Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-04
ON THE RAIL.
Scenery along the Kennebec-"Changeo OF
Cars for BAHIA had spell and its Re-
sults-A Work of Love.

DEAR EDITOR: To take morning westward
bound train, upon one Of these hazy, glimmering
April mornings, is TO pass through gallery ofeS-
quisite paintings; but to see them, you must have
started out with wha! NJ oore calls the "poetical
fee ling" must not be seated on the inland side of
the car, must have left the "Kennebec Journal,
behind, and must have no dstracting forethought
as to to-days Argus. Eastward, nature is looking
through half-shut eyes, in a series of "Dawns on
the Kennebcc," each dawn seemingly more en-
trancng than the last Now it is a headland, beau
tifully outlined in the water beneath, every min
ute crag reproduced, every patch ofsnow hanging
white in the crystal depths; now it is a slumber
ing village and every roof and spire is dropped
inverted in the translucent wave; now it
is stretch Of rising ills and falling slopes, the
wthered grassa silvery- velvet swsrd of ever va
rying hues And the river' 1t is the sky repro
duced.
"Flocks of feecy clouds, shepherdcd by the slow
unwillingly winds"
seem to rufie the watery surface in infinitely
| corresponding lines, shape, color and motion
These ever nearing pictures lose their
incredible hues as we approach, till, ex-
acty opposite the eye, they slip into common
Blace views of dusty surfaces the distant picture
now becoming the attractive one. We fall into
the refecton-Is there then no view, near, yet
enchanting IL it always separation that causes
the hsloi Is possession forever that crumbling
| thing and happiness in pursuit alone
Change cars for Bath" is the only answer, and
in the pursuit Of the Bath train among the many
"iron horses" of the smoky Brunswick depot, l
can safely affirm that the pursuit was far from ex-
hilerating, and the actual possession of seat III
the Bath car a satisfaction of a very desirable
kind.
Here met with friend who related little
occurrence connected with q bad Spell" with
which one Of our Bath citizens was taken few
days ago. lie got himself up with marvellous APP
phcaton, for the spelling bee, and was doubt a
dead shot for all the long dictionary words, but
unfortunately his microscopic eye had overlooked
all the small ones of no account in such tran
scendent flight as he proposed to take.
On his way to the private rehearsal in friends
parlor, he encouraged his wife by many trium-
plant expression, such as -
"You bet can clean cut that crowd in no time"
I'm right on my Dictionary, YOU know"
The first word. with its definition, fell to our
hero,
"Knead,-as 10 knead bread"
"K-n-double cd" shouted our boaster.
The quiet sound Of next, showed the hero there
was no further "Kneed" of him, and in two min
der the silver moon, the concert pitched voices Of
a disconsolaie couple vending their homeward
way down Washington street.
(Wife.) al told GU so.'
Thu .band.) The deuce you did"
(Wife.) Catch me appearing in society again"
(IIustand) "Bosh 1t would take ten such
words to make one as long as those can SPELL
(Wife.) And yet miss ON a one-sy llable-er.
you lunkhead.'
(IIusband) You're another" Id infnitem"
II settery, &c.
That man had to get up next morning and build
the fire. Served him right.
"Do they knead him at home? Yes they knead
him."
Bath is up and doing with regard to the project
of establishing Home for Aged Women. Al
ready the prospect of at least 5 0O0 for the pur.
pose, is bright, and the heaven-inspircd workers
in this matter, will ere long provide the comfora-
Bile home which these anxious hearts so earnestly
crave The raven haired maiden with careless
grace, reaches plump hand to offer contribution
toward the object whose full import she but feebly
comprehends till, as the years gliding by, silver
her locks, wither and palsy the plump hand, she
comes with tottering sep to seek the refuge her
| own remembered charities have so long ago en-
| riched Pleasant memories float long over the
returning way to Augusta; the faithful strength
ening discourse of Rev. j. o. Fiske, the sweet
harmony from the organ touched by skillful hand
the unsurpassed melody Of Joseph Berry's tenor,
| and the clear soprano of Mrs. I. Magoun. All
these make tuneful echoes, and eectually distract
the ear from the twenty-five discussions on the
topic OF the period, going on at various degrees OF
enthusiasm among the passengers. LAIL.