Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-09-10
Correspondence.
A Trip to Mt. Desert.

SN" "N7' Hoof. chartered the packet
''Oriental." owned and commanded by
Capt. w. Cone Esq. of Bluehin Falls. to
land them there. and return them On
Monday the 3lst of Aug. the last day of
| embarked. and the sails being hoisted.
pushed OF from the wharf. at Bluehin.
The day was beautiful. and balmy. and In
all respects a fitting link between sum
mer and early Autumn. In the whole
party. were two .sea-Captains. three sea-
Captains wives. one son of a sea-Csp-
tain, one grandson and one granddaugh-
ter OF a sea-Captain, one young man who
| has lately caught an infection to become
one, and who in duetime will probably be
dubbed with all the honors and immuui-
ties OF such an office, beside others from
Bluehill and few outsiders from adjacent
towns. 1t was a calm in Bluehlll bay. and
the progress in reaching '.narrows," slow.
but that point was made, and then a breeze
came in film. the sails, but from such a
! direction, that the cram could be sailed
only by a series of successful "tackings,"
so beating our way along. But this only
rendered the expedition the more roman
tic. afordlng us an opportunity to see the
skill of our skipper. who did it well.
Some OF the marvels. In the way of sight
seeing, was the goose, that i rock. on
the right hand shore. having senblancc.
from stand point on deck of the shape
and color of a white she goose, and 30
known as ''the goose"
Another the COW and calf" two rocks
( on the same coast, looking somewhat like
/ those animals the one in the rear of the
/ other. These to some of the party were
novelties as well as curiosities. We pass
/ cd also in sight of the Granite quarry OF
Messrs Chase, where some eighty men are
/ employed. Some of the Bluehill cowshatle
/ yielded good mess of milk that morn.
aud some OF the kitchens, fresh savory
lot OF cakes and pastry. The pantrics. sug-
ar. coffee and tea. so that there was far
/ from being a famine of ediblcs or drinka-
Z b!es. When the usual hour for supper
I came. a table was extemporized ia the cab.
4 In, aud a good rich and abundant cola
/ ion was served up, without stint In any
way. 1t was really Que OF the most relish
able and palatable meals. We ever ate. and
so we say. long live, aud bake, the good
ladies OF Bluehll. In the party was one.
once a Beverly boy. but now . Bluchul
man. not large Of statue. int large of
heart enough To maze all amends. haylu.
some OF the same pluck of those Beverly
mep. who long years ago came to Blue
hill. aud helped lay the foundation Of
things. aud set out some of the roots of
the trees. that in these years are still bear
Ing fruit.
TO this man the party was greatly in
debied. lie spares no pains to DO kind
ness TO friend. always on the alert to
sicze on occasions out oil which he can
gain something OF goo instruction. or
suggestion, or serve good time. Long
live the Beverly boy. 10 labor and to do
his acts of kindness and serve his Master;
and also his good wife so modest that
while she does not say enough to say very
many foolish thinss, Yet enough TO say
some wise things.
We pass along BY Slnkcr's. Cots and
Bakers Islands. When the evening came
on, the Light" at Bass Harbor threw out
| its Jeans 10 cheer Us. and also that on
Bakers Isle, and the one on an Isle near
North East uarbor. The one on Bakers
LIE being revolving light, nov up. now
down. now in sight, now out Of sight, is
one OF the curiosties. These surely In
the night season without any wish of ours
will long send out their beacon ;elegraphs
The sail up the bay, by moonlight was de.
hShiiui. The mountains was liitin: up
their grey old heads IN the distance. How
marveisously and rregularly piled In to-
se'her. How wild. inspiring aud grand
the scene. Mountains and valley, bay
and sound. meeting in such juxtapositions.
The meetings of the conference were ex-
cellent. The sermons, the discussions
the prayer-meeting all such As to promise
good Impressions. In the outset a desire
was expressed for the manifestation OF the
Holy Spirits in that meeting. That desire
was measurably realized. The meeting of
Wednesday evening was prominently one
Of solemnty and impression. We
would tain hope that in that house OF deep
thought some hearts submitted thems Ell yes
10 the Lord.
One item of interest; at a ses sion of the
Hancock Ministerial Association on We'd
nesday morning. Henry II. Osgood of
Bluehill was granted license to preach the
gospel. At . o'clock A. NJ. Thursday. the
party left hOmeward bound. bearing with
them in grateful remembrance. the hos
pitalhy and kindness of the people at Mt.
Desert and also the consciousness of hay
ing renewed acquaintance with many an
old friend. The day was a splendid Sep
TENDER morning. The fay oring breeze
from the mountains bare the "Oriental"
gracefully and rapidly down the bay and
the odor OF Old Ocean was exhilaratiny.
As We came eut of the haFbor so as to
gain far view OF SomeG Sound, the pros
pect was one OF the grandes.. There was
the sound itself stretching a way farther
than the eye could reach. noble sheet of
water There too was Green Mountain
lifting itself towards the sky with the
Mountain House on its summit We pass
along by Sutton Isle and Cranberry Isle
on the East and Loneledge on The West
On this home trip. one was with us. once i
pedagogue, but now exercising another
function, who to renew his old preroga.
tive gave US a lesson in spelling. Some OF
the party old enough to be grand were
spelled with a degree of excellence that
would blush .many fair damsel's fresh
from our schools who call on committees
to examine them as teachers, in Modern
lore, and in the improvements Of our fast
and faster age. A fishing smack was seen
so near as to be spoken and two of the
parties were OF in the little boat, pulling
the oars vigorously as the visions of
fish chowder rose up before them with
such an inspiration that they soon returned