The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

bound up again and nearly 60 head over
heels. think that could have made glo-
rious "leap frog jump out of that, but it did
not stop me as suddenly as | wanted it to
and that was my objectin trying it. But it
stopped me a little so / kept it up, and then
went bobbing along like Kangaroo. until
l nnally managed to pull up at an old spring.
walled in like a tomb. but having wa
ter beneath its trap door that was very cool
ana refreshing. Ii was especially so to me
VINO hau Dllt recently been under the con-
TEL ana at the mercy of the mountain
gnomes and fairies, for when man gets
beyond his own control for any reason what
soeVer, some supernatural power has to look
OUT Tor him. This spring away up in the air
furnishes the only supply of water to the
people in that part of the bay and l think
that if l had to carry two pals of water
down from that height on wash day | would
exercise little ingenuity and run a pipe
down even if it were only lot of rubber
tubing. managed to get down to the foot
in short time because | ran all the rest of
the way. L attained the same speed as be-
fore, but my shoes were not so cut up nor
was my footing so insecure. When l wished
to slow down | found convenient soft, SAN
dy spots to jump into and then / would
stalk of again. When reached the foot of
the mountain ! was at the waters edge for
the hills rise directly out of the water, and
when ON them it seems as If you could look
down the hatchways of vessels in the harbor.
The mountain that | climbed has very
pronounced outline, and that joined with a
number of hills gives the effect of man ly-
ing on us back with his hands elasped on
his chest, and that man is perfect picture
OF George Washington. The profile is not
like Old White Head on Cusning's Island,
where you can see the head only from one
direction, but it is visible and distinct every
where from the northward, because the
mountain is so high that you have to ascend
quite height toibring out of line the crags
and peaks that make up the figure.
The last day that was there / by accident
lound that a Portland boy is in business
there, so | went ashore a few hours before
the time set for sailing, and made his ac-
quaintance, or | should say renewed it.
Young w. +. Emery formerly lived below us
on Pearl street, and remember him as one
OF the prominent members of band of Indi-
ans, aborigines of Pearl street, and organ
lied for the purpose of carrying death, de-
struction and torture among band of Will
mot streeters who were actuated by the same
Christian spirit with regard TO us. Emery
was one of the big boys, and used to look
up to him in awe, for was but humble
scout, while he was ''chief's son. He de
scrlbed to me how one day an nnlucky VIE
mot streeter was captured and strung up by
the thumbs for half an hour. / had forgot
ten that, or probably never had seen it, for
my extreme youth necessarily kept me from
the deliberate councils of the elders of the
tribe. de seems successful and shows that
Yankee pluck and ingenuity can thrive in a
desert. He has stocked all these islands
with American goods, mostly from Portland,
Maine, and even before | knew that Emery
lived there 1t was very pleasing to me to see
the name of my native town in every shop
that | entered.