Camp Pasquaney - Annual Yearbook (Hebron, NH)

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THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL 27 two hours we arose, some of us -amid a barrage of pine cones. After an icy dip' we 'had breakfast. The wind had co-me up 'and 'ther-e was a high sea running. Then' mulch to our amazement, Brookie Stoddard appeared from 'the Woods- with a tale of woe. His- m-otorbo-at and Belle Is-land's skiff had cow-ed -and he desired our aid. We fo-llo-wed -him to the scene of disas'ter and dis- covered that the boats had been rescued 'by Charlie Stanw-ood. In the afterno-on '6Lemo'n f-oll-owed 5'Dave Moore's example to the extreme and op-ened the swimming season with a rush. .In the evening around the campfire we listened to thrilling stories to-ld by 'gBun and B-obo. VVednesday morning it threate-ned to r.ain. The camp ate flapjacks co-o-ked by Bun for breakfast. Dinner was fo-lilowed by a two hour res't period in which we listened to the exploits o-f P-enrod and Sam as read by Bun and Bobo, Then the whole camp but N-or-die set sail towards Maybeth's- .Pantry to procure some -doughnuts and pie-s which were t-erm-ed by Nor-die as pois-on. VVe returned sucices-sfuilly except for t'he fact that Bunn broke two- oars in a sprint as we neared camp. Aft-er another seren-aide by Charlie Stanwood we slumbered. The last day was a-cc-ompanied by a little rain in t-he mo-rning. Dave QSmi'thj received a large box of marshmallows in th-e mail. In the evening we had a wonderful supper cooked by Nordie and Andy, We sa't up very late around the campfire and voted statistics as followsr Best Camp-er Dave', CSmithj Mos-t Helpful B-o-bo Most Cheerful Bobby Mo-st Improved Brad W'ater Rat Dave Ct-he o-therj QR. P. B. CAMP DOG-APPEAL Uh Sail-or Sam, w-o1n't you tell us about your trip down the gre-at Sea of Newfoun-d, when you w-ere ex- p l-o r i n g I-Iornet's Cove ? The speaker looke-d with rapt attenti-on at Qld Sam who sat splicing ropes on the jetty. Sam st-opp-ed his work and, filling hi-s batter-ed o-ld pipe, m-aide a comfortable seart for himself on ia pile of tarpaulin, -and began this tale -of adventure. It wafs b-ack in the July of '29 as I recolalecit that the Skipper jsent a party of us out o-n an- expedition to the lonely I-Iornets' Cove. The party was ta'kin'- orders from Shelly Roots with Whiti-e Whiting ship- pin' als first mate and Ballyh-oo-ly Howland as bos'un. The crew was co-mpovs-ed' -o-f Nigger'i Brownell, Fireman Matthai, Spik Men- doza, Sleepy Miller, Moigie Morton, . 6'Silent Scott, Lemon Skidmore, an-d Al Suliloway. We dropped an-chor about noon and sp-ent the rest o' that day in

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26 THE PASQUA NEY ANNUAL At Que time during the week Rhett Elliott found himself in a rathe-r embaraigsing plight, but let U5 pass on to- better things. IH spite -of his tempo-rary misfortune he managed to pull through t-o tllfi end of t'h-e party and on the 1215i night, that being Thursday, he WHS voted Most Cheerful. The spark-ling m-ass of celebrities on the p-arty was als f-oll-ows: Ster- ling Pi-le, R-ed Magrane, Venus W'inste-ad, 'jimi' Tompkins, Rhett lilliott, Bill VVhitridge, Henry Miller, and Bun Mahony. As well as Most Cheerful, which was mentioned above, ft'he other statistics were : Besit Camper Bun Maho-ny Most Helpful fini Tompkins Frog Sterling Pile Bohemian Sterling Pile W. B. M., Jr. YE CLIFFE ISLAND PARTIE On a -clear but windy m-orninzg in ,lilly we venturous Vikings set sail f-or that distant land of Cliffe Island, having at our head 'two mighty and bold men, Mr, Nordgtl-Om and Mr. Mudge. The members of our select few were An-dy WQ13- ster, our first lieutenant, Bo-boi' Breck, our earfly riser, Lemon Bowen, a man of phil-os-ophy, Bobby Chase, the Eroes -of the party, f'Brad'l Higgins, the dreamer, J Photograph by Brooke Stoddard LINED UP FOR GOOD EATSV' Phil Knapp, Dave Moo-re, of broa.d stature, Dave Smith, an-d Tommy Wilkinso-11. Under' 't-he -guidanc-e of No-rdie and Bunn our camp was speedily fortified against wind and rain. Our supplies' were arranged in the neat- est of order and our qc-omm-issary was the pri-de of al-l. In- the mean- time Dave QMoorej succeeded in sliding down the cliff without damage to either. Rest period foll-owed dinn-er. At 3 230 we had a short swim. After sup-per' we listened to g'Charlie Stanwood givl? ifo-r perhaps 'takej a saxophone lesson on Belle Island, and then retired. The next mo-rn-ing the entire camp was awakened by the sound of all axe. N-ordi-e discovered 'KB-oboi' industriousily chopping wood. AS it was 'then -only 4:30 Nordie in- du-ced Bo-bo , to desist fro-m hiS efforts and retire once more. Affef sleep -had b-een resumed for 2111OThCf Z W .gill an wi hi g Qu ap of Isl de: to co res thi I ex sei art th SCE to cc D rf tl fl t. s P Xl cc, CI ti CZ C61 E1 Qt HT - 'v.u-5-nc..-,ian-ua ru. . ,,, v H Y - 4- ' V Q.-.--1 .'........,..4d W..-.

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28 THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL Photograph by Brooke Stoddard THE CREW making 'camp and gettin' in a supply o' fuel. Little sleep was had that night by most of 'the party on ac- count of the many mosquitoes. At four o'clock on the next morning 'black' Matthai and 'Charlie' Stan- wood, who wa-s sperndinrg the night with us unrtil First Mate Wliitiiig should arrive, set out into the great marshes and swamps ar-ou-nd Fow- ler's River to find frogs. Arter about four hours of cruisin' around through the bu-shes and mud they landed back in camp with the big haul of two- fro-gs. .-Xt last the First Mate arrived when the ship's doctor came to give us 'all the once over. For the first few days we were too busy to play any water baseball with any of the landlubbers who were on nearby islands. .-Xfter 'Mogie' Morton had fixed up an extra good meal for us we climbed into our hammocks early to get some of the sleep we had lost the night before. VVednesday was an-other clear day 'and we were visited during breakfast by 'the Messrs. Koch and Adams with s-ome other members of their party. It seems they were stayin' for a spell -over t-o Mayhew's Island. Well, that afternoon we had a little set-to with some of the lan-dlubbers I spoke of fro1n Cliffe Island, and though the score slips my mind just for the moment, I reckon we made a fair showin'. Thursday morn-ing we tumbled out at a righthsmart hour to gat'her wood and arrange for 'the big feed. Some of us set out after -some sugar and supplies. On the way back an old mongrel cur took a powerful likin' to 'Brownie' Brownell and just nat-cherly followed him back into port. So we nfamed our 'little party Camp Dog-Appeal. VVelfl. the feed started at about two bells in the afternoon- and lasted late into the -night. It ended with their voting asf f-oll-owsr Rogers Morton was Chosen their best camper, 'Jack' Matthai the most helpful, and 'Tony' Mendoza the most cheerful. Thi-s bein' over 'Mogie' spun us a few yarns about the wild life in Kentucky. Friday mornin' the good ship :Xdelle came steaming into our harbor, dropped anchor, and we hustled aboard. Vtfe sure were sorry t-o leave our dog behind, but no matter how much we begged, the Z SIUPP' baCk the br drfill' ' best l tide'S rd bt Bye. S0 l Pitt 3 top Pf got UI wllilff story for so CAM. O11 of or twent camp Camp l e a t ll-ess lowin