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Frenchman's Bay.

Gods own profound
Was above tsem, and round them the noun
And under the sea;
And within their hearts 10 bear witness
What was-and shall be-"
Boat ready for Somes' Sound. Pas
sengsrs all aboard. Times up.
The merry shout rang through the halls
Of old Captain Rodick's hosiery. and in
obedience 10 the cheerful summons there
came from every room gay crowd OF pic
picers well laden with shawis and wraps.
with baskets and rugs. To start out on
excursions at Mount Desert seems to be 4
daily necessity OF The place, and oitea be-
comes. for we are not always In the mood
for efegarious amusemeats, Aweariness OF
both nesh and spirit But on this especial
morning. when though leaf and tree were
ye, in their prime, q certsin tingling fresh
ness in the air told OF autumnal glories
near a, hand. and tender haze on the Dis
tant hills softened without obscuring the
August suo. every one seemed amiable dis
posed. and all agreed IN pronouncing the
day one OF absolute perfection.
I'VE are under your guidance Mr.. ELL
Of" said a dark-cyed Boston girl, 10 the
cheerful Philadelphian, who. aided by =
gigantic tin horn. WAS marshalling his
forces. perhaps" she continued, you
are somewhat thawed out this morning.
und will kindly copdescend TO give us some
much desired and very much needed In
formation as TO the destined end and aim
OF 70 days excursion. or exertion. as my
small niece, with unconscious epigrammat-
ic wit. insists on calling an expedition Of
this kind"
mot /, indeed" answered the jovial
chief. his face radiant with good living and
At Ill sk.t
son. the learned historian from Baltimore.
l win ouly whisper In your ear that .,
Somesyille you shall behold some old Hol.
isod deit that will make you turn green
with envy and cupidity!"
Miss Hastings opened her blue eyes In
amazement and interest. for she had fallen
. victim TO the craze for antiquities and
china.
The diminuiive sseamtug puffed and
fretted at the wharf, the gentlemen did
their duty bravely, and the fair represen.
tatives OF every State In the Union were
safely on board; even the noisy, ponder
GUS scion Of one Of the old Knickerbocker
families OF New York was seated comfort.
ably; the party divided up into groups.
and all were merry and good-nstured-st
least SO they appeared to the envious eyes
and opera glasses At the "Rockaway." who
IL steam OF. Out between the Porcupines,
past those ponderons shores. the gay party
took their way. What visions of COO.
shadows and Of vivid lights. of gray rocks
and white sea-fosm! What sound Of rush.
ing waters leap TO our memories as we
hear the magic name Of Mt. Desert. In.
voluntarily we draw long breath, as if TO
drink in that delicious AFFAIR like no 9TH
er. laden - II IL alike with salt from the
ocean and with the spicy breath Of the
pines on the mountain side.
A little group sat together. The His
torian." as Mr.. Patterson was laughingiy
called. because he was never at loss for
date or fact; Miss Hastings and her
lover-a clever man OF the world, half ar.
tist, half poet, and wholly fascinating. who
passed one halt OF his life regretting that
he had not made more OF the other half
and Of himself, and that fortune had dealt
SO kindly with him that he had never felt
the need Of exertion.
"Did hear you say. Mr.. Patterson"
asked lady. "that Nj Desert was or GIN
Ally settled by the French? l thought the
English first came here"
my dear child!" answered Mr.. Patter-
son in . tone of expostulation. Il told you
that seven years before the Leyden separa-
tists landed At Plymouth. an accurate chart
OF hat very norOOf mac been poOIlsneO.
and Wss Tor sale in Paris. and at that pre-.
else time the. larger, part Of the present
State OF Malne had been under the domin-
lon Of FfsDce for . hundred years--in fact
was called New France more than fifty
years before 1t was called New England =
From Bar Hafbor TO Castine the shores are
full Of historical interest. and At SOmes-
vile. where We land, can show you the
old burial ground, where there are as
many French rs EDgiish names on the
time-WOrn stones. 1t was here that Fa-
ther Du Thet was slain. and 1t was 1t the
month Of the Penobscot that the first mis-
sion cross was planted. Some OF the no.
blest names Of old France have given their
titles to rivers. inlets and towns. The pa
troness Of the Saint Ssuvener Mission, La
MarQuise do Guercheville, was herself one
of the most brilliant OTusDents OF the bril-
liant Court OF Henri Quatre. But I must
not dwell Oh all this TO you. my dear" said
Mr.. Patterson. gently satirical. ''fOr Bos.
ton girls are supposed TO know and 70
have read everything. You. Of course.
have Bancroft. or better still. Psrkman. At
your fingers ends"
THAT is too bad Of you. Mr.. Patter-
son 7" crisd the lady. aunOyesi. but laugh
lag. Like too many other women in that
much abused city Of Boston. know more
Of German and the Antiquities Of Rome