Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-08-01
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. 9l5. No. 81

spotless as the limpid blue of baby $
| eve. 80 Tor while | said nothing But
when l saw "Old knotty' put his helm
| up, and the boat swing obediently
| around with its prov toward the village
! began to be curious to know what
''she" was, and l asked,
she's coming, is she!''
Yes, Sir, and fast enough, tell YOU !:
but we'll weather her if the breeze
holds. Don't she iavel, thought"
BY this time | knew what Z" she !"
meant; for coming round the point OF
Great Head was a something ghostly
gray in color, not higher than the land
and creeping along over the still water
with lnsiduous speed, its lower edge
tapping over and over. as If il were
sucking the sea up into its mysterious
depths. In five minutes it had swal-
lowed all the outer line of islands; for
an instant the trees would crown its
vaporons top, and then vanish. Soon
the vast and solid bnlks of the moan
tains were liks shadows, and then dis
appeared: and suddenly the land was
gone, and we Were like shadows hang
ing in space.
How extrao r1inary - at is like
witchery y ''I'm frightened!' were the
exciamations from the astonished party
"Iou well NAV be. for it's in such a
fog as this that the Flying Dutchman
comes,' said the captain, solemply.
y ou do not mean to say YOU believe
there Is such thing as Flying Dutch
man.
II know it, Sir; I've seen him: and
YOU can't find q sailor about Bar Uar
oor, or any one who belongs here, who
don't believe it And what's more,
whenever he comes along, there's a
death sure to follow him.
After we got safe on shore, some honrs
later. we laughed at the superstition of
The captain, but it did not seem SO
strange nor ridiculous when we were in
the tog-bank.
There are occasions, however, when
this swift rising OF the fog becomes
more terrible, because illed with dan
ger. Not long ago party of artists
started oil in search of subjects for
brush and pencil. The sun shone
brightly, and the sea was calm and fair
Tor Il while; but suddenly, with even
less OF warning than we OF the adven-
lure narrated above had, the wind came
tercely IN from the ocean. and with it
that terror of all sailors, the "Back
fog. Thick, sombrc, and impenetra-
PIE 10 the sight, this vaporous mass en-
shrouded the luckless boatmen; the furv
oi the wind raised n high-runnng sea,
winch tossed the boat about bevond the
control oil it7 occupants, who, neverthe.
less, pulled hard at the oars, hoping To
gct somewhere toward the solid land
fethaPs there i, no class of men who
worship 80 enthusiastically and heartily
the sublime and terrible in nature as onr
artiafs; but 1t :, one thing to represent
these thrilling scenes on canvass, and
quite another actually to participate in
Them, a. did our friends in ouestion
~ lnce~sant bailing, with difficulty did
they prevent the boat from sinking with
The wight OF water which poured in
from all sides; and each man. from TIM
10 tmc, gave place at the oars to hi>
companion, already we'll nigh exbaust.d
with hi- labor The ob>curity bcca,nr
more dense, and the prospect Of reach.
ins the shore more hopeless, when th.v
caught the ,ullcu sound OF the waves
thUmplng against the cliffs. Ii WA. ON.
nous o! sudden and fearful de,truc,ion
lor these sharp rocks aud whirlinp wave.
know no mcrcy For hours these reso-
luie men continued To keep their craft
right SIDE up, lighting against wind and
wave, and by gigantic efforts avoided
the reefs and rocks which soon came in
their way. Meanwhile the sound of the
waves upon the cliffs had increased nm
~ II broke upon their appalled, heariu,
Ike one continual roar of thund,.r
The wind had increased to n gale he
tore which the boat sped furiouslv. and
destruction seemed inevitable. when
suddenly they found themselves upor
more quiet waters, while the roar of the
wave. sounded away to the left and be-
hlnd them. When the exhausted but
thankful party saw the line of shore
struggling through the mist, they knew
that good Providence had led them
past tile dangers OF Great Head into the
haven OF Schooner Head Harbor.
lhefc are a many attractive cxpedit-
IONS on the land As the curiosity. rho
unit OF time, or the power ofendurauce
OF the seeker may permit: Tor beside,
the places OF special interest, there are
the mountain roads, with ever-yaryiuo
glImpsc- of widc-eXtended views: the
by-paths through the woods, fragrant
with the perfume of the pine; the fields
with tho search after wild weeds and
flowers. the cranberry. grouud-pine, ana
cedar, the ferns aud moses: the line of
broken. rocky shore, with its wealth of
the foliage OF the sea in every pool lrtr
BY the retiring tide; and tnal namcle,.
delight IN Watching the restless wave.
Il they surge and foam over the sunkcn
hedges and up the pebblv beach.
In all my Wanderiugs | remember no
place where the lover OF the beautiful.
the romantic, aud the more sublime eIe.
ments OF nature will find so much that
VIII lascInate and captivate him aS here.
Hut pieasure-Seekers like to have a
special destination in their excursions.
whether they walk or are carried, and
such places abound.
Schooner Head is one OF these. al
though the head itself does not amount
10 much as schooner Among many
points OF interest there il "A celebrated
cave called the Devils Den. the Cave
OF the Sea- and other strange names.
Ii can only be entered at low tide, and
1t requires good degree OF muscular
effort and sure foot to descend from
the cliff TO the entrance of this extraor-
dluarv cavern, where, at your very feet.
the waves are tearing and roaring over
the Jagged rocks, now and then leapiug
up as IL III anger with the bold intruder
VINO seeks to learn the secrets OF its
rocky hiding place; and it is well for
you not to be found there ALI hour later.
Tor then the waters have their wild way
in the big cave Now, however, it is as
still and quiet as dungeon; but, unlike
such melancholy location, here, in the
darkest shadow, we find in u pool of
water, reposing in complete peace and
security, the most exquisite sca-anc-
mones, orchids OF richest color,. zoo-
phytes, slar-tsh, and most delicate
weeds and mosses-all oi them present
ing the prettiest picture imaginable.
An object in this vicinity to which il
attached more of human interest is the
Old Lyman Homestead The house it,
sell Is not specially picturesque, and the
surrounding country is bleak and bare.
while AN old well-sweep and Il withered
tree III ths yard give the place II look OF
i"helihe>s and neglect. But il Is the
"rtlstic associations OF the old house
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