Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-23
The New Sorrento.
PARTISAN BoULEvARDs AND AN ITALIAN SKY
ON THE MAINE COAST.

ON THE MAINE COAST.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 3l.-Stting on the
piazza last evening my attention was attract
ed towards small and vivacious young la
dy ascending the steps, her face beaming
with anticipation. The top Of the jaunty
yachting hat was hardly visible when, with
exclamations of delight, the newcomer was
taken possession of by a group Of young
girls and fusilade of questions rained upon
her, much as follows;
"Why, Mollie Merriwea,her, | thought
you weren't coming TO Bar Harbor this sum
mer !" "Where have you been ?" "When
did you come ?" "How long will you stay ?"
and Where is Tom ?' 'Have you seen
Will ?" "Did you know Lilly Jackson was
engaged to Everard Lisle ?"
As soon as Miss MolIie could make her
self heard she declared tha, she had seen no
one and knew nothing of Bar Harbor news.
Brother Tom left the mountains for college,
and she had coaxed papa to take her to Bar
Harbor just for few days, and they must
get up lovely picnic like they had last year
over to Waukeag Neck or she would go
right back TO Boston the very next boat,
30, you little goose, there isn't any Wau-
keag Neck. 1t has all been bought BY
company and laid out lovely with parks and
bouleyards and everything, and its called
Sorrento, because some poet called French
mans bay the American bay Of Naples and
| Sorrento is Lowell, town in the bay of Ma
pies, where they go fishing on the piazza
Are YOU speaking Of Rod;ck's fish
pond ?" said a masculine voice, and Miss
Molle took the proffered hand with shy,
glad look that explained her love for 'dear
Bar Harbor" no words could have done.
They all trooped off 10 make arrangements
for the proposed picnic, and | was deep in
campaign speech when two little hands we're
coaxingly slid into mine and pleading
voice wanted to know If wouldn't be good
enough 70 just 60 over to Sorrento with
them the next day and chaperon picnic
party. | might take my work or writing,
and just SIT IN a nice place on the rocks all
day. they wouldn't be one bit of trouble
but her mamma was very particular and
made her promise not to 90 anywhere unless
there Was chaperun. Who ever denied
favor to youth and purit,
The morning the perfection Of sum.
mer day, and at the appointed time the lit
tie steamer came bounding along as if de-
lighted at the thought of picnic. Twenty
minutes sail brings US TO Sorrento, which is
part Of the long, narrow, boot-shaped pen
insula projecting from the mainland of Sui
Ayan, Me, on the northern shore Of French
mans bay, opposite to and in sight of Bar
Harbor, and five minutes sail from Mount
Desert Ferry. Our landing il made at the
temporary pier Of the Frenchman's Bay and
Mount Desert Land and Water Company.
The good -natured ads who have been ua-
Q l. nj ,.b nj
possess themselves of wraps and baskets
and with parting injunction to the captain
not TO come back before O'Clock. We fol
low the picturesque shore along preclpitous
cliffs. where q maguticents boulevard is al
ready passable for carriages. until we come
to a natural park which has been the favor
tie picnicking ground Of the vicinity for the
last half century. Over our heads are
guarIed and twisted branches. \ carpet Of
thick soft grass IS under our feet. Over the
gray rocks creep hardy licheus and soft
p!umy MOSES, from which the scarle, bunch
berries peep ike roguish children playing
hide and seek Al the foot Of the chit the
wave, break softly, and the sound of happy
laughter comes floating upward as the rock
ing couples Chamber along the jagged path
way that leads down to Thunder cave.
lhi, is deep, wide fssure in the rock,
into y hich at high tide the waves rush with
a sound like thunder, and where at low tide
one finds auemones aud other strange
forms Of the teemIng life which fills the
deep places of the sea From the work.
I who are 50 busy grading the new streets
learn that building at Sorrento begins this
fall. Some half dozen cottages are To be
ready for occupancy in the spring.
A. -
avenues dangerous passing All along the
SIX and ne-haf miles Of the shore proper
erty runs broad boulevard. The title ex-
tends only to this driveway, so no future
owner can leny his neighbor the right to
walk along the cliff by stretching barbtd
wire fences about his property to low water
mark.
The survey Of Sorrento was made under
the careful supervision Of Hermann Grun-
del. landscape architect. There is not Il
straight street in the future CITY, and the
curve is 80 nicely calculated that one house
does not intercept the view of any other.
The right to build for mercantile purposes
is restricted 10 the street leading up from
the wharf, where room has been reserved
sufficient for the merchantile needs of
large city.
ne new pier y 10 be on the south SIDE IN
the shelter Of Point Harbor acknowledged
by all Maine sailing masters to be the safest
harbor this side Of Portland. y never-fal-
ing supply Of pure water is ensured by the
company's recent purchase Of Long Pond,
clear and dehciously cool lake, 264 feet
above the sea, and only one and quarter
miles from the limit OF Sorrento.
We dine on the spot where President
Eliot Of Harvard used 70 have his camp and
where he tried so hard TO buy building
>, a,d hara rn,,nh ,alI - ,ha m.a,'L.
of prs.iIar, EI;o, J., ronara 70 ~ Lr,lI;an,
;.,,,,ra of Sra.a
V,,b az ba,,rI, .,a r. uo.ho.
and ,be fsr,y and ,b. Ioraa and ols,an, bn
sei' lo' "nich pans are already oeips aFa"h'
e'to W.. oPeN neN' SEASON u'ost p'o-
s',lous! =" 1t" i's iiialo,Iess 'cehsi!, lie
.s"' '"'e oai'" i a,iu u',tAle'eu I''L.'-
~, "a'.l ".'u vi ~ ~''eie See''e no
rity
o toll vo ~. ,,,ars of . d;gora,oa
in rho song of tho ssa Soma ono says me
,;J, H.. ,xrrad Tba,a i r,r,r faat of ra,
waves ride in grandy against the bold,
/ rugged shore. The whistle of the approach