Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-10-07
Letter from Mt. Desert.

1NGNs " oiioSSy vi iS-
Gently made a visit to Mount Desert,
and has written thence several very in.
teresling letters to the Maine Erargt:
list. We copy the following from the
last number Of that paper:
DEAR EvANGELIsT.-Whe Hugh
Miller looked on the broad extent of
level fertility on passing over England,
he said i. was very striking to his Scotch
eye. But soon the undistinguishable
sameness made him long for the wild,
bold scenery of his native country. In
his enthusiasm, he asked. who could fight
for country without features, a country
that one scarcely could find on his re-
turn from battle. without the assistance
of the milestone
No inhabitant Of Mount Desert will
ever need to sigh for want of natural
features. The hoary mountain, severe
yet kindly in aspect, Is here. The sea
has stretched her great arms among the
fields and forests, and the rocky gates
that protect these arms at their entrance
from the ocean rise up, magnificent por-
tails, and the blue waves seem ever mer-
ry as they play around innumerable is
lands and the OLD pine forest hanging
da,kly over the quiet lakcs,and the huge
precipices, rising sublimelv Y with rugged
wildness, are features bold and imposing
that sdorn this island Of the sea.
The wall which ocean industry has
built for her own convenience, between
two and three miles long and twenty
feet high, is piece of workmanship that
nature alone could perform. Neither do
we wonder that Bancroft. our is'orian,
should say that Bar Harbor eq,als in
beauty the celebrated bay of Naples.
Becoming weary from travel and thirs.
ty from heat, we sought shelter from a
house kindly shaded by the trees in the
bosom Of the mountain. The good pco-
Pile welcomed US to all the comforts of
their home. The ola man spoke Of pow
erty as always having been his lot, but
his hopes were on high. Among his
blessings he mentioned having religious
paper that had nothing to 20 with poii-
tics. The poor man thought that nei-
ther himself nor paper was interested in
politics because that interest was mega
tive. merely limited that there is an
influence as potent from not saying
enough as from saying too much. After
reading portion of scripture and asking
Gods blessing on his quiet and secluded
family, we left him to his God, his
mountain scenery, his farm and his de-
tective teacher.
In our wanderings we we're surprised
to stumble on Eden. l know not at
what gate we entered; but we passed
cut at the eastern gate. The Hancock
Association Of Baptists were holding
their yearly meeting with the church OF
Eden. went up to the door and was
kindly invited to take part with them
AS the meeting commenced our driver
with team fresh for the journey made
his appearance. Having offered one
prayer with the good people, we benz
our way toward the green mountain.
On reaching he summit we luxuriatet
in the grand prospect open to view. A.
we let its highest point on our eastern
coast the sun was Fastening to his rest
and the red light turned the clouds into
scene of ever changing beauty. W.
reached the hotel-in the words of t.,
poet,
"As twilight melts beneath the moon away"
and did ample justice to the waitin:
mercies. +. w.