Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-22

GOl;LbSBORO Feb. 9TH. 1867.
DEAR A1ERCAN.-ihc seasons wanc
apace and Old Winterys frosty reign is
fast drawing to its close.
We take no note ftimc
But from its loss"
Many blessings the old Winter King
brings to those Who have hearts to appre-
ciatc, and health TO enjoy them; for though
he is rough he is hiaaly;'-but to others,
the time of his departure is ever welcome
The ileecy garments with which he cloth :
ed the desolate earth are fast disappearing
as all things earthly will before the sto rms
oftmc. These fast falling raindropS are the
tears the storm Spirit sheds in his milder
moods; and like the storms of sorrow that
sometimes sweep over our own spirits, they
have II chastcnng and rcnoyating power
Since last wrote there has been Il great
change in the weather. The huge block
AIDES of snow-lritts that the raging Storm
Spirit have raised, had given place to
smooth well-lcveled roads, over which the
iingling slcighs bounded merrily, filed
with their joccund human freight Reioic
ing in the soft spendor of the mild Wintry
Landscape, in the soft, pure, bracing air.
in the beauty of the ovcrhangin%, azure
sky. in the golden light OF the sun as it
played over the smooth cXpansc of the
pure white snow. we looked from our Win
dows. Saying-lo tSpHRgis at hand. for
these bright delightful days are hcralts of
her approach, and in our hearts we thank
ed God for the pleasant weather he had
given Us, and for the beauties with which
he has surrounded us, in the good ,eo,4d he
has made.
'Patchfs of snow may still be seen,
And the boughs are black and bare.
Bui the grass will soonba growing green
For Spring is III the air.
The Wintry silence scells to take
Almost the shape of sound
As if the nowery folk were awake
In their beds bcnea tn the ground
The gale of the 18th ult was very severe
at Cranberry Island; more so, we are in
formed, than has been experienced for Il
long time. Some build in@s were blown
down, windows blown in. chimncys blown
ashore, and wrecked; portion ofthe crew
of one nearly peri>hing before a place of
shelter could be reached. The vessels
were got Oft, and with their cargoes were
sold at auction. {. Island is becoming
quite place for wrecks. Five vessels have
been cast away there this Winter, having
gone in for a IIarbor and being overtaken
by storms.
notice an ''error Of omission" in your
last weeks paper. In mentioning the death
ot the Wife of tn c W. c. Il. of Spring
Pond Lodge, Stenben you print the name
Mrs. BdHieH" instead of Mrs. Bartlett
HtskcN-as it Sh ould be. also, the young
man you noticed as having met with an
accident, through the careless use of fire
arms the day Gtter 1Nctr Years was severely,
not dangerously wounded, and has recov-
cred. The Steubeners of the Spring Pond
Lodge expect to hold their Dramatic eNhi-
bition next Tuesday. The Free Masons of
Steubcn are to give "Soc:able' the 22d |
inst. for the pleasure of the brotherhood in
this vicinity and their lady friends. TO I.
night the Narra@uagus Lodge of +. q \
NJ. were to have an Installation ofOfiicers.
a grand supper etc. Perhaps the rainy
evening will not damp their altlor.
Good TcmplArs jolliHca,ions seem 10 be