New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27
FROM PORTLAND TO MT. DESERT.
VI.

dipped with the rosy nnes Oh oa"n "nio W. ny Gun
in deep shadoy. found the Pilot sitting on the tail
rail pipe in mouth and absorbed in the study OF the
bswlderiDg inscriptions package OF yeast powder
which be had bought at Portland. lie was evidently
medhs,ing some great stroke of culinary art by
much severe scrutiny aad some mutered speling ne
AZ lsst mastered he directions the PACKAGE and pro-
cseded to open with the air Of man who at length
knew what he wss about ventured to iaquire what
was IN the wind He ans cred, with his wonted brew
l;y and directness, "FlaHacks.'
BY the time tie fsRjscks were concocted and the
h,ire-pan ready for their reception we were all on
,eck ard in'enty observing The process of preparing
them. Tie old man poured quantity Of the batter
into his pan, which was already zzing with fat, aud
when the huge cake was sufficiently done, proceeded
20 turn it with knife. He did not succeed very well
IN this difficult operation, and the Assyrian re-
moDstrated:
"Tbats 'ubberly way of doing it, Uncle Widger
You should loosen the fapjack with your knife, aud
then, taking the fryingPan 10 your hand, throw Tue
aapiack Jto the air 10 sucb way that 1t VIII turn
s,persault aud coI1e down soft eide into the pan
That's the way to turnflRjacks"
at ehould like to see You do it" said the old man,
"Do IL" reioined the confident Ae-yriaD; 81 can do
IL ss easy as can eat the iapjack after 1t Is done.
Here, LET me take your knife AID III show 9ou the
trick"
He carefully loosensd she Aspjack from TIE bottom
Of the pan, and then, selling the haudls with bo'h
hands while we atOod aside 20 give hin ROOM hetossed
up tie irving pan with considerable force, giving al
be same time, scientific twist 10 his wrists for the
purpose # uakug the lsp2ek turn over in the air,
while ne stood ready to each it. Unlucky this last
aoursh was lot successful for the fapack nstssd OF
falling perTepdioularly, went with Sian! over the
Stern into tie sfa.
The dfcomfted Assyrisn made no attempt 70 re-
rieve this disaster by trying again, but silently BANDED
back the fyupsn to the P,t end took refuge in the
cabin The mirth of tie old nan at bis instructors
hilure was pleasant to behold. he laughed and
chuckIsd with Infinite glee, snd trough he made great
Efforts 10 suppress bic merrment and preserve sober
sgpec. his deli. 1t ran over peetnay at biz eyes and
could break ont every few minutes into a sudden roar
Il was not til breakfast was over and we had made
s and got ont Of the harbor end the open ses thai
ne resumed his 1onted gravity.
Our course was northeast, toward Deer Island, on
he eastern side Of Penobscot Bay. This Island lie ten
miles long by 6v. niles broad and has two OF three
thousand inhabitants We sailed for several hours
through group Of smaller Islands, steering for Chan
mel, WHICH, On lIF Chdit hCb0D7h D''t ho''N CIV
Little Deer Island and communicated with Edgeuog-
gin Reach. On reaching the spot indiss'ed 90 the
chart az nsvigsbe strait found it, to our aston
ishnent dry land and forced TO come to anchor
near number of sbins-vessels which, like Ourselves.
had apparently besn caught 10 this trap.
On inquiry we learned that the strait wss
passabe only at high water, and, while writ
Ing for the tide to rire, the Professor and the
Arqyran vent ont in the dory to dredge, while tho
Artist and / rsubsd over the roxy bottom Of the
channel through which when it should be filed by the
tide our vessel was to sal iato Edgemosgin Reach.
Il was broad, irregular, ragged chasu, worn ap-
parenty by tie action Of the water, aud i9 hgn,
rocky shores were honey combed VII caves and gull
lies. Behind huge promontory, at which cur stroll
terminated we found about dozen young ladies ar
rayed in pantalooDs and long leather boots bard at
work digging CLANS which they put into baskets aud
carried on their shoulders large scow lying in the
mud not far off
Tbey were lively get Of damsels and had pleas
ant propensity for playing practical jokes upon each
other Of rather a rough sort. We amused ourseges
by watching their gsmbo!s and their labors AMI by
retortr the occasional bss with which they favored
ne, until the rising tide obliged them to desis from
work. After smart skirmisb among Themselves in
which their bafkets and hsndsful of mud freely
used % missiles, they embarked in their scow and
rowed away with parting Injunction to us to 20
home to our anxious mothers 10 time for tea.
At2p. II. it was high tide, and tho Skipper, who
Dad been on shore seeking for pilot came board
with enc Of the Deer Ielanders, singularly queer
looking fellow, who had offered for half dollar 10
navigate the sloop through the channel We hoisted
sail Immediately, and, with a boisterous wind,
i Ia ,1-caa which loG vrofl,d
dry-ehod but few hours before 1t was a sufficiently
perilous p9seege There was littls enough water any
where and the channel diver ded by huge patches
Of rock, some subken and others rising to he surface.
Our new pilot instead of attending to his duty, gave
birDself wholly up to the contemplation Of heap Of
.es.cucumters, the fruit Of this Professors dredging
which lay deck. he was very vouble when he frst
came On board but the moment hiSeye' lighted these
strange animals he wac struck dumb with ast)nish-
ment He f. Il on lie bands and knees before the heap
which be scruIbzed in every possible way, by hand
Hng, smelling, and touching with biz tongue. Mean
time we we're running at furious rate amid rocks aud
shoals, which the old pilot at The helm avoiding
Rest he could until the anxious Skipper forgetting 10
alarm for our safety his hSbual poitness, touched
the new conner with hs foot and told him to get up
and mind his busire Cd.
lie reluctantly to h feet, bic eyes sill fixed on
the eea-cucumbers exalaiming, Lor-s-mignty gosh
uinety, what ar SO gyin 70 do with them 7"
Cook en-" said tbe Assyriau, who bad been eye
ing the fellow with intense disgust and If We gel on
The rocks we Il cook you. 80 Jo1 had better look out
sharp"
The hint was taken ana thei,la1der, wit hdrs8iug lie
gsze from the sea-cucunbes glanced ut the surroand
ing waters and presently gave to our old Plot some
directions how TO steer Here new difficulty srose.
The old man did not comprehend the terms used BY the
rew conner, ard for willie great confusion and uprolr
reoad ON The slonn wb "a saeped ILerv