Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-04
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The Enchanted Lano.r

Maine. i, tx N from the Boston Jour.
"a u of dee 22d.
! he lecture last evening in the Ath.
enrum course at East Boston, by Mr.
=. B Ailcn OF t.,is cItv. WAS successful
not merely Ia drawing 10 the new
Prc-ht ttr'ian Church large AMI re-.
inc'i audience. but Ia higher aud bet.
ter sense. by holding the assembly In
pleased and instructed attention Il, ia
close Itie Attendance WAS unusually
large. numbering many OF uur most
intelligent aud discriminating lai,,,
and gentlemen. whose verdict /, ,alu.
able IN such connection. AMI whose
marked appreciation OF the intellectual
and literary IN rits "f the evening, ,
eniertaunrn nt wa, "a high comp piimcnr
both IL the lrci.lcr and the wisdom of
the managers IN securing hin. Mr..
Allen was hong nlcinhcr OF the York
comfy bar ~ the State of which b.. 30
"olhent sings the praises. and TO-
the iast ten We r. has been "A practitlom-
ar OF the Suffolk connty bar. H., sue
ce>s IN h,, chosen profession. both a, a
counselor and an advocate, has been
haticring. ami last evening proved tha,
hc possesses rare capabilities a, a
writer aud orator. II Is 10 be regretted
that his professional practice 50 en-
grus>es his time that h. will bc able 70
talk OF the Enchanted Land bcf,r.
ouis very small number Of audiences
Dir Aliens subject. The Enchanle e,l
Land, Mas really agiowing description
OF the State OF Name, OF which he Is a
ioHal son. lie gave an enthusiastic
lHcturc of ITS earl y history. of its rivers.
axes. forests and mountains OF its
vast water power aud of IL, mineral
treasures. Seen through lli. eyes. il is
one oi th" most wonderful countries in
the whole world.
lie commenced by saving that most
men are strangers. aud cherish in their
hearts dreams Of some enchanted lam;
he S"lss ia other land, see the Aims
IA Their dreams uo emerald glratn, 81
brightly as the memory of dear Old
ireland To her absent sons. ami In,
eyes of the French iiil with tear, as
ihey look ac.oss The great sea. On.
"i "ui most cinneut aylncs look, long
inSlt toward The wilderiics, Of the
AdlrondacAs, aud The YES of the Lii,
al The -Fhlds turn TIM h.rsar.l ui 80
aud, he sail. Ia t,,p, iia a great owe Tor
his Old lipm wllc.c the ,Atr> Are
brighter, ths Ii H. gr-e.,-r. AN the
mountains mo mi ,tlc than ia all the
rest ot the word.
Many years a.o this Ian "a, X Iuwn
10 The nations of Europe. The His
tolicai society Las, Ai.m>t rep ,rted
That IN Bristol, on the cost Of thus
ianh' sections OF pav.mrnts. arii,tirally
built, with perfect cutters and curb
ing,. were unealthed, aud further ex-
animation shovel that the State had
a INV sterions but buried history tha,
here existed a cultivated race, Droba-
bly of the old Northmem visiting the
country IN the eleventh century. Then
NJ Told oil the visits aud settlements oi
6osnoid and Popham ia 1902. OF Capt.
John smith in l6l4. and of Fcriinandu
Gorgcs eight years later. aud Of the
laws and the disputes until the whole
state was sold for fl2j0 10 Mas,achu
sets. A description of the Indian,
io-lo"ed. he" are left. Some of tn
Mic Mac Tribe are We; in the eastern
| part of the State, and four o. five hun
dred Penobscois still live ON the island,
above Bangor. None Of the Tanmany
tribe ever lived there the air Is too
pure. The lecturer gave a thrilling
description OF his visit TO the Penob-
scot tribe and his adventures ON deer
| hunt in canoe and forest with the Old
chief. lie described the coast and
islands, Casco Bay having 365 islands,
or one for each day in the year, while
he whole coast is SO diversified by
bays, nets and capes. that if the sea
line could lie aigiiteneI out. it would
grow from two hundred to nearly
eighteen hundred miles.
Hunters have only explored the
edge of the vast nothern forest, but
here they find game in abundance.
Deer in countless numbers, the moose
standing two feet higher than common
horses. black bears, otters. foxes and
other smaller game. while all the rivers
and lakes are filed with pickerel. trout
and salmon. The lecturer. with few
friends, visits some Of these rivers
every year, and says the fishing is the
best in the world. Trout are caught
weighing from three 10 seventeen
pounds. and two gentlemen caught in
the mornings of one week over 700
pounds.
IL the sportsmen desire the bracing
sea air let him go to any Of the islands
along the coast. The Isles Of Shoals
are composed almost entirely Of rough
rranite, bleached 70 q light gray BY
the storms Of thousand winters. and
around them are all kinds Of salt water
fish and sea fowl. There is fresh sea
hreeze, all the advantages Of ship
hoard without its disc. 'mft'rt, at times
a perfect stiffness. broken only BY the
nu, muir Of the wild waves. IL the bay
IN front of the h.s,sc lies Let o.
6shinG booao E1. he gueuls. II ~