Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-13

Sh'PiheHe 10 EnSianu, are another telling
point In the colonys favor. When yo,
survey the city, look at the stately man
sions. the churches and school houses. to
gelher with the higher institutions OF
learning. the public parks, hotels, dock,
and ware houses, you are compelled to en-
tertain the opinion that all this Is the pro
duction of the best brain power on earth
must leave the convicts in their long
journey hither to work out their own saliva
ton. without alluding to them again. ant
traverse this cultivated country among the
grain fields and sheep ranches and In the
mountain passes for materials to conclude
this letter. They are to be found In abun.
dance without any labored Imagination Ia
produce them. 1t requires but little tact
to I'LL up page with the description of
this fertile country. The railroad train
bears me into the country among the noun
tain passes to the cultivated portion of
this island where the waving harves,s Of
thousands of acres of grain fields are ready
for the reaper. producing from 80 TO so
bushels per acre. Already the grain is be-
| Ing gathered, the farmers are at their task
the American reaper so commonly used In
! this country is doing it's work, and three
weeks hence the grain VIII be nearly all in
the warehouses ready for shpment, ex-
| cept what is required for domestic
consumption Yondcr hillside Is covered
10 Ks nd .rl.
the rich green production of the prolific
soil beneath. While am surveying the
beauty of the surrounding country, the
dinner gong from the farm house sounds
summons for tn, laborers To come to
their midday repast. The manager of the
estate rides up on horseback, salutes me
with the familiarity of an old acqnaint-
ance, notices my note book and that mo-
ment dismounls, insisting that | should
take his place In the saddle and ride while
he walks TO his house, which is but short
distance away. am obliged to Yield and
reluctantly take his horse while he walks
close by my side, talking to me all the
while and before any point Is reached we
arrive at the house. d>mounted and al
most A. soon as | struck the ground. he
said to me: II see that YOU are not an
Engli>hman, sir" replied that was an
American and had lately arrived in Hobar,
Town from Port Louis and was simply
spending a few hours in the country to
satisfy myself OF what had been already
told; that was waiting for gentleman
that had gone shooting for a short time.
when We would return again To town.
must have dinner with him. must re-
main there over night and take drive
over the estate and take look over the
ncIghhoriug country. | was az once 4
welcome guest at his house. although a
stranger. As soon as | mentioned that |
was from America, that seemed sufficient
tn open every avenue of hospitality to me
No attention that could receive at his
hands seemed to satisfy him that he was
doing all that was required for him to do
/ only relate this one incident in order 10 I
give my readers some idea OF the Kindness
and hospitality OF the people, Go in what 4
ever part of the world you may and you I
s''oo'n Will meet with snch klhd attention
i'"'' pe"P'e as "A'e 'e'a''u Ao"fe' -
j. rarely II ever stranger In any aho
viii hpd People 70 inlstesl. tbemszlyes In /
grind. Then they VIII bait their nook
with something >avory and treat you with /
every Kindness and consideration, but US
ually 1t Is The most expensive attention You (
with such peoples services uhtii you know
their ohject. oh coming 10 h"o" 'he'h
better, IN majority OF cases u VIII oe
found that their object Was your pocket
person VINO p'ace@ h'2h'i 'A'ue upo"
true, aIsintere>'ed friendship thah the
writer oi THIS s"r' am ho' speaking
10 oe happy ourselves We must inahe
Others happy Also ana ms cannot oe uone
'n malice ana hatreo are eAi-''hs III tne
IN 10 Ii'e eterhaly i"r one SELL
smut up IN the mario" space OF seihshhess
ana coh'eh' Is ihueeu oeihg III >ina'' SIT
Gle where there Is rarely i"uhh iresh air
sufficient to give Impulse 10 heai'hy anu
vigorous HE. ms Is not living 10
merely stay upon earth. cohhheo "i'hih
one narrow space, bent on grasp'ns every
opportunity, is Indeed showing nut niue
respect for our origin and the OBJECT OF
life Is lost sight OF altogether
A constant practice OF wrong doing VIII
in time harden people SO much that 1t De
comes part Of their nature TO 90 wrong
II the early settlers were of this class, or
composed in any degree a majority of the
population of Tasmania. such principles
stain or traces Of Ike nature upon their