, 1869-08-25
MOUNT DESERT.
A New Boston Notion,
Beauty and Variety Of Scenery at
Mount Desert.
A Reason for Not Going There.
Attractions and Dtscomf0rts-
Dress, Cost and Route. :.

4 EQ5E Ol u lew l4TE31 VI AaL44G1 4CeC2k LII
become within the past tmo or three yeas1 one. Of
the most popular watering places on the New Eng
/ Lard Ahpre Not lea1 than si1 hundred Boatoniaus
arc low sotoufrIp8 II the Two principal villages Of
| the island: and for the nrst bali Of August each
| landing Of the serni-WeekiJ steamer has left hers
nea1iy hundred, against about half that number
who hare completed their asay and departed. The
doctors, hwJe1s and cIerUmea Of Sostou aro al
well represented; mad with these are proportion
Of young people, Harvard College boys and
Ceaeon atseet Jouths, which neither Saratoga nor
| Newport could match.
This Increase Of popularity has come without I
I corresponding increase Of accommodation. Flr1l.
claaa hotel there u none, and the aecondclaas e.
tah''1huents Of the place are 10 entirely made
| qu4te In the matter Of rooms to meet the de-
m6nd nAde upon them that the nrst days OF 4 new.
conner here arc quite ltkeiy TO b spent In despe.
| rate struggle for bare shelter and substtteoee1
which g1catiJ tnterferes with the enjoyment Of
t7e natural beauties Of the spot
To begin with the arriving Visitor dnd8 himself
thruft AFTER running tie gauntlet or little hotels
which line tho road tom tho Eharf, into
sonas aaabhJ hostelrJ long diktauca nwzy, which,
perhaps, IN its Turn colonies him in some outy-
Ing cottage or gives him fraction OF an attic
Oiled with cstl- The table Is so crowded rhat he
must walt his ruru, and, At the best, the food Is
neither abundant nor we'll cooked. The tnhab-
ttant4 seem 70 1ack either time aklil To catch
The fsh with which they ate surrounded, for they
seldom appear upon the hill at fare- After Watch-
Ing, iDquir1ng, and, pefhspe, bI1blng. for a
few DAYS, the visitor with good luck my alp into
SONIC room made vacant h7 the departure OF Z
senior guest On steamer day; while the new ~
nsals take his ovn p1ace In the rear and was and
struggle IN their turn. But after he has thus bet.
tered himself tho least lssridious traveller cannot
look with much complacenc7 On the quarters Of
his stay. The landlords do the best they can; but
they little more than amateurs IN their prpfes-
E1o1-se2fA1tpg men and farmers whom fortune
has enabled 10 make a good deal Of money BY en-
ialg1pg theIf houses and taking In visjtorz, bit
whom no good fairy has ever taught "how to
Keep, hotaL" They lack system. The guest
who has engaged room ls never Sure OF 1t
TIL he Il stationed inside; the occupant Of
one must keep sharp lookout In the confusion
Of steamer days, lest he be 0usted By some honest
mistake; and, IN his watchluluess, be m1st Keep
one hsnd CD bis trunk, or, pernaps, some lort1ln
cottageF, made porter for the season, Rhan
snatch ii up from sheer excess OF zest, aud send
II OF By the steamer, to rest In some undseoyer-
ct1e limbo OF Unclaimed baggage.
1t when one has passed the purgatorJ OF these
dangess; has got suted down By successive de-
rarturea and frequent changes Into the best
house; has learned To lock hls door, and nail his
card upon 1t and to stand sentry over his posses
stous at certain dangerous hours; has given up
so"A'aA ioi ~40 "AAI4' " eeAs' " 'eseeoot1' "
.nNA ~ o1'uA' aas toaoe acquaintance "ltn me
boaf'ers around him, and becomes otherwise ac-
cltmated; Is Is then that one begins TO enjoy
Mount Desert, and to appreciate the great natuE-
n aaFantases "niea ms SaFea II lis oncofnlot1aole
degree OF popularity.
fof hueeo Inc Bossonlans VINO focf mere n
such nuinners 10 ENJOY II neas1nS' ees posuFely
!H'a9o11e4 ""a H. GUILE 3cA aIte1 ea5s aRo at2y
LOT t"o moutns al a ssreten. 1Ae cna1m Is In The
scenery, and the rHftcty IF IL There arn prsrdar
nioel Hpikesr eeI'es peaeaes, pse.tle1
'.a suau p.seoies, a. oshel plaees, even SeR Eng
a tanu. -scNpolt aas auei sui. sanaol nas toehS
...1, - - 'to, ss 0a ouaaIA uAe" at ~ peao'
su, .4u"es noi5one uas a. WV az asseA1 ~ auJ
s.,snIsa. ~. a -. -. oie .. 'Iooe 'unes
,.sI- - ~ .tsse ~ - " en1o,o ca
-. 80 o.',e y. o4.7H MAJ =. uue esu.iaa
hs.a,- sar soaos ~. ~ ~ tosssne anu ~
Da4e'5 4o-eu H'ies WI oea II ~ ils 'onsts' oAu-
s.et' .Ae eHe' sel'e iouuk Peopae asoe1loicu ue1e
osia"p1e up aoun.a'a W nohaaJ' requiring
1lAe net'et Hlascle auu eaau1anCe. anu
eo'nuanaip8 We" ia1e!y 10 re
Ha.snca' On iuesaay fney 1HSe 70
CHI OF maenincent Jagged rocks, upon Which
lfS sus1 tuale uAe NlaRasa, anu through "nfcn
tne tlae u !s ~! seaas Column OF tp'ay spoat-
'ns "isa NV .ae ~ SUE AeAlo on' I've. uaWp VI
WIN oaskeis ana IN pa&ls ior picnic IN some
ioieS' R'eat "nleh, 'or any visible el9n, mght ee
apndtta ulles laland uussoag fhe} tske ooat,
aho saA over CLASSY nay 10 some picturesque
hsaho' "Hn "alte beaca seattefed thick "lth
sneIss ff1asy tncJ explore gloomy cave foofed
"Hn threatening ponldera aua ca1pcted With ses"
anemonea, with mosaic Of crystal pools' sasuf-
DAY the5 ol5pefse 70 fsh or CLIMB row. tumble Or
sActeh, Us 1acH tastes hellhe' and me he1I week
they may begin theI roaau OF sensasfons again,
without ever visiting the same place twice, and 50
continue TOT month OF sot
VIA shese attractions fos tne acsise, Mount
Desert 's not laz5 *aterng-piace 1t !. not tho
place fot laFai!as* Inese Is hothlnS, oe5ond
h1oRle pleit5 VIEW lnmeasa9t!s IN slSnt OF iho
hosels: the al Has no Particularly oFaein9 qaaa'1.
no one eee!ns 10 axe sea oaths' tac *alks afe al
"atAs oi hafo VOTE asous touen toads ano
taARlcu pasns aou t1e asohs seem ~ conspiracy
MNa lhe siones' 10 !o4t ono e"nef nlo foousl
heana Or s'ck oeo" Aence tne people VINO 4fe"
guent tne pace ase al men ana "enen ot Nsol"
oas 'tatnes: tuetc 3te nooe u tne iao'n! laiHes'
WIN nIl!e eu.'osen, "non oae Aeea s.seNae,s,
ana lAe Ao'els a'e ~ uuA Aau tan'e III 1Ae nlodie
VI Wy oos' wnen we e1eula'onlsts ore on', Atnsy
oIs' pe ID tue "laseti "neu hui q sisl1oE IL hne
sulase- -..-
EVERY loofl61 VINO 1as peea nefe ka13 summer
mas faf1led Away. An uninterrupted memory OF
ahe @eathef. ont in the aggregate, THIS absence
OF ram !eases very unpleasant eneet, over WHICH
v1sitofs, no less snAn leslnena are complaining
'eeeta1on 's al oneo ups tae ioAaSe Ia 1afn!ns
Brown p1enatafely' ana Wl1hous waiting Tor the
br1laans 'sans1olluatlons ol autumn: tne oFooks
Ik,tA INV - FYnf fdY