Tree-top House. 6 × 10 feet, 35 feet from ground to floor.
First choose your location, and see that it is a desirable one to all the club members; then, if there are any lofty trees at
The Desired Spot
you will certainly find an opportunity for a four-tree, three-tree, two-tree, or one-tree house.
The tree or trees for the purpose must be so tall, that when the bottom ladder is pulled up the house will be out of reach of unwelcome callers, and big enough to prevent the wind from so swaying the house as to give a feeling of insecurity.
A Two-Tree House.
Let us suppose that there are only two trees in the proper location which fulfil the requirements, and that these are tall pines with no branches of any importance below their feather-duster-like tops. This presents one of the most difficult problems to solve; but when you know how, you can erect a most enchanting “crow’s-nest” away up the tall trunks, where the fresh breeze blows over the tops of the smaller trees, and where a good view can be had of the surrounding country, and the enemy, if there be one, may be seen while yet a long distance off, giving ample time to the club members to pull up the ground ladder and place themselves in position to laugh at the foe.
