Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-23
The Maine Press Picnic Reported by Our
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George.
PLYMOUTH. Mass
Well. here we are. Our party arrived here
saie and hungry-especialIy hungry An all
days ride on a ham sandwich is not verv
filling, and | found nv stomach shaking
bands ~ith my spine when got here. Super
intendent Tucker Of the Maine Central r. R..
gave US special car from Augusta to Boston.
and into it all the Mainiacs were put without
ever keeper to watch them Lat wear cup
badge was piece Of blue ribbon tied In the
button hole, but as that is the emblem Of
temperance society, il vas noticed thar when
the party would simultaneously make a russ
into bar room for drop Of something 70
quiet the pangs Of collie, that the gentIemanly
spirit dissemination, would be paraiyzed with
fear, thinking temperance praying band had
swooped down on him. and be ~ould rally
sufficiently TO inform them that they had made
a mistake, and were in the roems Of rhe Y.
NJ &. A, instead Of a bar room Maine
man does not make the same mistake two
years running, and the result IL a change Of
badge, and we are this year decorated with a
huge yellow ribbon, that resemble. a slice
from ''yarler' dog, bearing the word,
Maine Press Association Excursion for 1854.
July IL to 10"
Al Boston we took a car on The Old COLONY
X. K. TO South Abingdon, where a special
train was given Us 10 Plymouth. The dis
lance IL 10 miles and We ran il in Is minutes
A part Of the time Nc ran more than mile
a minute. man With plenty Of time on hi.
hands can afford 10 loiter along thi. way. and
as | was IN no hurry did not feel like asking
the fireman to throw in another shovel of
coal. never went 80 before. | felt like a
telegram announcing the death Of a mother
in-law. When | got into Massachusetts |
expected TO feel change in the air sort
OF strained-through-a -ladiler feeling, with
Pres. Eliot, 7. W. Higginston, independent
flavor about il. but much to my surprise il
left sort Of a Blaine taste 10 my mouth that
seemed very natural.
Arriving at Plymouth we went to the hotel
1t Is named tor man who was formerly
land agent here, Sam. o. Set He was an
Indian consequently We can geI good Indian
meals here.
shall ALWAYS remember Plymouth A
Der her for the historic interest that
hangs around her. But that did
not catch me My memory will treasure up
fond rec0llections, as touching something
nearer 10 me than that. All Plymouth |
can never forget thee, for in one of thy tonso-
rial palaces did | get shaved As felt the
cuticle being carefully removed from my
face, asked the barber if he dil not have a
razor that ne didn't have TO drive with A
rubber bit apd an overIraw check, as nutic-
ed that one seemed 10 be a "puller" He
put that particular blade back and harnessed
up another, but 1t was too late for him to put
back the skin on one side Of my face, (the
outside, though if his apologies had been
saig | has mo- ntaI h. .l,., 4. 1
have cured nv wounds in.tanta
The evening of our arrival We were seren-
AIDED BY the Plymouth Band suppose they
felt a sort of kinship to us, inasmuch as brass
bands and a good many newspapers are run
by wind.
Our party were called upon By Mr. Doten.
the editor of the Old Colony Memorial, who
offered his services as guide. From him and
the guide book, picked up great deal of
information, which was as new to me as it
probably will be to your readers. 1t seems
that about the year 1920 a Yachting party
came over to this country from Holland, IN
the clipper yacht MAY flower. They were the
original independent boilers. They kicked
at the regular nominations aud came over
here to worship God on a platform of their
own, ard To- u.s. every available means to
prevent anybody ,i,e rom boiling, and to
force them "a s1ppor' the new ticket They
arrived here in u, Ccmber, and a boat
load of them came on shore to buy little
bread and considerable rum and tobacco.
The shore was sandy with the exception OF
one boulder. which stood out bGIder than
anything else. and the boat was steered for
that the rock is about as large a. a cattle
show prize bull. The water had frozen on
ii. coating its surface with glare ice. They
were all standing up in the boat, when she
struck the rock, but as though bolt of
lightning had struck them they all tumbled
over the thwarts and were swearing at each
other tor running against the rock. Getting I
on their feet, the man in the bows tried to step
on the rock with line lie got one foot on the
rock, with the other in the boat when she /
started To return to Holland. and he found
himself opening like pair of dividers, till
he thought he should split up to his collar
button. Making desperate spring, he (
landed on the rock, slipped and fell over into
the water, scrsping his shns on the rough I
corners ot the rock, and getting wet through
with 10 below zero salt water, Crawling on [
shore. colder than Chas. Francis Adams, we
are told that he fell on his knees and thanked /
the Lord Who wouldn't? I've seen all the /
passengers on a steamboat come ashore after /
A rough trip. and do the same thing, and if
anybody ever tried to get out of row boat
on a slippery rock, and not felt thankful
when he had accomplished the feat, then /
times are not now what thew used to be. (
This, as understand it, is a graphic pen
picture of the landing of the pilgrims.
| guess this is sufficient for the first dose /
will see YOU again, Our GEORGE.
HALLOWELL.