Camp Pasquaney - Annual Yearbook (Hebron, NH)

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THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL . 29 Skipper wouldn't let us bring him back to Camp. Gur voyage across the blue was uneventful and we drew up to the quay after one o' the best trips I ever had. Well, the tide's ,bout high now, so I reckon I'd befst be 'tendin' 'to my business. 'Byef' So knocking the ashes -o-ut -of his pipe and then- inserting it into -th-e top po-cket of his besfp-o-tted v-est, he got up and started over toward the wharf. We thanke-d him for his story and hastened up to the store f-o-r -some ice cr-eam. Jack Matthai. ji-.-i-1 CAMP WEHYAM- TORREADQRS On a bright July day -in the year of our L-o-rd nineteen h u n d r e d twenty-nine one of the greatest cam-ping parties in the history of Camp Pasquaney set o-ut under the leadership of two- great men: Messrs. Jacks-on and Koch. Fol- lowing these leaders were chief sc-outs Sam Adams and Eddie The gr-o-up of -dwarfs con- Davis. sisted of D-ick', Bolling, Clausen Ely, Petie Gorman, I-Iarrii-s Mett- calf, Joh-nni-e Stoddard, Phil,' Ty-ler an-d Jo-hn-ni-e West. Arriving at lVIayhew's Islan-d everyone found work 't-o do and the tents were s-oon up. Alfter a good supper, a call to ca-mpfire bl-ew and everybody tried to tell a g'l1O'S'E story. As -soon as one thriller was successfully -completed e v e r y o n e went to bed. The next m-onning e ve r y b o d y arose early and breakfast was s-oon over, the cooks for that morning lbeing Davis and Adams. While awaiting the usual visit by the doc- tor, Freddie Koch, Phil and Photograph by E.. A. Davis M FOR MAYHEW Eddie circumnavigated the island- in -search of wood, but returned with 'a b-oat cradfle which was s-o-on meta- morphosed i-nto a raft. After the doctor left, Mr. jackson and some of the younger boys went to the mainland in search of petro-l. The afternofo'n's activity was a strenuous game of nigger babyf' and the Golden Sco-rpfiofn by Sax Rohmer made our evening an enjoyabl-e one. Wednesday morning we too-k our time ab-out get'ting up. So-me of us went -over to lVIaybeth's Pantry with Mr. jackson in the outboard motor boat to- get the pies fo-r Thursd'ay evening. They -distributed the pies to the other camping partieis upon

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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

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3O THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL in QQW5 l .4 A 7 I lf .A iw. , 9' 1 ,- J - fz HL? A' 4. f Sketch bv C. M. Riley THEY ALL FLIPPED FLAPJACKS their return and then to-ok a run over to Fowler's River. Mr. Rohmer entertained us again that evening. Thursday being our last dfay, we t-ook things rather easy, 6'Edd'ie and Phil taki-ng the -outboard to Bridgewater for some sugar and gas. The sun was most pleasant and We lay out in its rays to add an-other coat to our already considerable tan. Ut course the grand fee-d came that evening and was most ably pre- pared by Mr. Ia-ckson and his right hand main, Freddiel' Koch. It certainly went to the right spot. VV e voted statnistics -as f-olloxvs: Best Camper Phil,' Tyler Most Helpful Johnnie Stoddard Most Cheerful Mr. jackson Pretty Boy Freddie Koch Cow The same Freddie Wfater Rat Dick Bolling The next morning we got off to- an early start back to Camp and the week spent on Mayhew's Island took it-s 'place in our memories as one of the best times we have ever, had. S. G. A., Znd. E. A. D. P. H. T. MYSTERIOUS TRIBE OF INDIANS SEEN DN ' CLIFFE ISLE Later Captured and Tell Thrilling Tale Bristol, N. H., july 14, 1929--Much interest has been 'aroused of lat-e am-ong inhabitants of t-he land With- in sight of -Cliffe Island by the story told by two native young ladies. According 'to them a hands-ome bronze-colored Indian was s-een stan-ding proudly erect on- 'the high- est point of Cliffe Island, olothed only in Nature's garb. Approach- ing nearer, to- be sure their -eyes were not deceiving them, they saw him slip calmly into the icy depths of Newfound Lake. Pani-c stricke-n they Hed. Investigating Party Organized Certain members of the staff of this paper, led by your correspond- ent, immediately formed a searching party to investigate the truth of this rumor. Going directly to the place. we eas-ily captured the Indian. He explained that 'he and certain mem- bers of his Pasquaney Tribe were out on a week's scouting party and were 'then making an attack on Cres- cent Beach. ,,,' I1 Bl the l ir0l1U to b' g1'C2ll WllOS them :Chief U Chief Jnslc Jeve. Th-er' 11apS .um 7 was P on 'th vote. V igavg? s ' 1 W , A. 'tm ygwm N ,xulbg-v'..g,, . ' :QW , myj, ,AVS F iw ,M , ' Jw- ,wwwa -1o'z-'-- I I 3 ' inf' 'Q I ., Q. Photog Indian The and 11 fOr th. We Wi kind i. that tl CEM E 1-...M-..:.. 5- ..,.-M nu. .spun- ' ' ' 1 ' ' - . . . e l:-in - 'bonu -A .up . A ,,i.,,,,,,5,,,,, . . - n 1 was 44--Q..uzs'.-,gr..,, ,U . au-.--we-a,,,,,,xV.A,. ,Jawa 'A im. 5 -vu A add AA b