, 1888-07-22

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whole region between Portland and the st.
Lawrence. Every river, mountain, lake
and forest has its silent record of contest,
defeat, woe and heroism. Innumerable
spots are historic through deeds of invad-
ers and defenders, or sacred to valor and
sacrifice. Climb to the peak of that an
Gent observatory and see what a host of
historic presences will fit before you. At
your feet once stood Fort Summer. Just
below the cliff was i'll fated Fort Loyal
where flame and massacre came. Sea
ward are the channel entrances, old Port
land Headlight, the crumbling forts,
Scammal, Preble and Gorges, Half Way
Rock light, White Head cove and passage,
and away to the easy the 1865 islands of
Casco bay. There in the ofing the En-
terprise and Boxer fought to the death
recalled by Longfellow.
remember the sea night far away,
How IL Numbered DER the tidel
And the dead captains, as they lay
ntheirgraves o'erlooklng the tranquil bay
Where they In battle died
and you will find their graves down there
in the old Eastern cemetery, with
those OF the glorious Preble and a score
more heroes, to-day as then. Beyond, a
little nearer the wharves, is where stood
the historic Marston tavern where the
captured Mowett was entertained royalty,
and came back a few months later to burr
Portland for its hospitality. Down there
at t h Neck" owe $50 years e o bluff
old Sir Ferdinand Gorges gave Portland
Ut was Casco them her first court of record
through his nephew, Capt. William Cor
ges. You can see where once was the
low built The Rope Walk for the
world. And not far away il the site of
the pottery which inspired "Keramos,"
and where
Sang the potter at his task
Beneath the blossoming hawthorn tree.
Here beneathsyou Longfellow was born, a
bit beyond Willis and Fanny Fern; while
up Middle street a little way was where
good old Nat Willis served the Lord with
out ceasing, published a daily paper a
little time, and got into Jail for his pains.
Here and there are such rows of elms as
are not surpassed in all New England,
aud under their ample shade the great
square rugged houses, homes of retired
sea captains. old and bold, who have
cruised in all known waters, nodding and
dreaming now, aud, in fancy, sailing over
and over the old courses, snug and tidy in
their home harbor here, but a trihe un-
steady and doubtful in their reckoning
the sailors snug harbor beyond. Off up
the seacoast past grim Portland Head,
Old Orchard Beach peeps lovingly from
its summer nest, and beyond, only seven
ty live miles away, your fancy almost sees
Salem, where the first minister eyer set
tied at Portland was hung as a witch for
his very sweetness and amiability. Over
to the northeast lies the sweet vale of
Presumpscot, with its ~voiceful river muir
great Sebago. where Uawtbornn dreamed
and wandered. and. darkenine above
looms Blackstrap monument. To the
westward still. behind The civ are "Tbee
Oaks. " where Longfellow built bis dreams
when a boy; and away to the north west
four score or more miles. with their
CHASTITY peaks piercing and blending with
the plumy summer clouds rise The White
mountains
The eternal hills which once with feryld ewes
The Indian saw within the heavenlng West,
breaminS thai thai mi nj b ~ n 10 ! Poetwlse'
AIono tho ontiro Moino 900. -.
scores of havs ;,s bnn5r,So anons ~
its ,boUsonJs az ;sianJa u owes anu
passing grandeur in sccnerv storos of mn
eoualled histofic Interest and stnS;os Of
men and character of nnnsnai winSomol
ness. Passing Bath which modarn
Thought only recalls as the sb;nvord nf
our country, but from whose Jocis and
STAYS have slipped TO their virgin nlunge
in brine nearly ali hose famous craft
which won us freedom during The revoIn.
ton, and glory in 1872 old Rootbbay tba
| Ne-Krangen OF the aborigines, is a nest If
shore side peaee and a noble uncut hooI
of tradition. Here grim Wevmoutb in
the Archangel. furnished bv Lord Arm.
del, came in 1905. where il nlea sed Cod
TO send us, far beyond our exnectotions y
as the ancient narrative relates, The re-
gion roundabout was once made a duke
dom. later A province and finally hecama
the historic i~agadaboc county Of Maine,
1t was once sold for Twenty good beaver
skins" But here are n kind of foIt
worth going n long wav IN know and
study, They are not gnorant Of the eie-
mentary principles which their lit,le
schools furnish in the drowsv. nasal mon.
otone manner of olden instruction. Int
they are as p%uiltless of knowIedge If the
great human activities of to.dav as thew
are of wrong.
They are all farmers: but thev are also
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