The Portland daily press., 1869-06-04

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| the bard Horace as he took his ease under the
wide spreading branches at Tuss ulum. and SO
| sang we, yesterday afternoon, as we reclined
upon the cushioned seats in the stern sheets Of
| the Juliette, pipe in mouth, and listened to
the wash of the waves as the sharp bow OF the
| swift yacht cleft them on her way to the broad
l ocean.
H. Yesterday was an anniversary, and conse-
quently the generous owner of the Juliette
had invited a party of gentlemen to take a
short cruise among the islands. The day was
| lovely and the temperature was such that one
i could dispense witIis AM oyercoat on the water
| and yet there was sufficient wind to fill the
| sails. Precisely at hali-past two the gallant
yacht weighed anchor and stood out to sea by
Ship Channel While, the rest of the guests
we're engaged in spinning yarns we took the
1 opportunity to inspect this fine addition to the
Portland Yacht Club. She is 60 feet long, 20
feet WIDE Just forward of amidships, and fitted
up in most tluxurious style. Her cabin IS fin
ished off in black walnut, handsomely carpet
ed, &c pef ---sssK
and lace curtains. just forward of the cabin
| onl the one side is aIarge sstate room with
4 clothes press, narpIe wash stand, and water
i closet, and ~n the other side steward pam
/ trv. Tren comes the Kitchen on one side and.
% gSsyn-ssas.sse zU0u oHscue Usnef ana then the
forecastie, with accomm0dationst for crewgoi
4 four men,
i0l Afer standing out some three miles beyond
i Portland Light we came about and returned
to the city-where one or Two OF the guests
<wefe landed Aand then stood out to speak the
Commodore in the Escef AS the JuIiette
ran under the lee Of the 'tcthel of Fort Cor
ges and feed gun tewlndward, a most beau
titul sight was presented in the spectacle of the
Ethel, Ray, Columbia, Whisper, and Clarence,
all pna wind, and SO close together that you
might, to speak fguratively, have covered
them with q pocket handkerchief. After hav-
ing saluted the Commodore all the yachts ran
up to the city and anchored, and on the way
the Juliette showed that she wast tgas good a
.saler rs she was an elegant specimen ofima-
rine architecture. ,..N..
IL was with feelings Of deep, regret that the
gaests came ashore and we have no doubt that
that one little trip has convinced many of sths.'
necessity of being Eaaht- more than any
thing they might have read or previously inn !
agined. So mote it be, and.we hive no Tears
from what we have seen but that Portland, be-
forelt leaves begin to turn, will show as hand
some yacht fleet 10 proportion to its size as
any city in the Union.
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The p. 7. L ANEIyERsARYr CELEBRATION.
The Portland Light Infantry wall meet at their /
armpry in full uniform, at IA O clock A. M. q
on Monday next andfewill form lire at7!1-2
o'clock sAtprecisely eight o'clock they viii
receive His ExcellencyI the Governor, His
Hon pr the Mayor, members Of the City Gov
ernment, past active. and present. honorary
members Of the corps at the Falmouth Hotel
and from thence viii march down. Middle
street to Exchange, down Exchange to Com
mercial, and thence to Custom House Wharf,
where they will embark under sealed orders, on
the elegant steamer 'Efa, NCapt.a William E.
Mitchell. Judging from, the great interest
eyinced in this timerhonored celebration of the 4
Infantry boys, which has been kept up by !
them for sixty-ive continuous years, it will be
the event of the season. SWs have every rea-
son'to be proud of two such military organiza4
tions as the Infantry and Blues. Portl and can !
well afford TO treat them generously while they
take such pride in drill and soldierly bearing. 4