The Republican journal., 1886-05-13
HE ST. Angus SINE OF THE NORTH.
- Md yet there's not on earth, wccn
y falrrr spot than old Castinc.

THE ST. AUGUSTINE OF THE NORTH.
And yet there's not on earth, ween
y faircr spot than old Ca>tnc.
. Wollld that there my home might be
Down by the moaning sca.@MrS. Evans.
Historical ta>tinc is so widely known that
II would be unnercS>;tr. TO give it place in this
slight sketch, but that other CaStne-the sum-
lhtl resort-the home Of the summer boal,ler.
Is not 80 famous That it is lone of those Old
towns with a history" hut lends an added at
traction to ITS natural allurcmentS. C"&tjne--
what soft. cltiring name it is. when pro-
nounced in the real provemcial tone and not
t-"-iSfth a. il is 50 often called. The word is
Il little volume in itself, yet it in noway> de>-
crbcs the town. 1t says nothing about It's har-
'or, neither does il mention its various kinds of
bars. Nor is there Il hint that in lG- an old
orchard was planted here. There certainly is
Il magic touch in the name and the full force
cannot be felt until the town is seen. Then,
too, Il fascination lies in the fact that one hour
1t may bea peninsula and the next Il little is
land, il miracle wrought by the hands of the
British and the swiftly sweeping current Tn;
old German must have had Castinc in his men,
tai vision, when he wrote: ST seemed as if it
were from love for the blue clear waters that
the tongue of land had stretched itself oLt into
lleln While with an equally fond embrace. the
sea had cncirlcd the green pastures rich with
waving grasses, flowers and the refreshing
shade OF trees. The one welcomed the other
and it was just this that made each so beauti-
full
Whittier speaks softly of the old Indian town
i'll his Mo@@ Megone. Longfeow, our Maine
poet, came here and loved the place and gave
It's name space III one of his best known
poems. Other poets and writers of less fame
have written warmly in its praise, and over all
cllllgS the OIor of its historic life. "A deeper
interest rises in the breast of man, when he
views the Old forts, batteries, rifle pits an,
relies.
HOTEL ACCONMoD ATIoNS
tastine has the ''old-fashioned, hospitablc
nm Whoever crosses its threshold is sure to
eat and sleep well. This is the Castine House
on Main street and is kept by the efficient Mr..
j. B. Jones. The house is one of the oldest i'm
town and was that occupied by Minister Tally
rand on his visit to this country in 179S. lie
writes home, that ''the air here is really very
good" which is Il compliment coming as he did
from balmy France. Guests ut the Castine
House say it is the perfection of a modern tav-
ern. The -\cadian House, formerly the private
| residence of Mr.. Cobb, is now Il large summer
hotel, With all the necessary comforts. In the
hands of Maj. Chas. Grecnlialsh it has become
one OF the best managed hotels along the Maine
coast Its site Is one of singular beauty and
the grounds are finely terraccd. Each room in
the house has from two to five windows. The
cosy little inner parlor with its large, CHEEKY
open Fireplace, is Il charming retreat on those
damp and rainy days, which will come now and
then to the best regulated watering places.
landlady of l79S," say, if she could see this mod
ern hotel with its gentleman of color" for
| head waiter, its Spanish cook and whole force
of walters. Would she not look with h0Iyh h0r-
ror on the electric bell and the speaking tubes,
and is it not doubtful if she could be coerced or
persuaded to enter one of those buckboards
that stands in front of the door? The Ac.-
dian House, while it bears the name of the re-
gion of old, helps to show to New England
that Castinc has the same quaint simplicity as
Sir Philip Sydney's ideal Arcadia, indeed it is
1cdtlia moderniZed.
There are no public boarding houses. Cas-
tine has been called very arstocratic town,
but the best class of people open their houses
and gladly accommodate parties for few
weeks. The rooms given to boaroers are large
and wcu-furnislicd with pleasant prospects
from the windows. Many of the summer vis-
tors prefer to board in private families. The
hostesses do their best to make the few weeks
spent with them pass pleasantly. Those who
are fortunate enough to ingratatc themselves
with them often have Il rare treat in store. If
it is an old house with quaint garret, many
hours of rainy day can easily be disposed of,