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Show MADE THINGS HUM INDIGNANT BEfeS FOR A TIME OWNED THE CAMP. Innocent Appearing Log Brought In to Make Pleasant Fire Con talned Element of Dlaturb- anee Galore. The moral to be itt.iwn fiom the followinK Incident In that tiothlui? la ceitaln In this vaoiM und that It Is a wIbp )Ihii l look hefote ott3eHp. aatH the New Vnrk World. A shott lime ago a yntiiiK Ht'ston-Inn, Ht'ston-Inn, Wllllani Moffntun, hiottght to a r.tmp at Ashland, Me., hltt hrlilc of a month. After dolnc IUr Harbor and the While mountains the couple loused for (tilet and aotiRbt It In the vhhIihms of the )ilniexl foieat They would thevv IhoiiKht. he fai front frltmilH, nnrl iitcjaied In finish their vacation cl.nl In old clothe and nitr-loiindptl nitr-loiindptl by llniltless fieedoin. The onl.v shadow whlcn rrept up-wnid up-wnid on the lose.ile hoiizoti or Uoinvs-tie Uoinvs-tie bliss wan mice. Mr. Hoffman has u honor of itilce .mil the heroml da lit eanip when she dlscovetud one of the small iwlentx sciiiIiIIiik from hack or the llreplace In the main room xhe niMflj went Into h) Merles She Ihoiicltt that If thev had Invaded one tootn the.v mlKlil unntlter. und Mint day the guides spent most of thelt time pliiKKliis xiMplfloiix looking holes with Hoap. When the aluiles or eveninz feB Mix. HulTiiiHn kicvs mote nervoiix and ilcinandetl inarliiK the In the grille. This had been ciarMhiK cheeirnlly Konio lime when there raiue a knock at the door and two I'nitland couples who were camping lit the uelRhhor hood dropped in to make a friendly call. Tho advent whs unexpected, but the llolTinaiis vveie hy thlx time lone Home puoiirIi to wnlcomn alt sltiitiReis ot lespeetahle appearance, nud when IhIiIkp was xiiRKested a table wits hioiiKht out and the party vas xoon loxt In the excitement ot the Kame Ho Inlerextlnts did they Ibid hrldKtt that the houis nine away aud the the dleil down until the supply of wood In Hie none too rommodloiix box was enthelv exhcusled. Thereupon Mr. Hoffman ami his hiale nuests went out in search for nioie s the Kliltles Ind letlted und the axe was mlssln; the xeled upon a four-foot lois l.vlnc just baelt of the cantp R-' carrying II to the flieplac Kenlly laid It upon the einbM' Had .Mr Horfinau lieen less of a tcnderrool hu would have nollred that the lojr. was hollow and full of bees, hut lu'itiK tinvertied In the lote of the wuodx. he liierelv retlied to the table and henau idmrlllnx the caidx TIip deal was liulf cotupteleil when the whole loom seemed to-be alive with buzinK. liunitiiinK Insects, thp siiipII of burned honey and pain. The women wom-en xeiP'mied ami inn oul of doorx, thp men did Ilkcwlxi!. and the guides, tumbllnR out of theh cots, came rush-hit; rush-hit; down,'' thlnklns a hear had In vailed camp Near the camp wax a brook unit heie the hesnieaicil (he swollen faces, anus and anl,lm of the pailf' with applications of mini until thpy wero a alKht to behold. Then a. tire was built and the rampprs made at (Oinfoi table as poxxiblr until the 'Culdt-R could smoke lh indUnaut het-H fiom (ho cabin. Next day the HorYmans l-rt for New Yoili to eot a Httln rest before solnij hornp. |