New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
SUMMER DAYS IN OLD C4STINE
FOGS AND OLD HAY-RACK RIDES.

FOGS AND OLD HAY-RACK RIDES.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE'l
CAsrINE, Maine July 20" Oh the old place
amt what Il used 10 was" dreamily huns prhe'a'
fisherman through his nose, he vie As a throhg OF
Broad way dressed visitors lonsing upon the piazza OF
so called Queen Anne cottage. Aud the saline rchc
of by-cone generations Is right Castine has undergone
wondrous changes durn the past fcw years II USED 10
he fishing town; but the Ian Lady deals out only
salt mackercl from the Ncwi or market and desiccaten
cod II used Ia be great place for shipPlngi nut III
these DAYS the Portland steamer ono tug and various
barnacc-be bnrdcncd sc0ws are the most conspicuous
mart Of the marine II used 10 be an the year round
thriving prosperous but cmincnty decoronS town. pu1
po I'm summer il is the tampns ground Of the ro'ons
,p,,tpar boarder and i'm winter u Is only tribe less
deeolate than Lady Franklin Bay One thng, however
remains unchanged; the 0gs. And Casue log Is iot
indeed II cone, to stay sometimes for weeks Hi"'u"E
ont the rays Of .un, and stars "a ehectFeF ~
mighty lid of white china. II j. perNasNe' 100 N'5
much 50. It mlkos the bay ana sea din gray gun
above below II make, the streets dim al MONDAY ana
the zig clm- loom throuch II like giant spcctre.. II
makes H.. way indoors and your friend across the room
look. slalowy II dim- the Wstro ot glossy collars an"
cuffs and makes wild havoc with cmp- and frzhcs But
II has s good traits. too. for 10 gives the ladies' ' ''7
tine a sotncs- AMI purity ~ complexion HvaIhng tha
seen IN the Channel Isles N England and to the lawns
and trees II Gives depth NJ mstrous green that can
leaves are scorched aud blislered half The time
Rut then Castino isn't perpetualy I'm fog There are
many sunny coudles. days And then there IL view OF
Pcnohscot Bay aud H. multtnlnou- ISLANDS that is III
desrrlahlv beautiful 1hc town. too i I'm" sight
with ifs hpu.rs more than century GA ana lt -I'r'1
over arrhrd with elms that were lu-ty lies tue boo
old colony times when We were nnd, the hlnR ,,,
There are some well preserved old customs pirValtnl
n tlue and nj least ~ them has caught even thr
rouociatic summer huirdcr In its SNARE lhl4 lhn
Inv rack uariy ~ which the straw ride ~ NrN YORK anu
Il In fp.l
rne uccdnil ingredients ui the has rack party are
wagon Of the oldest most numbering illc slruoihtv"
lie a rack or rigging that ooks Ike IN intcrhnlonhl on
,rntin of exaggerated ucket fences yoke oi oxen the
slnver the better farmers boy TO drive them WIN
u,il flpurd rond lot NJ nav. aud any quantity n yuut
enpi a. ns4ur'rl soxc4 PIT the hay w the rack unt
Is half ull aud the young people atn YOKE we uNrn
Inc wagon bid the boy WELD his guad hnd on goes uc
,,1tes an a. slow and stately the Lord Mayors gled
ruach through the cm-cnhowcr"d street along VI,
winding country road WIN ns stone van VIII 1 th
pppla Trees ht the wayslc the air fragrant WIN th'
hdot uf -uotyn hty Far ont In the country. Wh'h
the pveulug stare are wiuking an old stone ialn h'l
that bea endured many Indian siege, Is rralhtl ~
stends m sntrn oi hollyhuc and poi lee and s NM
covered with honey slces nnl iosp9 w toop lhe MY
rex riders into the ~ Hirhrh WIN We .-,nn W. ,'
i,ur ltn,r tlrtr a. tho leht NJ ernr ~ rHhuts
rh,hrus nul rldor That a equal tu rhaWr'"nH 1p US
rlssoi Then tnn AMI rhnits ate in ,n We WV. w.,
u,sila Hllnts Wruut tho inhps Huh tho Nntllla i,t'
vasra f,s uud fttipis Hu sups the r1rnue #hhl a'd
ntt nnia tarb Hul utrn ih valiihs lni h"l'l NUN
IN tho town that has hrrn slrelns We a''p -, we l1'
had, ht ia thtuu hnuta And n good uhh ni lhr h'l9'
asa ataa ono rti tn hrai tht 'uiis ~ ils hnl w.
ana aa,l Ne lu" pud oprus ouo ""iht' "' iva "''' D"
'Fru.cnl, l.u b, WON'T have hem "a nori Nv
falA here nu moIe. nanH, duihei II VIII Inss ho'' WV
uuunus thrY ~ . Ttsu 40 tins TINE hlkht
~ ~ e,'' ", rn cro 10 tnry IT. NJ como home IN
dayrht ouas thP pay ten d'lla,1 - w.. w.. "i''' '''
tnu nttlo attic bedroom en- some t"'"'4 '"Ss
And lsisUlla' Noiititl dlN dl ' ll''''A''