Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-12
4 swIfcH-oFP TO HEAD aAnBoR
ISLAND.


Mr.. Edttor;-This beautiful morning, pro
spec,ive Of a day equally beautiful, made
possible an enjoyable skip across from Au-
gusta and We took the chances The sleigh
ing vas inst immense with the exceptions,
perhaps. of the villages where .'slumping
dnring the recent shas left il rather roughe,
thar vas agreeable 20 delicate constitutions
We braeed up and covered the thirty mile.
in less than three hours and q half. IL "a;
an exhiierarIng experience and rewarded rs
with a yorzcious appetite never eqaslled but
once during our earthly soiourn.
That once was just nine years ago to-day
and think III tell you how j; vas. 1t wss
necessary for me to cross the reach from
the village Of Jone.port, Washington county
to Head Harbor Island, and although blow
ing fresh, with every Indication of snow
Bro. Biekford said he'd go If
said so I after~ard remembered thai
his tone was somewhat discouraginz-A If
teen feet lobster boat, two oars a close reefed
sail and moderate quantity Of ignorance
was ali that vas necessary A. an outfit and
Bro B. swung her head Of shore with the
remark Big Jeems Cap she's goin' to freshen
and what with the snow and s~ash il won't be
ht for sile 10 be aoutr With the wind well
on the srarboari quarter We fairly few and
the knots" we spun of were numerous. She
shipped some water and honest think ii was
the wettest water ever saw-and the svoir
dupois Of each drop was something trench
deus
We arrived al our destination in an incred-
IDLY short time, transacted the business in
hand, pulled ourselves on over red hot clam
ehowder and only waited for it to settle, when
the nees s-ity Of return found Us outside
the little sheltered cove, CLOSE hauled" and
pounding into ehoppy head sea, As nasty as
anything | ever saw.
1t was demonstrated beyond doubt, that
our boat was capable of going under every
thing she could not 90 over AMI our worthy
brother at the helm rather thought I'D have
TO bail or I'm it," and | bailed. We hahn t
gone one-fourth the distance before what
few clothes had with me were no earthly
use whatever aud every bucket of water
that came over the gunwale was a free cold
bath-valuable in some cases have no
doubt-bnt | was extremely healthy at that
time and didn't need any in mine.
II made no difference, however, the apph
cation was continued and bailed. II wasa
short task and then long one, with the now
fast falling snow plentifully mixed in, stick
ing to our drenched clothing and partially
freezing, and ii seemed that the increasing
weight must sooner or later swamp Us.
Brother Bickfori encouraged me greatly
by remarking that ''them that's born
TO be hung won't be drowned" Mr.. Editor,
If you wish to listen to a genuine long-drawn
sigh of relief you should manage to secure a
position anywhere within a mile to the lee
ward of a couple of lunatics, of which we at
that time were humble representatives, and
secure for future reference sample of one
of those yociferous. manufactured-for the
&C aston signs, liable at any time to rend the
atmosphere aud turn the waters of the ocean
a shade greener as each barrel of saline mix
ture strikes its victim fairly in the neck and
flows gracefully into the bottom of the boat
from boats already full. And bailed
We landed half a mile below the usual
place and waddled to the hotel where |
chartered the obliging landlords surplus
apparel, until mine could be run through a
wringer and reduced to their normal condi-
ton. Wh.n ! inform you that the differ
ence betv cen the landlord and myself was
something over one hundred and nine actual
full sixteen ounce pounds, up weight, you
can imagine that my trou lies were not all
over.
Naturally bashful and not a seeker for
notoriety, ordered a FIRE with room in it
aed came out high and dry next day.
Ii SHOWS this afternoon here in this git
up and git city of Lewiston, which to-day
is overlooking with vanity, yexations and
veterans. Well, stated in TO tell you some
thing about the G. A X s who have gathered
here to-day TO choose officers for the ensuing
year and transact such other business as
mag come before the meeting"-the boys"
enjoy ed themselves, they generally do when
they meet-vith no stimulant-as | know of
except the usual ''hot tea with club
into it, and good dinner well served. At
the depot was dapper little chap, wrapped
in a fur trimmed overcoat and
gold bowed spectacles, who boosted of in
equal ed disability, big back pay and pension
to match. eating molasses gingerbread out of
a paper bag with faultless set of store
teeth, richly inlsid with gold and be autifully
carved 10 initiate the original wonder il it
was the very party that saved the county at
time of our late unpleasantnesss Please
keep the Legislature as busy as possible
during nv enforced absence. | shall be
back tomorrow. JAY EFF BEE.
Lew iston. Feb. s.