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neculng rude shock from tho busy world to atlr
hood and the womanllood lying dormant. Tho

1t into forgetfulncaa, aud bring out The man-
hood and tue womAnhood lying dormant. Tho
town
RUNNERS ABOUT 1900 PEOPLE,
soAttored over large eterritory-tl centre hoaat-
Ing perhaps thirty houHoa, with aohool-ilunso
aud church. a glanco at thcao remote pIacos
csnso, bnt convince ono that mankind rsre ,s H.
lation prevaiiH tho higher HeniilnantB arc found
to remain untievo1oped. ThuH, It can bo soen,
tho attraction of tho place l,oa entirely. in itH
scenory and geographical poAition. But although,
day aftcr day. ono might trAvorss almost tho en-
tire town without seelng ~ many people ~
single glauoe from retired city window would
givo. you must by no monNs conclude that
q ia duA. To him who co1nes for Watering
diroHt disappointment 10 lin who comes for
rest and comfort, eacapo from aummer-heat,
plenty Of rowing, sailing, etc., promise all ho
wishos Tho hay is dotted with pnaaing sails:
with gonerons loads Of tho same Two stoa,nols
daily pnss aud merry excursioll-partioB arc not
uncommon; and from this broozy point, over
looking tho watcr, I mover weary OF watching
they pasa, ,lnleas tho strong mtud, which. on the
hottest afternoon. drives up the bay. ohlls mo
into going upon tho beach bolow, or back upon
tho li fow rods, .hero soon the porhpiration,
atartug from eyary pore, Indicates that summer
Ii not yot ended.
Did you ever think one could stand under \
hemloek-trce and pick raspberlios iron the
bushes? Woll, lie can hero, aud that cl.se By
The sea. Tn fact, there arc very few things one
cannot do In Maino. but you should 500
THE MOONLIGHT ON THESE WATLnsl
I well remember a night not long since, when
tue full moon ovor the island beyond throw d
lolg llno Of light upon tho watorB below. It
was m0tion1osH. Suddenly hno schooner
driftel across tLo rits Of light, anl eyory rope.
WAS as distinctly mirroted IN Tho water, mailing
it picture unsurpassed in quiet beauty. But
the bay is uot always 30 placid. Sometimes
It is laallod to terrible fury, md then mon
Hea. The worst Of all tlmes ia dutiuE tho aosaoa
Of the September gales. They toll Of wild
night on which the steamer, lying of > town
somo miles further out, was IN great peril Mon
and women prayed in terror, and all gave up tor
lost.-cyery available means having boon used IN
vain to nteady the bout. Almost by : miracle. alo
ourodc tho storm, aud, with white faces, tho pas
scngors told months after, Of the horrors Of TINT
night. Northport ia but one OF tic Interesting
ard beautiful points lying en thls eoaet. .;, AL
leockland. Rockport, nnd many others; wlltlo up
tho bny aud river are LII many more,-among
thom, Fort Point, With its. MasBun,koag Hotol
directly upon tho blum. Camden III even nov =
fAyor3to resort
Business IL rapidly growing in this aection,-
tho granite and limestone qnAsrica turning for
tunes into tho pockets Of those who work them.
That. 81 no diatant day, Maine, with its mica OF
DeACnoB VI avery deecl1pt0n. Id 10 10
THE wATERlNa-PLAcE OF AMERICA
cannot doubt. All other localities pale before
it; aud, whou once tie tide Bets fairly in, moth
ing can restrain It. As yet its resorts arc among
tho cheapest. Tho propr1ety Of putting upon
my favorite beach largo hotel has already boon
discnssed by Boston parties, and look with
droad upon tho day It is accomplished. Already
purchase Of land has been effected for tho cree
tton Of cottages; aud tho proximity Of thecaln,-
ground, also within the limits OF tho town, gives
us more CAUSE for ularm, for tho managers lave
increased their grounds by largo territory. Ill the
/ original lots having been sold for cottages
places At this timo, land is held at merely
non'iusl price, though, If tho railroad project
now undcr discussion turns out thing of fnct,
it will have tendency to change matters lit
tlo. To eyes that have looked on WeBtefn
ilelda, it might paem to promise little for agri-
cultural purrosoa; but, although admitting that
It IL by no meaoa ~ good 81 along tho keune-
Doc, tho farmers still hull it is *'pretty good
farming land" 4 railroad and wharf would
certainly break in upon our high-tlde reyeries,
which not eyon tho foga mud rains that come at
eyory ssaside-resort can quite destroy.
But that il fear which belongs to tomorrow.
and 10 leaYe it, TAuAEY WEsT.