Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-11
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weather is less warm, more damp, but that
it is more lovely and clear, and that the
natural beauties are enhanced, not lessen
ed, but Lenox, Newport, the White Noun
tains, Monsehcad must be visited before
the home iittiug. No one whom have
met and who has gone from here intended
10 get home before the last of September.
The cuttager> still scmain IN full force
aud the streets have not yet begun to look
deserted or lonely, although there Is a
large outgoing every day; few come to
take their places, presumably those who
have visited other resorts and who finish
their season here 1t may be the within TO
Ill mp in September here when the wheel
turns again
have met till, summer folks Of differ
ent grades of qualities, interesting. IN
interesting, neither one or the other,
merely commonplace aud how much
more III the majority are the latter, cut
after the same conventional pattern.
bound by the same rules of society cult,
with originality and individuality smoth-
cred and covered for fear of criticism
When one comes in contact with marked
originality or individuality. providing
there is nothing obnoxious in it, one Is
interested Immediately. is borne out Of
himself. new things are suggested for the
time being one is original too. Being en-
study nature more on its human side. and
have net several specimens worth cult.
waiting and think worth mentioning
Several months ago In the Cosmopolitan
Magazine was an article on Woman'-
Literary Club of Kalamazoo, Michigan,
>sid hy the writer To be the most success
ful Club Of It's kind In the United States.
which aroused in my mind a desire shat
Ellsworth might have one of the same
sort, and the desire is not yet quenched
NV first new acquaintance this summer
was refined, GUILTY. atcd lady. who was
one OF the first members of that club. who
interested me still more in its existence.
and who will help T. with adv ice and
knowledge as 10 its rules and bylaws, II
we should ever care 10 use that club a. a
model.
An interesting couple whom we have
dubbed the "relicent SweCes" hav. been
pair who have been in the cottage all
summer. but who have never been known
70 address word to any on, hut each
other, save once in while To child.
Several attempts have been made toward
an acquaintance, but an avcrted eve or A
bowed head has spoken palmer than
words. SO, at last. the attempts have
ceased 1t Is only the Swedish reserve
tina; Keeps them 80 retired, | imagine, for
they look kind and pleasant and not at all
bored with themselves a. one would sup
pose there might be danger Of aud the
Interest in them has been Ia see II they
could hold out 70 the end With no society
but their own. and they have % far ac-
c"mpIshei 1
Young medical student Who j. broken
down with hard study, and comes here
irsm severe Illness caused hr nervous
pro>tration, is trying to cure himself by
means - entirely opposed to the mental
healing, Christian science and faith cure
methods, that It has been a study TO watch
hi- movements In HIS pocket he carries
pcdonctcr 10 register each step he takes
through the day SO that he shall not take
more than the regulation walk. II,
watches hi, respiration; If It j. 4 trine
quicker than usual, he has some counter
acting movement to bring il back to its
normal condition; he watches his dige~.
ton H closely, regulating hi diet accord.
ingly aud as he has scientific mind, be
says he is caring himself on that hasi.
without the use OF medicine But he /,
mark for sympathy, he is 50 entirely alone
and Is studying himself 50 CLOSELY He il
determined 70 be scientist and hi, spec
iAiiy. II he RECEIVERS his health /, to be
the study OF bacteria In hls hand he
carries book constantly. which he can
look into only occasionally. but which he
loves 70 hold. if he can do nothing morr.
asked him why he alwa-.. = - !.i..., -
AMI D.. ~ = -, suat book,
answered that II Wa companion
10 him. and he loved it for what there was
in il that he should know some day, -
hopeful Is he The book is entitled
"Ptomaines and Leucomaimes We were
sitting on the piazza one day when MI
Blaine passed. | said, What a great
/; II
moment, looked at Tue soberly and earnest
IS, opened his book and read me long
passage in which were these words. and
many more like them, but which cannot
put together into sensible sentence
trimethylendiamine. hypoXanthene, pla-
luochlorlde, phosphomoly acid, by
Chuchlinde, cthy Now" he
said II think the man that wrote that a
much greater man than Blaine and will do
more good in the world" showing how
much scientific man values his science
above everything else | wondered wheth-
er the man that wrote that sentence had
nervous prostration, too. Something else
the young man said is worthy Of mention.
He saw the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN lying
in my lap, only seeing the word ''Ameri-
can" of the title-''Is that the ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN" he asked. answered, Yes !;
but what do you know about it:" he com
ing from New York II know this" he
said, that it is considered one Of the first
papers in the State"
Another person worthy of mention here
was a father, which word for him should
be spelled with a big +. His daughter
was taken sick and more gentle. tender,
watchful nurse could not be found. Al
though the young ladys sister was with
her, he almost constantly sat by her side
and mnistered unto her, taking her tenn
permanent himself, noticing every change
| of expression and color In her face, pa
tiently and intuitively meeting them with
some gentle attention, never tired, cheer
ing her up when depressed with bright
stories and encouraging words, which at
last did their perfect work, aud she went
home to Boston, well. Blessings go with
such father, and how are his daughters
blessed in such fatherhoOd!
My little daughter was very much in
love with French lady from New Orleans,
who, she said, talked like an entertain
ment. They went fishing together one
day and caught nine founders. II will