The New York herald., 1871-08-02

ana West Inere we're grizzly old aovernors aud
mafruniy Danes conxressHsn IN abuud moe arts
preiis girs. ouiuSss uuca basEots. anu in bIlef
ali the neoesslt es for succe.,Iul Yankee clam
%,deawaSe SSde excarslon,sis had secured tae
only available band 0f music IL the city. aad the
compauv was c1,npel.ed TO ls'en to eacn others
conversation as a substitute. church cnoir, now
ever, SO ewhu ealivenej the journey by singing an
occasional psalm. Mr.. hamlin. with hrs hands,
plunged 10 the lowerinost depths OF MS breecnes
poe aeis too. standing position as near the bow OF
the boat as u was possible 10 get ana ra1eu pa
en,y s pS'nI loan or poar Mayor snSs
bury, VI Portland. Argued tue btness 0I the Pronl-
btory law with his Drotlcr Mayor of lewiston; MT.
Prind,e OF Michigan luokc sharply after the ladies'.
aud the iearSeu Justice Allen was closely engaged
III q com arson OF ideas with the dappef Mr.
ham twiried ms thumbs and smiled b,andly at the
scene around hlut. In truth, II would nave been
Impossible Tor han to have ''siniled IN an otler
manner for the entertainment was conducted
slrictly upon hot COlee and lemonade principles,
and nothing stron.er was permitoI on the boat:
For All hour or two the living freight was carried
about among he bsauti III isiands Tor which Caseo
BAY 10 50 u4t.v celebrated, until many oi mem, VINO
had eaten no breakfast. were IN narstarv'ng con.
dition: and evea the august Uniteu ota es
Senator snOwei signs Of Weakness IN ms
lower limbs ne sail no fhougnt was = aenxn., ',
ful one he Appreciated The natural scenery around
him. but II the tcu'n must b. told nc did iesi good
deal Ike going ier those q ms Every6ndy wno
knows M. Hau. q has admired his strong agricul-
tural Instincts. anu the artd!ty win whcl ne
snuned tne air as the prov OF tie o0at WAS
strength. lie was among Inc drst who struck the
wharf ut the aniug, and, seeming tne loaded taoles
In the distansc made Tor 'iem WIZ d,us surpr.sing
Inc recipient OF MS attention. and win three
great fo.lr-nch squares oi cheese quart OF coiee
aud few baked D.ans he sat himself down quietly
to breakfast, rne company. meanwhile, di persed
through ,hc grove IN lutte family groups and snots
OF Two and occupied the,r ume win chat ABOUT
everything but tne occasion when had brought
them thlther. one dark.eyed rrunette. which
description OF female iovei1ess 49, oy the way, 10.
Tn
II was tGat all the isi ling uishei persons present
were, physically great men.
Why SHE satd, 'yust ,O0k at Mr.. Ham1n. Tor III
stance. He ssends lse giant, or would II ne
wasn't quite 50 round.shonIdsred. and Governor
is. Except Mr.: Lynch. haven't seen one great
little man here"
oraculary repiied her companlon .NeariI all great
minds e enclosed IN great ood'es. ana in proper
tion the bodies are nourishel 90 grow the minds
which c0ntro! tner motions. You cannot help
noIlciug the rspidity with which MIR. Ha,nlln dls-
poses OF that platter Of food pe,ore MIN. nor how
of that Hot!nil OF neaM. Mr.. Prladie too anu Mr.
Poor, ear,ng witn fully as piucn force as they
speak. shd Mr.. Wngate Is not whit behind them.
7his physical iO0d generates the mental iOrce which
has put tneu 50 permanently ne ore he public"
''Keasoniny fr0m that. III n, sAd the queAtoner.
the greatest minds that ever existed, and the Swcd
ism Glantess should occupy niche beside Julia
Farther conversation was prevented by the prepa-
rations tor the bake Along the shore quantity OF
large stones had been grouped into platform,
thirty Dy SAX feet on tho surface, ana heated 10
hig b tcm mperature. UpOl tnese we're strewn a lew
bushels OF rock weed aad then the CLANS raw loo.
srsxn ssTs over s xeps IN
Dy weed arter wnlch the food was
s ine Name had nes eseS
Sitting LII ldleiess. He wasted NJ momeats IN con-
versatlon, even had his mou remained empty sui.
cIently long Tor utterancc, but apped himself dill
gently to the great business OF tue hour. Cavern
after cavern was opened In the neighDorins pos OF
beans and pickle jars, until, whea II would seem rs
II he was thoroughly gorged, 10 good old man was
called to Ine scene OF the bake. Nothing snort OF
prospect for new varieties OF lood could hare iler
rupred his medtatiODs. ana as IL was lie locked ie-
grctfully back ut the pots and uisbe. lev
OF whith were not enylrely empty. Mr.. namlin
was q nappy man. He smiled benz .nanrly at
the crowds through which nc passed. anu wishel
tnat tney, like HIM, had eaten enough 10 get UP
good appetite for the dciicacies o. The bake A
bu5nei of ciaMs confronted t,m few minutes in his
onward progress, and three boiled lopsters proved
Slight lmpediments IN MS pathway lie staggered
for ritcen minutes al q bushsl Of potatUcs H.
wasn't because OF WEAKNESS though, bus weishIs
struggle was Eoing cn in his NINA Is TO whether ne
slo,lid settle down before them. For moment his
Judgment wagcred 10 the balance put the siAht
OF an cog ba-kes decided the question, ana he
and. with a ur.tified ar ne sat down behind the
onject ue ssafcn proceeding rapldiy 10 eject It's
denlolition Nearly every reading man IS 'ani.iiar
with the dongs ui "noralc oreoiey at Home" aud
OF James Ru-sap-Lowch Among his Books.' bar
few can realize without aclrai observation tne
denycaI0r Of Hannibal iliinlil before IA 'ket of
eggs Win u Do,i 0i sals on the ic hand ana q
barrel for tue shells on the other the a!!nulnouS
food disappeared with great speed. AT the COM
mencemcnt Of Operations wao!e esq was taken az
one ino o,thiul, out the supply Soon decreased IN pro-
portion Nn the appettc Ul tHe con5uiners ana t. o
bites were taken Instead o. one. IL req cired less
rtan nOur 10 complete tlls repast aHd tnat Was
the ead oi tho clam bake
other exercises followed IN the way or SpeecheJ,
&c. and the festivities Of The day concluoed with
another bref san aboat thc haroor. Dy way OF
Az ADpC:DCM.
il NAV be staei that, balif.e apart the excursion
all clal bake was one of the most enloyabie occa-
s.s;,s wnich ever took place N Sew England. inc
arrangements were admirably planned aud carried
oui with tie wed known tact or portland men. aud
the rc'a!!s OF DrBsins g-ther so large nulber
OF representative ralToaa capitalists ffom The ex-
trenc sections OF ihe country cinlot fail - prove
OF incalcuab:e benefit 10 all co.c.roed.