Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-20

pleasantly under the name of Pen Shirley"
when we meet her and in few moment's
conversation learn that she is just returning
from . boating excursion She speaks Of
the wild flowers Of Sorriige rock as being
very lovely, the lady's slipper growing in
abundance, and speaks of the novelty as
veil as pleasure Of rowing over where the
grasses grow owing 10 the high water Of the
river We think Immediately Of Sarah
| OTne JeEett as she tell. Of similar pleas
ure in the River Driftsoodr written for
the Atlantic Monthly about ten years since
and it was we'll beloved river she SO sym
pathetieally znd beautifully describes.
After crossing the toll bridge we drive
through the village and down rivsr towards
Skowhegan- We here ro;iee quite variety
of ferns, some are rising from ard leaving
far below them the brown shranken shell OF
last year. but full Of yEor and beauty il
seem. 10TH 10 east aside the mere sadoS OF
last years glory, and as se see these graceful
| plumes of the mammoth fern, the grand
msasure. of DR.. Holmes verse chant, clear
/ and strong
/ Build thee more stately mansions, On nv soul
A. the -sift s~zsons rod 20
/ And nov We come nearer an nearer to the
| beautiful village Of SkoE NJ gan let others
praise il for its business facilities its educa-
4 tionsl advantages whether Of school OF
1 churches, its society, yes every thing III IL
! goes To make desirable village. We say
| yes to all the praise We hear and still know
tina, one has to live here year after year to
/ have any idea of the charming towa we are
! glad 10 call home. Gu MIL stay for
moment where far above the kennebec
( f,.44 b. a., h.- y
| ing, a Joyful welcome to some one we
cannot see, and softly comes again
! from the other shore the musical voice
of young girl calling home the strsying
cows from the pasture; not another sound
breaks the still Twilight calm and need no
''Angelus to call Us ts evening devotion fol-
all nature seems hushed as if in prayer and
with its benedctlon upon US We enter the
familiar streets, drive pIst the pleasant
homes and in the busy ways Of our enterp7is
ing village now lighted and astir with people
| engaged in business or pleasure.
Having dinei with our party only few
days since at Hotel fieseiton we drive up tC
Hotel Coburn where We are expected and
served with good supper. our Ssowhe
gan fellow travellers now invite Us to theil
charming home by the river where Mrs
Burleigh was especially pleased with tn,
view. No formal leave taking. but TO the
good byes of tonight will be added
those Of the morrow when Governor Bur
leigh and Mrs Burleigh return home. Ii i
is true that 'the beauty, of lovely scene
once impressing itself upon the soul car
never be lost, but Twill some time come t,
US again" how many pictures we have adde'
to our former store in this pleasant Jun,
trip in upper kennebec. f NJ 5.
The New York Worli Dem having
objected to Mr.. Brice'- Chairman. ship o
the Democratic Committee on the groun,
that he is "a rich man and a manipulate
of railways" the New York Evening Pos
Dem very properly reminds the Worl,
that Chairman BarnuIA was also "A ricl
man and manipulation Of railways. Tina
seems to be the type of man most in re
quest in the party which claims to b.
especially party of til, people and op
posed to "monopolies." Indeed the Dem
ocratic party is terrible on trusts"