burned over nearly a hundred acres of forest on the northern shore of Otter Pond, and this was now grown up with poplar and white-birch saplings. The bark of both these trees is used as food by the beavers, and they were now busily at work cutting down, clearing away, and storing for winter use this second growth of timber.
Unlike the bear. Brother Beaver is very thorough and economical in his operations. Nothing is wasted. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ He climbs a tree if it is a large one and breaks off all the branches. If it happens to be a small tree, he will tear it down and break it limb from limb, or he may pull it up by the roots, thus destroying the crop for another year. The bear is a typical American.
On another day we decided to suspend hunting operations and go over to Otter Pond, about a mile away, to inspect the lumber operations of a colony of beavers that live there; so we left our guns in camp, and Bige carried a boat over the trail, while I took my camera. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ Bige said that if we would get up early in the morning, long before sunrise, and go across the pond and up into the mouth of Fox River, we should find deer feeding there on the yellow pond lilies and button grass. We would have to find a hiding place before it got light, as the deer seldom stayed long at the water after sunrise. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ He cuts down a tree with his chisel-shaped teeth, takes out a chip just such as comes from a lumberman's ax, cuts the tree into approximately four-foot lengths, trims out the branches, and carries away every scrap of it, even the small twigs. Nothing is left where the tree fell but stump and chips. What is not required for immediate use is piled up under water to keep the bark soft and fresh for winter consumption. ”

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Henry Abbott, Camping at Cherry Pond

“ The flapjacks were good, but we were not quite happy. There was a lot of sameness in our diet, which was far from agreeable, and we now were considering ways and means.
I suppose it is due to the perversity of the human animal that he craves what is sometimes called a "balanced ration." ”

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