The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
TIE BELLYACHES VOYAGES
THE MEN VINO FUR WISHED TIE
DEVIL WIN WATERM ELONS.

mau Jackery Undertook an Entirely Novel
Commercial Enterprise Their surprising
Adventures and Rather Bewiidering End
THE MYSTERIOUS WHIRLPOOL.
BAR HARBoR. Mt. Desert, Me-, Oct IL
on the m outh Of Frenchman's BAY. n little more
than twenty mites from here, and about thir-
teen seaward from schoodic Point, there Ia In
the All ntic Whirlpool of considerable dimen-
siona known as RenO's Pot. At the turn OF the
tide, four TIN every twenty four hours, tho
water spins dizzily around for nearly twenty
minutes. All the rest of the daS there IL no
motion to distinguish the spot from other parts
OF the sea.
This Intermittent maestrom Is not In the
course Of vessels entering tue bay either from
the east or from the south. 1t IL Stunned by
local sailors az adapserous point 1t Is neglect
ed by fishermen, because no nsh are ever caught
or even seen within two or three niles OF 1t. IL
Ia REGARDED WITH some awe by those who are
familiar with this y 1T OF the coast, and with
great curiosity by all who have ventured or hap
p.ued neaf enough to observe the phenomenon.
Two or three schoouers aud a number OF lives
have been lost In the eddy within the memory
of the present generation, but 1t Is happily so
loo ated and SO generally avoided that its OPP
portunlties to work disaster are few.
There Is tradition that Reno's Pot never
boiled until Pierre Renaalt. the French navisa-
bred years ago. Capt. Renault, as the story
goes. sailed away from what Il now the town OF
steu ben, carrying captive four friendly and In
offensive Penobscot Indians who had come on
board bringing presents OF corn and berries, aud
finding hts prisoners unmanageable and noisy In
their demonstrations OF grief. cruelty threw them
overheard at this point aud left thou to drown
When the Indians sank beneath the water the
whirlpool made Its first appearance. and It stu
marks the scene OF the F.enchmans inhuman-
ity aud ire cherry.
Those who are skeptical enough to pooh-pooh
This account OF the origin Of the eddy have
refuge in theory that 1t Is caused by a sunken
ledge and the conjunction and interference OF
hostile currents at certain periods Of the tide.
At slick tide the water in Reno's Pot Is said to
be not more than six fathoms deep.
1.-THE prous CAPTAIN OF THE BELLYAcHE.
In the village OF sullivan, at the head Of French
mans Bay, live two eccentric persons VINO are
pretty well known to all regular summer visitors
ut Mount Desert. One - Yankee and the
other Is a negro; but they are odd sticks, black
and white.
Capt job Potter, a Yankee, with the COM
plexon Of an Egyptian mummy. and almost the
years Of one, was skipper OF II porgv boat for
half a century or more until In his old age he
rhanced to get religion at camo meeting
Thereupon he abandoned the pursuit Of the OILY
Hsh intimatins tn At he could not stand the pro-
fanitv 10 which fishermen freuusntly indulge
when becalmed, with M purgies showing tails
above water-it shocked AMI discouraged him.
lie turned his attention to the cultivation of
watermelons aud Of every opportunity to exhort
and preach In the lay fashion. lie built and
rugged All absurd sloop, In model midway be-
tween a fat canal DO It aud porpoi e, AMI in
this he made daily voyages to Oar Harbor during
the season, bringing watermelons to ssll at tue
hotels. am unaole to say what is the real
name Of Capt. JoD Peters craft, or whether II
has a real nam but from the abdominal an
Yuish Of which its appearance Is vaguely su-
Hestive. and pernaps fro II the nature Of the
freight It mostly ,rries. It ~ coms to be uni
versally known AMI sp,Een OF as the BellySche.
UL-GSrRODUCINO Mr. JACKERY.
Can't JDh Pc tiers no.O friend ami partner
IN the enterprise which will ne described, was a
tuIl-oloodel negro named j ,chery. Jickerv
had been South Crolint slave IN the q "a Of
slavery. anu .me u sally IN after the war. He
had ranked "a a high prie.t anong the 'ish
worshippers. and Srollht wi h nj n a goo deal
Of hocus-pocus aud real, or pretended, supersti
Non. all OF when mad qIi a. m Ich effect up IN
The simpl last peo lie Of Maine "a 1t mad had
apon the negroes OF tue plinta.ions, although
nadifercnt wdv.
npon him Que who WIS In league with Satan
-pernas the Evil One himself All agreed that
lhcre was suspicion Of brm, stone mi mystery
about hi n, hi, shanty under the HIT, ami his
way Of living. His case was the sloj ct OF much
Ioncitude at the ruesd iy and Thursday evening
prayer meetings In the church vestrv.
But theology aside. sullivan approved OF
Jackery. He was bright snrewd fellow, with
The knack OF turning his hand to profit In a good
many WAYS. lie ranked as good rdener, a
lair carpenter and u ker, "A lucky fisherman, and
lsuccessfu re ,rer Of poultry. As veterin ~
iureeon he ha few suneriors In the village; as
an artist In kaisomine he acknOwlsdGsd nc
,quhs. But mis- chief cldn to consi ierAtio n
Vas his medical skill. popularity supposed to be
IN United really quite remark ,be. lie com
sounded and sold several hero remedies which
we're highly esteemed In sullivan. and wer'
wen recommends nv the regular physicians
He was very W n known to summer via
tors a. Mount Desert a. the proprietor OF tn
Jupiter Coc Drons," SOW reign prep IT ,tior
Tor misery nthe towels, and lso Of the JUNO
Oops" milder form - the same. for tho us'
81 mi ,ntS, The nrst, ne &c told me "
named Ia honor 4 the King OF the GODS, f.
Hhose character and dignity he had much ad
mir zion; the second he called after unto T
dc spouse Of Of june"
w.-HOw JACKERY CANE TO SAIL IN TIL
BELLYACnE.
Old CAM. jobs mum cN with JaHkery nau II
1rl-ln ~ N dttemOt to convert the hehthel
natkY To tie cr hodux ialth. he uious com
mtuder Of the Belly i'he ~ nj many uisputa
hOus eNculi < ii ckery's sntutN. When q ies
Hunod as 10 the success Of his nissiunar
tndehv1fs. he wpuli sh he hls mead aud say
"Wal. IT., hard 'rd-ilng with the onbei yer
cktrN's rot kinder religious b'iief, but
saint 10 more the l. rd's religion mr. my bic
man a U-- mach 'rei'- ma k'rel or "A hoss
IiOwsnmcvtr.m at low Ckrri hcz Sut ms faitl
purty nrm on pussonA devil. Hes got the
mrl'
Whatever may have been the good captain =
success or lacN Of success wi h ia kery's soul
~ certain that "A close c0mpdui puShlp spr M
ap tween tue two. heir particular lines %
business supplemented each other admirably
rapt. job Potter would sell wateTmeiOns d rim
she season 10 the guests at Bar and SOuthw >
HaTbnrs while JHchcrN, accom- panNing him u
.he Ieliydche, would uatur lily ind a good mar
Tct f'Th his medicinal prepura tons. whose viz
lue- were especially desirable In G SEES OF water
sieun ana all that that fruit Implies.
some time In the | tier uart OF July u became
evident to tue regular customers II Capt. Jo
iuG Jickrri mt the Is llyache was neglectn
l. business. 1t Is true That that unmistdkahl
irlt would make It's appearance every fey
mornings sailing down the biS from Sullivan Il
T II Ibpr; but instead Of staudiug in aud dis
posing 0i its rich freight Of WdiermelOhs aux
:onc drous, JdI liter and Junior, il would Is
1T "a" iul G"n. Fr-Wunts Is and anu strike
Dol ~ for the optu sea, heaued always in IN
tuc,luu Il ltrup's Pot.