Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-08-31
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A Hauled Mealer.
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Aii"r dass u: ~ perfect morning bad
da~l,l Al ia,i for iiaI llArbar. \, The .sHi
aG,l a.ut., starred, ,acu q4.,crrL ,nio t4tl-
u,,, .H east. cart. and sAy anI svA STONE
With that magical hr.uln,t ~h.,h In ci4,t
region. iuAn~, Il, eclipse ui m.,i. lIr u.
land, n the bal raised ,hc.r clear form, ult
of the INTENSE blue water. Beyond. the
Gou.d,boru hill, shIumcrcd ~ soil puri.ue,
t.o,e Al hand ike boat dccAcd and hu!i
hy falrlr.. las a Yacht arrived since the nlght
before, her mast. and spar. hung slth
,,nns, %; man, co.orrI d4,teung hAs-
outlined as4lHs, the deep green OF The Bar
Island c.ih Even the pro,aic village ~lJt
d. ih.cAIy wlndoNcd barfaoA, and 1t, IN
compromising white painted hotels. tuok a
certain charm from the charmed hight. and
the air. m.agAng the perfume Of the sea
Slih that Of f.lmher.c,s Sl!d roses, seemed
Ia breathe from pArAI..c.
Robert Arnold stood IA the doorsa, OF
Rodlck's hotel. taking IN the scene. Moth
lug but fog had been visible on Als ARRIVAL
the nigh, before. and all ~as new ana !lter-
e,t.ng. HIs eyr, daeIt With delight Upon
the p.Imy islands, tie illuminated Yacht
the exquisite blues and ocean greens. Al.
noted With amazenrul and curiosity tie s.n-
gulauJIes Of tar Harbor architecture. Frc,A
irunl loAg course uf study IA Swi,s ,rnlua-
rIes. and German mining schools, America
TO INN vAs less The land Of hls birth Than a
problem TO be Investigated.
America and AmeTIc ans. lie had been al
home too short time TO be familiar With
either. aud his shy and sludlOus habits au!
ack Of familiarity With society Wrrt i bar
rIer TO easy acquaintance. He iIugrrri nuw.
watching with ,eIlrd interest the crowds de
,ccnd.ng 10 breakfast. Papas and man.ml,.
With their brood, Of lively, noisy ohi.dren
/ college students, brown With tan and mus
cular with oar practice girl, lnnumerabie,
IN all STYLES Of blonde and brunette, but all
pretty, a. il seemed 10 uim, mar, e!Jusly
pretty, and wonderfully well dressed, with
ease OF manner and aplomb such a. no 9TH
er girls Of his limited experience had ever
possessed. There was a difficulty IN thI,
universal pretriness. Like bee in a wilder
ness of flowers, his ewes hoyered over the
broad field Of beauty sated by possibility and
puzzled where TO alIght, while gay good
mornings were exchanged, and an lnCrras-
ing clatter from the dining room beyond
showed that the morning meal was vel IN
der way.
\ rattling sound attracted his attention
and looking out he beneld a most astonish-
my carriage drawing up at the door of the
hotel. II was simply broad elastic plank
swung between four wheels fitted with a
couple of seats, and drawn BY rough, small
horse-a "buckboard." in short. familiar
enough to New England eyes. but a mo.t re-
markahle vehicle to those of Robert Arnold
who had never before seen anything like il
IN any quarter of the globe. Its occupant
| bes side the boy who drove il. was a Young
/ lady in a careless wrap or shawl and hat
| tied on "anyhow" over a thick knot of au-
/ burn chestnut hair, who descended without
a word, and foated past hun without a
1 glance, but whose face and air produced a
| sudden excitement IN the breast Of our
Young metallurgist.
| "Who was that ?" he demanded Of tie no
/ tel clerk. true son of the soil, who, avail
ing himself of brief leisure, had come out
| to snuff the morning gale.
That who? Oh, her. She's one Of
| them hauled mealers."
'.One of-what did you say?"
'.Mealers-hauied meaers."
"What under heaven is hauled mealer?'
| demanded Robert, completely mystihed-
The clerk surveyed him with contempt
but slightly tinged with pity.
"Why. where were you brought up2" he
said. Hain't you never heard before of a
mealer? Mealers sleep out and come in for
meals. When they're hauled in blackboard.
| like that one, they're hauled meslers. See
Guess YOU amt one of our country people.
"Yes am. was born one, at least ; but
it's Is years since I've been in the United
States, and | never came to Mt. Desert, and
never heard of mealer. DO you know
this lady's name ?"
well, yes. but it's kind of slipped m,
memory for the moment Musty-Mustard
-Musgroye. That's it-Miss Musgrove
She's staying over to one of them small cot
tages on the hank, and she's made an ar
rangement with Ira Higgins's folks to bt
hauled down to her meals"
By happy chance, as Robert considered
il, he found himself, when he strolled into 4
belsted breakfast, seated opposite the "haul
ed mealer.r She seemed to have no part,
with her, but pretty girl in blue boating