The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-08-18
CORRE SPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL
Trip to the Islands Who went and How
we got there incidents and Pleasures OF
the day---An Ancient Account Book Re
turn Trip---We Finish with Songs, Speeches
and Res.tations.
EAGLE ISLAND, Aug. = 1870.

EAGLE ISLAND, Aug. $50.
There were seven hundred of us-men,
women and chl.lren-as iubilant company
rs ever crow,lcl the decks of n steamer, AL
safely slowed away on board the capaciou+
BARGE Fairy of the Wave, and warping slow
" out by the good ship Sonla%, until we had
erapplcd with our gallant convoy the Walter
Ross And thence forward to the enjoyment
of days keen sport How We tripped over
decks, laughed, chatled, sang and chased
the happy hnnrs away in li@htaome mood,
with only an occasional @lauce AT the lower
in" sky and la2iIy lifting FOG.
AT Fort Point we rounded handsomely to
ladies and gentlemen ION Bangor, who are
ependn" the Summer there Among them
was Mr. i.ittlc!irld the Wrll-known shin
owner of that city. All of our company
were distinguished, but for what Your cor
respondent is not Just now At liberty to tell.
Among the better known were To be seen
"ur cV Treasurer OF State, the Hon n G
IIichhorn, ana his near relative the true and
tried hut irrcpre4sibc Capt Robert IIichhon,
who is we'll known to Your readers As the
gentleman that throws heavy she'll and solid
shot at the Progressive AGE And here the
twinking eyes ana lemnrr face of Hon. Il,
Nj Enthusiastically 10 crack his slV Jokes al
somebody's expense; and IN close proximity
the good humorei conntenancr of Joseph
Thompson Esq. examining hank-notrs into
his plcthorir pocket book, and pcalin" forth
tunrtni ones from the depressed corners of
his mouth, From your own city Of Belfast
The courteous Capt Horace Herman and
lady and Mr.. Edward Morrison and sister,
From Boston, F " Cobb, ESQ., ol the long
established firm Of u w Cnbh Il 90 Of
" inter Street, accompanied by his wife
few ladies from Portland, small delegates
from Sru'sport, Prospect and Hurk4p"t, and
the balance Of the company from the villages
ot SANDY Point and Stockton. Here they
were school -marm9 and school masters,
merchants and mechanics, mothers and min
istcrs, deacon5 and DOCTORS ladies, but no
| LAWYERS mingled together men and
women of all parties aud scctS. 1t so
flown over this section of the PrnobSr"t
Valley sotndin" the first notes oi political
and religious millennium, and thi@ excursion
was in c0mmrmoratlon Of the Joyous event
II was literal lying down Together " The
Lion and the Lamb Seriously speaking. il
was II reunilng ot old friends. huryin" I'll
Of old animo>ities, and n forward step 10
that peace we all so ardently lon" for, and
Us such is tn hn commended. Lea the joyful
note be prolonged until it reaches other To-
caliirs. that they may 60 and do likewise.
The incidents of the downward trip were
hut few AT Cl4tinr we made a stop OF nan
an hour, waiting for the fog to dispense
and spent the time pleasantly pcrnmbnlating
the street With regard to IFS situation fine
Residences wel-kept gardens and Shady
streets. Castinc is il beautiful village hut
that pest OF many localities the retiring Of It's
principal inhahHantI upon y few thousand
dollars, into q rlosr-iistcd aristocracy, has
stretched its doom across this devoted town,
until its quiet is something wcarying {" be
hold Possibly lis young men may yet
condition.
The sun shone out broadly and grandly
from a clear Blue sky, whilst the foe stretch
ed a silver cloud alone the southern horizon,
rs we steamed happily and rontentrdly for
ward. The conversation turned not upon
war, ruin, OF route but upon the ali absorb
ing topic Of iute switches and horfrS. SO
exciting were the incidents related, amt s"
incontestable the proofs summoned, that one
lady was observed 10 lean pcn,ively over the
side of the steamer and drop her midnight
tresses into the cleaning tide
just here | would mention an anrleM &C
count book that was shown me during the
forenoon by the Hon n G. Hichhorn into
whose possession it came through old Mr..