New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-31
A Days hide In Maine.
Editorial Correspondence.

Three days hhu BhGco away faPluiy, n.y. P'~
sanity. and not very idly, among the heartiest OF
friends in Bsngor,-dsys bright as Italy and pure
as the breath Of mountains The still abundant
snow gradually disappeared IN rivuiets from 'he
streets the adjacent roads, and the Southern ex-
,osures. in the beams Qlthe ascendant sun, but
The nights were crisp and bracing, and the fire.
ouent appearance Of lighter sleighs in the streets
bespoke the obstnacy with which Winters heecy
mantle still held it's ground in the surrounding
country. The ice still bound the Penobscot nearly
70 Frankfort, fourteen miles below, holding the
business Of Bangor and vicinity in its rugged en-
brace, and even tempting the foo-hardy TO travel
with teams on its now trescherous surface. But on
Tuesday the clear azure OF several preceding days
was gradually obscured by the portents OF a com
ING storm. W hitch through the following night be-
came quite uneqUivocal and the patterlng OF RAIN
m the roof Of the Hatch House through the small
hours gave premonition of a moist ride TO Water
vile on the morrow. 1t was not, however, till the
,tage.cosch IA naked, open wagon drew up at
the door, between and in the morning, WED
nesdsv, 2lstl that the fun Of 1t became entirely
palpabls The wind came strong from the South
west the skies we're black. the rain coming faster.
In short, DownEast Equinoctial was upon Us.
There were six of us passengers, not forgetting
tbs driver. the best roadsman Of all, whom no ob.
sta 10 could daunt, and botheration dsconcert,
aud who. protected in part by his rubber overall,
looked the days driving wind aud driven rain n
the face with buoysnt philosophy. The SIX
amused themselves, when they could stay IN the
wagon, by turning part OF the water IRON one
to the other by means OF four umbrellas, which
would have been of some account had not the
course Of the descending fluid been so greatly de-
Hected from the perpendicular to the horizontal by
the sw eeping gale and had there not been entire
ly too much of it. Even as it was the man IN
red flannel shirt and glazed outer garments who
occupied the most sheltered position, tleeward
of the umbrellas) and seemed to have been
taught by some bird the secret Of olipg himself
contrived to. maintain comparatively dry !ook to
the end NfN>
Ten miles-maIhly OF mudrh had slid rapidly
and merrily behind us before we encountered the
first formidable drilt still occupying the road'
over which hundreds of teams had Travelled Sc
ourely for weeks. but into which, soitened by the
rain. ours plunged and in 1t wallowed. The next
moment the leaders were down IN IN tangled
pile and the oil rolled clear over the ngh one
and was extricated and gos up on the near side'
The passengers the heaviest having been thrown
out rather suddenly as we came TO haIt' tue
wagon barely not upsetting,) walked ahead 10
quest Of help and shelter tt(perhaps 1t did MT
pour 1.-THE wheel horses were also taken OIL, ana
four oxen obtained to draw the wagon out oil inc
drift and to the changing place not Tar distant
Soon all W ere on board agan-al as good as before
EXCEPT that the buiialoes were wet on Dot" SIDES
and the seats had rather clammy ieeling-and
We want ON merriIy as ever, meeting few decided
obstacles. for the next twelve miles, to the second
changing place. North Dixmontl So far we had
made good time in spite of wind and weather
And ssw said tho driver, you may expect 10
see som ~ bad going The testimony was con-
frtnsd BY others, but We did not ne cd ther as
srsnce. Two miles more were got over pretty
welk one bad elace being avoided by letting down
the fence and making a detour through hed
but soon We were brought to dead halt agauh'
The horses were aoundering In a rather profound
drift. the wagon was stuck, and no resource OUT
10 beat up the neighborhood for oxen 10 ara" IL
on. while the passengers went ahead In quest Oh
dinner. The portliest of the number weighing
GOOD two hundred) who had already twice taken
nj. own portrait by flying leap INTO a snow u'"i'
md had received some severe contus'ons aud
hard wrench In the later operation when he mar
,ow,v missed breaking leg in clearing the wagon,
slone fingered behind TO pick up some bits OF rides
h.,,sen tha worst snow drifts, OF which think
H.. ware a hundred within that next two miles
Vet. tho wagon was by six oxen got through or
,,,a them somehow in a little more than two
hour.-,he horses following behind and coming
,hroueh with beaten and sorry look mas no
idea il could DO done 50 soon by ali hour
Dinner lat Troyl in a hurry, and ell aboard AGAIN
and bsnceforw ard To Wstervihe we were ensoie'
70 take the rain sitting instead OF Waking 10,
os.,,v all the WAY Some drifts had to be walked
.,,o, IS cour.s some snow had to be 'hoVeed
.wav from before the wheels once or '"'e VIC
had to take bold and help proPe' the wagon
,b,ouch a drift that need not have been So aeeP'
40 far as any practical utility was regarded Ia It's
confirmation; and twice more our solid irlend was
b.lf,hrow,. half jumped. into the snow-drii's as
the WAGON keeled up on one side and seemed III
g, -, Going over The last time Que arm went
,A-,,,,h ,be drift into about two feet OF coolsh
80 and he. already racked and sore was ON the
-. oe losing temper. The others were more
,;r,nls or rather. more lucky, generally making
rlsan iumD ana AlknthiS
naun Finally at p. NJ. we drove rapidly into
Ws,ery,lle-fity good miles from Banso'-an'
fonnd warm rooms and various eoin'o''' a"
NJ. '"I Lee,uriDs tina, evening ~a' little uphill
b.. .,rcs the hearers did not complain sns
I ,honsht the village dsncns-schooi AZ our "o''
ougb, 70 have broken up at midnight eon'ider'ns
,bs, some Of as were to be called TOT 'ne sas"'''
...,1A N bu, the young folks seemed TO en-
nov il 70 much later hour. and II 'nei' psren"
e., oh;ect probably should be quiet. sS'
So,sv ,Sa. dancing which ought TO be he rslpl
iaoaSsn, and approved recreation for all, IS made
.AAo nth the grave and devout by the out
r,reou. late hours which mere infants IN .sa.'
are KEEP. up by it, in hot and crowded ah rooms n,
whence they are suddenly 'ran''S''eO 49,. srs
,ery exhausted, to the outdoor cold aud 'heir n,s
Is.. homs. TWAS not the creakins OF that middle
the heavy pounding of un,haled feet on the bal, ball
room soor, and the annoying rattle OF my door
latch in consequence till some time tins mo'ilil'
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