Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-07-29
Island Home, Iron Bound,

II Is not very pleasant thing gener-
ally TO get into the clutches Of dentist
but we recently got into such scrape.
in such a way, that We are quite pleased
Ia LET our friends know how very much
we enjoyed it-Indced we do not scruple
to say that we should not mind putting
ourselves into the same situation again.
provided we were so lucky as TO get the
chance
Whoever is so fortunate a. to get into
the hands of DIR. Osgood need fear no
danger. except perhaps. he might be
killed by kindness. If the good DIR. should
he allowed to go As far as his kind heart
would let him.
II has occurred to u that his name
might have originally been aiigood, but
some how in process of time the all was
worked into Os.-Lct me try To tell you
charge for a few days and il YOU are so
for tupste as Ia get chance to go
through with a similar experience. Won
will be a. enthus iastic as We are I will
venture To say.
One Of the lovcliest DAYS in July the
genial face OF our friend looked in AT the
door. asking if we were not about ready
to start for Iron Bound and in the course
of half an hour we were jogging on to-
ward Trenton Point over the hills aud
through the valleys.
To one whose lot j. cast among the
fats. which border the sands of Cape
Cod-the cxhilaration which ride
among the hills Of Maine gives him. can
not be described. ride Of an hour and
half brought us Ia Trenton Point
where We took sail for the island with
A. merry party A. ever hoated upon
the waters OF Frenchman- Bay. % how
good We all did feel and it was not
strange when there Wa 50 much Os-
good among u.
The wind being against us We travers-
cd pretty much the whole surface Of the
VSfbit w II i-sAfh.
which hcncetorth we have reason to ~
gard with peculiar feelings OF interest
Having accomplished our landing safely
the boats company who made quite n
gay procession filed up the hill to Ia.
house which Of all others seemed TO be
the one for a jolly time. and presided
over hy it, genial host, one of the good
tribe, We have before mentioned, and
his nne1amplcd wife L the hostess.
nothing was wanting TO make n merry,
comfortable and jolly
Who would expect Roast Turkey
Roast Lamb. corn. bean-, cucumbers,
onions. berries and the like of there, on
rock bound island, but We hal them
though. and served up too in the very
incest manner.
II Prof Blot himself had been there
hi. mouth would have watercd know,
before the .avorv viands.
And . such evenings a. We had to-
gether sitting around the great fire
place. with roaring fire Of logs, the
genial blaze lighted up the raiters. and
the face Of the company, and putting
u all into good humor.
Then would rise the merry song then
would the side splitting joke be- cracked.
| then the Durchman fresh from Fader-
/ land di-coursed on his misfort uncs.
"Vonce. long vile ago. went into-
mine abble orchard. to climb q bear
tree. 10 get some peaches. 10 make mine
vrow plunb-pudding init; aud wien
| ! gets to the topemo-f branch, | vail
from the loweinost limb. nit won leg ON
both tide. of the fence, and like TO stove
mine outside in then upon that stub
BON hen. ''dc stubbomest animal in the
world, who would insist after hi.
various efforts 10 make mice leeils
box for her all de while. :. to lay in
when he peeped under de leetle box
dat her was settin. standin." and %
''dst dorg" who having escaped from
drowning appeared sitting '.on de steps
nit de barber shop. 10 the mystifieC
Gottlieb Unit half mile of wet dog
tail up de street
o those were evening. to he remem
bered-to say nothing of the days. Tn,
trip around TO Winter harbor for berries
and the remarkable sights Of VIII alei
and monsters of the deep, of which
some Of the company were faithless ant
unbelieving, while Others vouched fol
the fact of having seen and heard tn,
sights and sounds thereof. II was
misty day when we took our departur
from the favored isle and nature SCENE,
to be in harmony with our feelings.
But for the sagacious skipper ",
might have spent the day upon the wa
ter, for we could not see ten feet befor
US, but without chart or compass, tina
J man of the sea, struck bee line for III
Point where amidst pouring rain on
} landing was made, and two hours afte
the faithful old gray horse driven by tn
interchangeable DIR. landed us safely q
our abiding place in Ellsworth.
Do you wonder that we chant the
: Doctors praises and those also of hi
warm hearted, genial nephew, our host
and his wife the unparalleled hostess
only wish all my friends could hav
a chance of letting the Osgoods tr
their hand upon them.
A Whale A Whale
GGULDsBORO. July 26th, 1869.
One day last week, Capt. Justic
Bickford, Of Birch Harbor, in this town