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

! do the most of what there is in the
way Of farming, while the men. from
early boyhood, are upon or in the wa
ter, chiefly as fishermen. but always n.
sailors. and unquestionably the best
sailors in the world.
Meanwhile my companion, whost
| presence has led to this DEPRESSION
had pointed out to me. and given titles
10, many n ledge and cape and bay
and island and hamlet, few of which
would have interest to the traveller
He called off these places in an ab.
I stracted sort of wav. and his thoughts
were evidently wandering into the past,
when. as the steamboat came swiftly
around high cliff, the sailors became
much excited, and his gaze was earn.
estlv fixed upon long line of gray
and hazy coast which filed the eastern
/ horizon.
Yes, there she is = he exclaimed
"ail safe-bless the old shantv, You
must know. Sir, haven't seen that bit
of clapboard over there" and he point
ed TO white speck among the trees
on the far-distant shore, nigh goin'
/ on ter three years. My wife and
children are under that roof; and,
what's more. they cont know I'm COM
ing. Nv ship got into Boston Harbor
day before Yesterday. and | started
/ for home soon as | was paid oil.
l tell you, friend, unless you've been at
sea. YOU don't know what home means. 4"
There was pardonablc trcmble in
the mans voice rs he LEFT my side and
stepped TO the extreme point of the
bow of the boat, while his face was
turned iixcdly upon that, to me. mean
lngless white patch upon the shore.
but which 10 him was eloquent with
all that is restful, tender. and loving in
the word home
About an hour before noon we pass
cd handsome lighthouse which was
perched upon bold cliH. II was a
eomtortable-looking place, with pret-
" cottage surrounded bv garden
and bright green lawn. which ran down
10 rough red rocks. These evidences
OF comfort and cultivation showed that
the lighthouse was never, n are most
OF these night sentinels. visited by the
stormy sea waves. And we soon saw
eNidenc" OF the quiet and security Of
itS position. rs We passed through q
narrow strait and pushed out into the
broader waters. And then. with
scarcely any previous warning. We saw
on" of those grandest of AL Natures
grand displays-thc mountains rising
out of the SEA.
\ beautiful picture was before lis
N"award and To the southeast thc.teel-
h.ue waters. ronyhencd here and there
by the wind, which came in gcnile
haws, spread QUITO the f.r-on horizon.
where the clouds. with shadows Of
pearl gray, and the tops in sunlight
tln2ed with vermlllol and gold, seemed
dipping INTO the sea. 4 league away.
ana night before Us, every instant n
white wave would leap into the air.
aud then, with irregular, uneven mo-
tion, but swiftly. it would run in to-
ward us and toward "A bleak line of
beach and rocky shore : and we sought
TO give a wide berth to the sunken
rect thus revealed TO us. and which be-
lore no" has destroyed many a noble
SNIP "e at tue same time gained a bet
Ter view OF the mountains.
More loitlly, and in more decided
forms, these mighty mountains. some
thirteen peaks in all, rise out of the
ciear waters. their graceful outlines
sweeping across the blue skv, their
submits bare, hard, and unvieldins.
ana with the strong Hood of vertical
sunlight which now pours down uuon
them' they have FURNISHED, brazen
look. The lines Of shadows. too. made
10y deep ravines or wide valleys. are
sharp, and hard, lacking the soitenina
grace which the presence of foliage
lends, but all the contours are of the
simple, sweeping, but most impressive
mountain forms. They are not half
the height of the Mount Washington
range OF the White Mountains, vet are
Tar more beautiful. for they are hot cut
up into several dumpv peaks. and
broken in their descent. but from their
highest summit undulate gracefully
downward into the sea.
1t was a most pleasant introduction
TO Mount Desert, this view from The
sea. and 1t was fully appreciated bv
the group of passengers gathered on
the forward deck. although they rave
evidence of their admiration in differ
ent ways. \ party of young ladies.
slowed away among the anchors and
hawsers in the bow of the boat. ex-
claimed, How lovely ~ Isn't it
splendid" Charming ~ A Western
traveller, who was upon saltwater for
the first time in his life. and who for
half an hour had been raving crazy at
sight of two or three whales who had
been "blowing" half mile away,
raised his broad brimmed hat. and
whispered, 'Thunder'' There were
several Boston people who had the
manner of experienced travellers, and
who looked hard at the mountains, but
who were infexibly determined not to
compromise themselves by any express
sion OF opinion. One industrious artist
III the company, who had an eye to
business, whipped out his sketcn-book.
and caught the thing, as best he could,
flying. There were MANY others who
enjoyed the entire occasion, but who
kept up an expressive silence.
And SO we pushed out toward the sea
gave very respectable berth to the
reef of rocks, which showed its ugly
black teeth as we came nearer, ran in
toward the shore again, when we found
formidable stone wall thrown up by
the waves of the sea this we followed
for quite distance-I don't dare to
say whether it was one or three miles
but finally we passed an island, which
was one of a group lying to the east
and at the foot of Green Mountain.
rounded rocky point, and in five min
utes had butted against the wooden
pier at Southwest Harbor.