The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-23
Sailing Over Summer Seas.
HOMEWARD BOUND-FROM NORTH sYDNE'

tune left her wharf at North Sydney and ne
tourist had started on his way homeward, over
the same route traversed in coming to the coal
regions of Cape Breton. An earlier traveller
says of this end of the route: Il have been up
the lovely Hudson and looked upon its bays
and picturesque highlands; I have passed
through the may abyrinths of the Thousand
Isles of the st. Lawrence: but not even in these
two noble rivers do you see so great diversity
of scenery as meets the eye from the moment
you sight Point AncOni and pass into the Arm
of Gold" The Neptune is not. however. so
well adapted for sight seeing as her consort the
Marion, and the night air soon grew cool
enough to make a shelter desirable. So we
retire early to the saloon in the stern of the
boat where we find two gentlemen. cIergymen
by the cut of their garments, having an animat-
| ed discussion over the Scott act and temperance
in general. Both were prohibionists of the
strictest kind. In the course of their conver>a-
ton such familiar names as those of Neal Dow.
| st. John. John b. Finch. and others. REQUIRED
| frequently. Then Miss Cleveland's book, not
yet published, was the theme and a glowing
tribute was paid to her abilities and her tenn
perance principles. one Of these gentlemen.
by the way, was en- route for Washington.
We were due at Baddeck at II P ~. and of
course it would not do to "turn in" before
reaching that now noted place. The sail for
the last half hour WAS something quite beyond
my powers of description. There was not Il
breath of air stirring and the waters Of the
Bras dor Were like highly polished mirror
| in which the softened outlines of the surround
ing hills We're strIkingiy reproduced. Ii was
difficult to realize where the land began and the
water ended. The boat As it gIided swiftly on
made not even Il ripple that could be seen from
/ the pilot house, and it almost seemed as though
she was moving through space. Their was NJ
| longer IL chill in the atmosphere. The air wa,
soft and baimy. and The lights on schooner at
anchor, and in the town before as added 10 the
fairy-like aspect of the surroundings.
Here, when the boat was fast to the wharf
''natuIes sweet restorerwas sought after dodg-
| ing the beams in a low-pitched stateroom. and
at breakfast time next morning we were near
ing the st. Peters canal, through which the
boat passes into the Gut of Can>o. Soon. Il,
we round Il point which stands light.
house, Port Hawk>bury comes into view, and
there is the good ship Worcester awaiting her
passengers. The transfer is quickly made any
at o , ', FRIDAY vve .r, baa,lin,, .,,,,rJ
/
Outside, fog is encountered as usual. which
means all night in his clothes and the wheel
| house for Capt. Acknowledgment sounding~
and the footing of the fog whistle. There are
not many passengers and they take matter,
,bilo.o,,bi.,1, ana On, ,,,.l.a,ir, ,,a,,+ ,,,r,
| !,
iuS inu thehl>eNt, at l1aillaN' once more II
! Suisnihe' ana Will the HaN before lheh loi
| 7,, ~
IN ne uay passed All 100 rapidly however
ihoi' WIZ 'ni'> ~ MANI III" commissions II
eaeVu'e put vi ot an sIS'' was iiia"e ~ tne
olilCc y, " ny" ol''ee toiistl Nthei a.
Mllftt Mr, ~! rye was lounu preparing 70 turn
over 'ne ounce 10 h'S successor theh da,F eN-
/ pecteu, HeIe VIZ ~ ohT op'hioh III Ila'laA
a. 10 t't le t "illclI'' ENet9oous spoh3 III
Prdi>e 81 MI rye ana expressed regret lha'
ne Souiu Hot nave oeeh retained anu pom ne
anu MIS- RYE VIII leate many warm lIlehu-
aiu wen "ishers oeh'hn lhtin III HaiiaA.
mere was general coilplalhi OF uull 'iiiles Ill
hdiliaA, ''hG ot>pohGeh'y a. 70 me lu'uft' N''
| 0utWaruiN the piace mas greatly improved th'
mas lacil'ies lof business ana manufacturing
| t>tapH>lhient, "hich were hot mere twenty
Years ago lheFe are Two sugar fehnefles
'u, FtcentiA 'oiilpieted ~ i tost OF ntariH one
'i'iinn uo'ials' Is situated Ill 'afthiouth oppo'
s'tt ha'Ii"A, "heIt .nVit are ALSO shate lac'
/ tory, rope Walk, 10undfies, machine SHOPS
au.' iaiSe MARINE Iai"aN.
4 y pheasant iheluehl Oh the Gay WAS Trip
across me h'uDor III row poat 10 one OF me
ueh2n'lui residences on dartmouth cove. lhe
| A'iie " i'iiiaA merchant III rio>Si'iS vs.
passed uhueF tne BOWS OF powerful looking
pui hhtIs moue'eu IRON steamships bearing lht
name OF Natkay- behhel'' ana owned by lilt
Mackay- Behhett Atlantic cable company. The
snip Is htP III commission Ior repairing bTeah>
/ III the taoIe oI 10 las new cape IL needed "ho
= equd ~ S,He anu iiiu>l ne u co>tt III equip
iiieht as 'he IaISts' Oh our hlch-ol-"ar. from
tne Dartmouth shore a ilne view IS mad OF the
/ cit! anu haiooI' az" tnt pltNalilhS summer
"'nus 'onie over the WAFER 10 temper the an
ana rustic the ieaNes OF lne lolih@e when sur
,ouluS Ihe Gii'i ,ii'ns lesiuehces mere located
No "oil''tr 'hat f1aiiiaA people never grow oIu
Wneh IneN can tave business oehlhd Tor Hath
peasant ana p|ahtliul ravens OF rest:
AZ p. H. llle lines were cast on ana iii'
worcester Iesuiaea ner voyage 10 b">ioh' lie
lohoWlhS uespaith III 'he uaily papers IeialtH
10 an incident OF me Trip:
fia'llaN, n - July u. ne American steam,
81 oictstti va nptIet to-uaN gu htr ailN ~
mere rom boston ny tne owners OF me LOCK
/ p oit Hon,hS scpoohf! Ela "A. bo"h me- ioI -
! W. LOT damage received by tne schooner penn
run uo"n ny NE steamer on 'ie -t'u uIt'' me
SVlhS W. VI tIlH ~ p"l' iu aiSo ~ ut'th'lpil
me agents OF the " or'eS'er gave pohds lof INC
amount ana She ptocetueu Oh her passage W
NIarlotie'o"h'
IL so happehs tha' ihe schooner was not run
Gown oH me steamer put strange a> II may
appear 'ht steamer was run Gown ~ liF
| Sehoontf. lhG Ml,el i enough oi >ai'or 10
nav al"" 'aNeh 'he pai' ol sdi' against steam
ul'li cApelehce PIo>cu ihdl sometimes tilt
plalit i 70 pe Plneeo on ne iofiiitf. oilt hiSh'
"hth ih"hinS bo>'"h haroor III Il steamer
WINE slahdihS forward Oh we p''ot mouse
sa" schooner uhder 'uI' san shoot suddenly
our OF tlt uaihueSs WIN ho' a liSh' sho" ny
uhtli a. >he passed ,'huG' our oo"H' haffo"ly
escaping coinSlon, the lisht III her CABIN was
seen 'hlou@h tile e9ihPah'oh-"HN. bui 10 lhe COZ
hsioh reierFeu 10 ABOVE soon aller we mao pass
eu McaShefs oeich iSh'' al ihe entrance or Han
lax harpor' outward nouhd; a lshihs schooner
was seen wen ih>hore' s'ahdihS OUT cioSe-iaul-
ed. II was moving ! pfelly sun breeze from
INC southwest ana ailh"uSh seward II VA
misty where we were IL was Clear. ne
| schooner va, tNiuthtly la>t Sallti ana ~
tfaeleu iht at,ehtioh Oh the steamer pas>eh'
gers, one Oh WHOM remarked tnal the fisherman
Wouiu cross our bows ms uld not seem
| pIoptne 10 tlt o'helS out ihe W!ller went lot
WARD 10 see MS Pitaictlol Verlhed. a. u was.
l ne schooner qua cross the w ofces'ers bows
ana SO cIoSa uhdef lhfn lhat the steamer ;
course was chaiSeu 70 give ner room. ha'
was an wen enough. me schooner mad thtn
| Simply 70 hou iel COURSE on ne vino ald lht
steamer TO resume her course anu every 1901
each Went Wouid Wloen we Instance hetMeen
mem. lhat dtl not suit tne TASTE OF me NoVa
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