Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-05-14

ing vines, ike the English stone castles o
clinging for foothold on the edge of
precipitous cliff. Steps and terraces ar,
hewn in the face of the solid rock and W,
are reminded again OF some ancient forti
fed castle. Cottages of all sizes, style:
and fancies are here from the tiniest Queer
Anne affair to the gray stone building with
Its wings and terraces and pointed gables
Bar Harbor itself is miniature CITY with
all Its rush and rumble, its street sprink.
iers, delivery wagons, buckboards and car
riases thronging the crowded streets.
We stop here for dinner and to rest our
horses and to stroll for brief while
! trough this celebrated little village to
see what is to be seen" The art store
! with its many curious and beautiful things,
| the novelty store where numerous pretty
trifles as souvenirs of Mt. Desert are to
| be found, are places of interest Many
beautiful residences, surrounded by vel
vety lawns and blooming flower gardens.
are upon every street ami huge hotels rise
from everywhere. Everybody GEMS to be
happy and every face wears smile, from
the fashionable lady from the select Four
Hundred, who drives past in her carriage
to the grimyfaced little ones making sand
pies on the beach.
The TOW path" leads US from the
steamboat wharf where confusion reigns
supreme. to the beach where the shady
birch trees grow along the grassy banks
and Invite the dusty wanderer TO a seat
upon the green grass beneath ''the cooling
shade" We sit here and dream for a mo-
ment, but suddenly remember that we
were TO start of again at two O'Clock and 50
retrace our steps to the hotel where We find
everybody waiting for our appearance. 50
we meekly take back seat on the buck
board and resign our-elf to sllence-for
five minutes. At the end of that time
every body has forgotten the triting DELAY
for who could be cross al Bar Harhor:-
aud everything IS amiable again. We are
on the Atlantic drive now, towards outer
Greek, and Schooner Head lies on; into the
sea before us.
Spouiing Nom seems but common.
place hole IN the cliffs now in the lazy
stiffness Of the waves at high water on
this August noon; but an ca>tcry storm
or driving wind and rain will show Il at
~ grandeur, the force nf the wind and
tide sending the water through the open
Ing in the rocks high in ar IN a straight
column with a hoar>e aud cchonr roar.
And now the road i a mere narrow shelf
along the side Of perpendicular clif
rising high and straight on one hand.
while we hear the faint wash Of the
waves at the base Of the cir far below.
Our faces pale A. We glance down the diz.
zy depths at the jagged rocks where the
white. foamy waves
Look soft n carded wool"
and shudder at the possibility Of the shelf
o! road over which We are passing sud-
denly giving way with its precious load,
and all breathe sigh OF relief w ien 1t is
finally left behind and we are on solid
ground once more
An extensive sea view spreads before rs
all the way. The broad. blue Atlantic
stretching away to the horizon, with white
sails dottng its surface, is as calm a. a
lake and the Schoodic mountains look dim
and blue in the distance
,et:TehehtH5f JtGWH geAgo, thrnHgh. ibe |
where we look down on the surrounding l
country, then down deep into a valley
where we see the suns rays gliding the .
hill tops above us and We gladly hail the .
pleasant light at the top of the next hill. 1
We round the point aud reach Seal Iar-
Dor. cluster ~ houses with two big no +
tells 10 the middle, close TO the waters
edge. Northeast Iiarbor, q few miles I
further on, is smaller edition of Bar
Harbor residences and hotels. without the I
noise and city air OF that place. An Epis-
copal chapel is located here by Bishop
Doane and also pretty stone church of
another denomination. We drive past
this village over a smooth road where the
ting out the sunbeams and producing
cool, dim twilight, very refreshing to
weary travellers.
And now night mas fallen and we find
ourselves passing through Somesville once
more, where the lights twinkle out from
the windows and are reflected back from
the still waters of the Sound" and the
horses heads are at last turned toward
black and grim in the darkness the laugh
ing blue waters of the lake are dark and
silent; Echo is supposed to be asleep; but
some individual less weary than the rest
shouts farewell ''good-night' and good
night" comes rolling back and echoing
over and over again from the neighboring
cliffs.
The laughter and gay conversation of
the morning have flown and the weary
sight-scers have subsidized into quiet, brok-
en- only by the rattle of wheels and the
steady tramp of the horses feet, until the
lights of Southwest Harbor suddenly
twinkle out as we reach the summit of the
long hill and everybody, cheered by the
welcome sight, breaks into loud 'hurrah
and then jolly college song from the
young folks of the party stirs up the echoes
from the hills and rings out clear in the
evening stiffness.
Supper is warmly welcomed and tired
heads seek "downy pillows" to dream of
cliffs and cataracts and wonder sleepily,
'.where Wen go tomorrow"
On the southern shore of the island
where the sea breaks in all its fury. is a
wonderful beach, composed entirely of
pebbles worn smooth and round by the
constant work of old ocean and piled in an
even wall upon the beach for mile or
more. This is favorite resort after a
storm, for then the great waves come
rushing up. breaking with roaI upon the
lodges and falling with a crash upon the
pebbles, tossing clouds of salt spray over
all Sometimes during a moments lull OF
the sound of the turbulent waters. come.
the faint tolling of bell placed over d
rock at the entrance of the harbor.
Picnickers 60 to Beech Hill to enjoy
their lunch and toss stones from the top OF
the cliffs into the lake several hundred
| foot bolouy Tbaca uho xy;Sb m ,,I.oson,