Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-01

of the many objects Of interest on the
sea-shore or up the mountains, There
is vigorous, sensible, HEALTHY feeling
in all they do, and not bit of that over
dressed, pretentious, nonsensical. un-
healthy sentimentalitv which NAV be
found at other places.
One day three young ladies', who are
pupils of William Hunt. asked me if
would allow them to go with me on a
sketehing expedition across the water TO
Bar Island.
Certainly. ladies feel honored: but
it is difficult 10 make landing over
there; YOU will get Your feet wet, and
the sharp rocks will tear your clothes
May we go.'
'Of course
When, by means of a small row-boat,
we got near the rocky shore. ii proved
to be unusually difficult to land The
heavy undertow sucked the water away
from the base of the rocks, carving our
boat with it inevitably, and then the in
coming wave would drive US in with
equal force. threatening to smash the
whole concern--a serious danger but for
the skill OF our wary skipper, who kept
us nicely balanced on the edge of a
wave, and who took advantage of an
eddy to run the boat up on the rocks.
Then we got out with our sketchino
trans, and tumbled about over the sharp.
slippery rock, until we found the places
we wished, and, unmindtul Of wet feet
ana bruised limbs, man and women sat
down and worked with will And |
may say here that II was surprising to
see now Hunts system of teaching his
| pupils TO look at the broad masses of
/ hgh' and shade, and to lay them in with
big brush, was illustrated by these in
telii9ent Boston girls. for their sketches
| were worthy the pencil OF experienced
/ artists.
Our boatman, who was regular old
saIt, could not understand the business
| at all.
4 say, Sir he remarked confidential
| ily to me. what do you 90 about a-tak-
ing them doggcrtypcs fur?
For pleasurc-thc fun OF i'll
| Fun" he answered, in deco gntfnr.
al. wAile he gave an extra tup n tne
! oar. Wei, yon knows what you're
about; but Eve been in and out OF salt.
water more nor fifty year, and its guv
me the rhcumatiz
sailing partic, form marked fcatnrn
oi ~ojourl ut Bar EIarbor, for the
D W. T.
csque places 10 visit. III the harbor
proper there are the so-caIlcd .Porru-
/ pine l-lands'-And the name j. non in
appropriate; tor, A. seen 1T 1 distance
| or undcr ,hc misty veil which - often
hangs about them. their abrupt form nn
the sea front, tapcring 10 a point inland
their backs bristltng with the ,harp.
pointed tops of pine and cellar trees.
they are sufficiently like the porcupinc
70 bear the name. II i, III 4 di,lhncp
only that these island, present a forbid.
ding appearance. A. YOU approach
them. ald glide gently near the shore
YOU hud infinite object, 81 interest and
beauty. me rough cliff, r;>ca hundred
icet, Their bo,om~ hearing the scar, Of
| the bullets oi the wave, III cruturi..
IN places the water has broken through
lhc barrier Of rock, making entrance
way INTO " hat would bc huge cavrrn.
"hiH tAc earth iIas fallen III from thctnp
a''I You hhi yourself IN biz, deem
Wei, out ui which here /, nd rorn.
save ~ the low udc oi the ,ca. EaId
oftuPlhc (Which Ia, recently been uur-
chased by General FremonD j. ,,nnI,.,
inc most celebrated OF these islands
, end, a. seen rom the neighboriuu Iaud
h'.s gaunt, AGre, and torbiddinD a
pcct Dut when YOU have gained tooi
holi upon ~ ragged shore. 4 thnuS,ud
picture, present themselves 10 you, d..
lighted eyes. Bold cliffs rise m. shnrpIv
/ defined against the deep blue III ihc
ocean and the fading gray Of tha ~
W I'D lowcrs ot rare>t forms and r,lnr
and slender grasses cluster in III. rr,v-
ices OF the red and gray clfl-,ide. their
graceful, delicate forms ever ,icld;n,, /
To, but always resisting, the ,nry of thn !
winds or the drcnching spray Of ocean
storms. Above the line Of rocky sbnra
there are pastures. where pnfrhr. at I
yellow and green grasses afford rnur-
lshlnent Tor industrious flock, NJ sheen
winch add To the artistic effect al tho |
landscape. On the lundward side ,f
the>c Islands, m safe shelter from vinl
amt wave. there are the villages Of tisb. |
efincn; fosuerll!e i, tue title of ou, of
these, ana ~ inhabitants have the rrnu-
tatloi oil not being especially ELEGANT.
not 10 say civilized. But, a, uea, =.
couiu ieafh' they are honest, RESISTING
e'cn tuc temptation to snuggle Tie !
ooiuer Inc ol New Brunswick j, not 20
lar away but what IL few holu.' ruu ia
one Of their fishing vessels might b,ino
away rich cargo OF those articles whi,h
III.
liaps the easy conscience, Of the Off ria1s
al our great port. Of entry make .mug.
glihS unnecessary at these oui-of-rh he
way places.
One Of the points Of interest most Oh
ten visited by watcr-it may be reached
by land--i~ known as The Oven.
which are cave. like those we saw ON
our way over from Southwest Harbor.
only they are much larg +, and are sim
atcd more inland on the northern side
OF the island
have no doubt OF tie safety Of these
sailing expeditions, provided alwav-
YOU have good boat and careful
SKIPPER and both of these are 10 be
had all along the shores of the island.
The terrible accident of Schooner Head
lew Years since, BY which several
lives were lost, was the result Of reck-
less carelessness on the part of the man
VINO sailed the boat. There are danger.
on the sea as well as the land.
Ohe day, when out upon Il sailing eX-
curslon, my attention was attracted bv
the words, There she comes, sure
enough! Thi, was the tirst audible re-
mark which | heard from the lips of the
captain OF our pleasure schooner since
we had lett the pier three hours before.
There had been the gentlcst sort of a
breeze all the morning, which had hard
~ appeared to fill the sails, but impelled
by which we slipped along through the
| water The captain was the toughest
specimen of u sailor about the harbor.
lie seemed a, il he had been tied up int
hard knots. His arms were in number
less knots: his face was a single red
Knot, IN which We're great variety of