Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-08-14
Correspondtnte.
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myself about this evening. aul lselin.
dcsirous of doing something, tAat be.Hs
,he general disposition of yankee,
concluded would try ani write a fes
lines to you.
Once again the beautiful summer has
opened upon Us with IT. hel aai saltrt
weather. long days anl short uishta. soft
and balmy breezas, all whisA arr eharae.
teristics OF scandinavian summer. -
far this season has been very pleasant
and hardly an evening ha. raszel with
out a cool and refreshing Lrssza from
some quarter Of the globe \. IT W
have had but two thunler showers Tae
first | experienced in Europe was on iAa
tweniy.dith of this month, aaI there Ia
been one very heavy one since
We are now enjoying tn longest day
of the yea-. Tha twenty.folrih, whieh
was midsummer day, was a great h5iy lay
in Sweden, and more strictly observed
than the sabbath. Al the stores, aul
o,h.r ,laoos or L,z;,..5 w.. I'll .o3
the people all event in for a good time -
The principal parks of the city wcra
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ono secm;,g,y = ;m,r.s.ol with ia, ,ra,.r..=
or tho ,oot
..uenee' le, me hate into - ia..l,.sl .6a4e.
Where scarce a sunbeam "aatsfs t4fse5= 'ae
And on the dark. green era... bssiIe tn bsiak
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And eng the giorics Vi the ct.eiias var
The sabbath Is not respected IN tAe
least by the greater part OF tn pa9t.e.
only as day of AMUSEMENT. u e2arss
there Is eeF'a eiass who observe IA
sabbath, aud attend church regularly
The places ot business with tae ekehF-
tion Of drinking establishments, which
are found on every eornef' are closed
The thcaters, and all places ot anu, :
ment are crowded. and to see m'n ami
women at work on th's day Is n9i an uu.
common occurrence. The artillery PgA
on the sabbath Is covered with the indie.
pendent companies Of the city, who not
being allowed to do business take that
time to perform their military daties,
and have good time Ia general Ihe3
are always accompanied BY crowds OF
people, and ale carts without numoer.-
The roll Of the drum, the report OF mus
kerry and the sound OF the bns!e, may hs
heard throughout the day.
This month there has been 50 little
darkness that We have had no Use Tor ar
tihcial light. There Is scarcely an hour
during the night but what there Is raae'
lent light to read even the finest PRINT
without difficulty The birds sln5 until
ten O'Clock at night, and II VIC happen 10
awake any time alter tAe hour oil mt
night we are sure to hear 'Ae 'HF''' hole
OF some early sonsster pouring ioFta his
song oil praise on the stiffness OF tue morn
ing twilight. At present the SUI. sets at
or about nine o'clock, and rises about
threc; but as 1t goes below the horizon
less than seven degrees, the beautiful t"''
light continues until the sun as'th mahe'
its appearance above the eastern horizon
Therefore we can say we have no hisa''
but all Is day. After tins month tue a'y'
will rapidly decrease IN length am b
the twenty-seeond oil next December there
will be so little light, that artificial
light must be used nineteen hours out
of the twenty-four, SO what we gain ii
summer, We must repay IN winter
therefore for my part much prefer q
country where the light OF day, aud th'
darkness Of night are more equally di'
vided, for here, the winter IS all darkness
and the summer all light.
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