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—CAMPINGCHAPTER IVACATION TIME" So priketh hem Nature in hir corages,Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,And palmares for to seken straunge strondes."— Canterbury Tales.To many a city man there comes a time when theo'reat town wearies him. He hates its sights andsmells and clangor. Every duty is a task and everycaller is a bore. There come visions of green fieldsand far-rolling hills, of tall forests and cool, swiftflowingstreams. Pie yearns for the thrill of thechase, for the keen-eyed silent stalking; or, rod inhand, he would seek that mysterious pool where thefather of all trout lurks for his lure.To be free, unbeholden, irresponsible for thanonce ! 1* ree to go or come at one's own sweet will,to tarry where he lists, to do this, or do that, or donothing, as the humor veers; and for the hours,"It shall be what o'clock I say it is! "Thus basking and sporting in the great clean out--of-doors, one could, for the blessed interval," Forget six counties overhung with smoke,Forget the snorting stearr and piston-strokt,Forget the spreading of ^he hid'^ous town,"T7