Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-04
MATTERS AND THINGS on THE
COAST OF MAINE
Correspondence Of The Frsafpq S'ur. !
WISGATE CoTTAGE,
DENnHSCOT RAN NJ Snnt "a 1873

PENoEsCOT BAY, ME-, Sept 30. 1915.
1t is time, l suppose, to turn from water
iDg-place correspondence 10 more serioIs
things, and so this will be my last letter to
THE STAR from the coast OF Maine. for this
season at least. The first trosts usually drive
even the rear guard OF summer lounge-s Il
their homes and avocatjolS. though autumn
with its gorgeous foliage. aai crisp, braciny
atmosphere, has its charms for those who
can iiuger to enjoy them. Then, how pleas
ant il is to sit before blazing fire of hart
wood logs in the evenings. with a supDIy Of
newspapers and novels. the Shrili pinlng of
wind without heightening the comforts with
IN. Thus far the weather mas bsen much
colder than usual at this season. cold au-
iumn following cold summer. Last year
did not miss bath i'll the bay up to October
9th, when L took my departure southwark;
but the cold days and colder water this year
compelled me To- give up bathing two weeks
ago Now and then we have comparatively
mild day but il is cool at nis ut, invaria bly,
necesSitating fires. This l do not regret,
however, as have fireplace as near like
the ''Old fashioned" ones az can be built at
the present day, and ii dra VS. like a furnace
The building of open fire places Is fast be-
coming a lost art. One reason of their going
out is the expense they entail for fuel for
strange as 1T may appear IL is nevertheless
true that coal brought here from PennSyl-
wanna rs fOnnd much cheaper than wool cut
at home. The substitution of close stoves for
The huge open fire places of the olden time
health of the people of New England among
whom consumption and other diseases sun
eTlnduced by bal air are feartully prevalent.
In old times the kitchen was the largest
room in the house, aud served as dining and
sitting-rOOm as well. Now the kitchen is
smaller, is heated by a cooking stove, and
both changes are for the worse so far as
health is concerned. But the "A lmtghty
Dollar" rules with undiSputed sway: hard
wood logs cost money, and so we have. lit
orally, The ruling passion strong in death"
III Tss4Ea
Thousand.
THIS Is HARvEST-TIME IN MAINE,
and whichever way you turn you see great
yellow pumpkins basking in the sun, and
heaps of dried bean-vines and brown pOta-
toes. These are the staple articles, and wi On
a porker or two and a quarter of beef satted
down, and a few sailed Goldfish, the farmer
considers himself proviSiOned for the winter,
and independent of the butcher or green-grO.
GER The following lines, written by one of
the early settlers, are still nprOpJs:
" II fresh meat be wanted to I'LL up our dish,
We've carrots and turuips whensVer we WISH:
And if we have a neei Tor delicate dish,
We go To The csm bank, and there catch a fish.
or pOttaf G, aud pdIdlsG, and custard and pies,
our pumpkins ana parsuips are common SUP plies
we've pumpkins NJ morn and pnmpkins at nom
~ It tc,Te not for pumpkins should b. HHdOns'
The legislation OF the date of these rhymes
some OF II at least, was certainly comic. II
sea captain who had arrived on Sunday,
after many years cruise, was to kiss his
vile Immediately on his arrival, he would
have been fined for Sabbath breaking.
minister's wife was thought void of grace
because she wore whalebOne in her sleeves
etc, Short sleeves were not tolerated. This
was very serious question at the time. But
this has nothing TO do with harvesting, CON
corning which, however, l have said ali that
had 10 say.