Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-02
salem Register OF Sept. l3.l
Correspondence Of the Register.
Mount Desert.
- An ssissd Full Of Iaills a.d Dell. All
nsmspled and laevea."

pieu ASA Z aeSra.
This IS Mt Desert. Has 1t already be-
come 80 famed in poetry and In prose- th at
there Is no place for any further words
about 1t. Famed, indeed. II IL, but perhaps
from that very cause there may be certain
Illusions concerning the place that ought
10 be dlspelled. aud certainly there are
many things to be written Of. which will
not suffer from any amount OF praises,
though repeated seventy times seven.
You come to the place, II by boat from
Portland, by the most enchanting Journey
during the last few hours Of the passage.
You awake, II you are righteous. about
half past four In the morning, aud 90 out
into the cool, bracing air to see the ap-
proach OF Rocsland. The town lies far on
before you, cleaning white along the edge
of the sea. ss II the foamv waves OF the
last storm had leii their crests petrided
into dwellings for men Far away inland
are lOAy hills, and all around you on the
still bay are the boat, OF tishermen, and the
coa.ting vessels loaded with lumber or
stone. IL is proper Tor the sun TO rise out
Of the sea, while the steamboat HES Quiet
tor 1 few moments at her pier and II YOU
have timed yOar journey Alright IL will do
50, for, II not interfercd with, the sun IS
usually very proper, very punctusl In meet
ine the engagements made tor Il by the al
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NM, r.,.fI...sx sx.Il m ,h.'.,I, va,cr ra-
meath you Ifyhfhnusa. stand whi,,.nt
graceful a, sbnrr Interval. ROXY i.I.,s
rroYurl win cver,rsen f,l,,gc her. yn,,
3ass through strait. yh.r, vnn coplI fn.s
a stnn, ashore an ci,h.r hand rb.rc vnr
And the umltl.,, OCEAN onenjng h,fora
YOU
south West Harbor IL touched ard ler,
again 10 a lew moments, and then the boa,
skirts the shore OF the island and the bases
Of the mountains that have been ia .ighr
for two hours. until Bar Uarbor. The mos
famous resort on Mt Desert, Il reached.
Happy II the traveller ha. planned A few
things A. wisely "a the writer did first to
have no fo.s to mar the beauties of the
place; second. 10 have a fine large room In
The West End Uo,el. tnat he had not snos-p
for beforehand, awaiting his arrival third
Ia see among All the stranv. faces on TN.
pier, two or three familiar ones-those Of A
Salem par.ou and HI, wife. for instance.
fourth. To- be invited 20 4 picnic BY the
shore and ia the woods where the tIr.t
dinner On the Island i, surrounded by all
the romance Of gay cumpaulou-. the sym
pathlziuy gIances of occasional ua,sers by
the broad view over Frencbman's Raw. AMI
upon the shore In the near forc-groupd
the .ambols Of four or aye beautiful chi,-
aren from New YORK. or baltimore. or
some far away revioD. as their ..ior.iyn''
accent occasionally betrays. Happy in
deed, il such a welcome TO Mt. Desert ha,
been wisely arranged.
But friends will drpart-the nore's the
pity shall not take mine ease In milne
Inn" especially when there is not n .oul
there. know. thnuyh IL l. crowd,d with
peoule? A, the day tall, shadoyy. IL il
nor bad entertainment Ia stroll unon the
I,rye rla,,, and s,uIv ,ba fair and rho
brsverand their arr.ses 4. the c,nster-
IarionS above and the cousteIIations b.low
come OUT 10 brilliant groups 10 enjoy th,
mild evening nir. who can heln ob.eryino
them all remembering what Geore. sand
saw. In her novel ..I.s N,Itre. som
ueurs about the fair.-t s,ars INA, shine
.id- bv sId. in III. Nv wlthon, envy while
..of TWO daughters OF mother Eve Il ia i'm.
nossiht. to MAKE any rnnns,j.on withonr
making one hate thr othrr So W.. dIs.
.fars ahnvr though INV IN .,.,n ~ wink
al each other sometlnes: bur here on the
niazl, there ia lurking smitp of cr,fIcism
mn ON, fair face n. ano,hsr ..d,n,h,ar
of Fv." goes by win snch /, wnpderfnl
.ilk.n roh, ANA iraip 4. Nv. nroh,hI, nav-
.r Ir.am.i Of ami a.. 800 a II,,I.. rai.iro
NJ t,rL evehrnws unon sno,her ,aca "a a
nr.,,y miss with hail a dozan vonno yen-
,I.n,,n ronnd h4r lsnyhs hsnnIly In ~ an.
ioyment IN their homage nf which .he
nHcou.cionslv danrive. ber envio,,s sistar
a., ,,bo are ,hasa yi,h handvIaas, Enr
cart,,nIy these t,,o von,g ,.Iiows s.sm n
have crook ed their nefher ex,remitIes in
some wav Or Is Il the eYscr Of their dres.
- Ioo,. b.yyy blouse. b.lted around the
waist n,n,,1oons bnttoned at the knees
and .urh .tockings and hoes, Sayeus
frnn, knick.rhockers, Rntey.rv one here
w-at What h. pleas.s and Il l. well.
rn...s rhese ar. .tnrdv youths from
Rosfon New YORK. pbiladeInhIa. BaIti-
more-baud, ,ome youny men. for the mos,
mari in spite Of their dress. though here
And there Is such a specimen Of humanity
az makes one wooder if there were no,
so,ne mi.t.k. in his pat,arn. But ali these
things made US remember old DIR. Fuller's
w,rds. III thou be.,t not so handsome
- hon ,p,ulasr b.va hon ,hanL, Goa
thou art no more unhaDdsome than thou
arr. Il is His mercy thou art not the mark
for nsssenper,' fingers TO noint at. a het