Babies In The Woods

Last Thursday a party of men assembled at the big ma-sh fai m of K jbison and Richmond in Freedom, to improve '-Rjbison avenue." Al. Robison of this village went there at 2 o'clock with a luncoeon for the men aud it being his first visit to the place h8 brother, the Hon. John J., undertook to pilot him over the tract, on a trip of inspection. They traveled through the woods, gathered tamarack gum which they chewed as when they were boys, told stories and acón stopped to admire the fine timber or rich soil of the hard land unmindfuf of the pasing hours. At len?th realizing that theshades of night were falling fast they turned to retraoe their steps and it was not until they had become fatigued with stepping over fallen trees and stooping to escape the sweeping bough of the eiants of the forest, that they became suddenly aware that they were lost. John shouted and his stentorian voice re-echoed through the desolate woods, but no respon6e carne 'cept the hooting of a night owl. "We arelost," signed Albert," as sure as I am a candidato for postmaster, and what will become of us " They dare not stop to dispute which direction they should take, but began there weary tramp at once, At lengdi after serveral attempts to get out ot the woods they were succes'ful and John registered a solemn vow that when he next undertook to show anyone over that tract it would be in themorning of the longest day in the