Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-12-27

appeal to the five senses, and gladly
accept the belief of their fathers in the
things | have mentioned. 1t is the
divisions caused by sects, the taking
sides with one or the other ministers VINO
represent either church, or the divisions
of the friends and enemies OF the clergy
man when suspicion or proof was against
him, that has caused the most of the
family 1euds in unis county. AT the
bottom Of the long continued ones al
most always one or the other of these
causes existed. What war l, myself, have
SEEM what bitterness and misunder-
standings!
In speaking Of some Of the charac-
teristics of the people OF these towns
must not be understood as writing OF the
meaner people nor of the worst towns,
but of those who are practically in the
majority in our best towns-not OF the
few best, but major number in Han
cock county. There are neighborhoods
in nearly ali of them, and here and there
a town, where the standards are 10y
socially and morally; where few re9t
good papers or books, though all req
something; where pleasure means disc.
patton or RIGHTEOUSNESS; but to writef
county or the State of Maine in Ye
country districts.
DISHONESTY THE EXCEPTION.
Take Hancock, Lamoine, Trenton, an
host of other communities around IS,
and dishonesty is the exception. he
or two elements Of character are stroDy |
marked in these country towns. II pa |
hire man for day or month youft,
nine to ten, value received; he wcd
scorn to do less in your absence en-
when you were present. He takes PIE
in doing an honest, square days wk:
l know whereof l speak. l have tsd
with them on the farm, on the Highly
stood with them the long watch alta,
and endeavored to first load my boat q
cod on the Banks OF Newfoundl I'D.
Conscience, conscience in their wC-
the highest grace of man, whether be
as senator OF a state or driving lo3on
The river-this is an unconscious hal OF
the men OF the country. l can but tlk
it is apt to be in strong contrast the
men OF equal rank in the city.
An acute observer in this town 81 to
me not long ago: | wish someone vlld
write paper for the club on the coast
in the sincerity of the rural districund
the polite society of the larger tHs. 7
How true it is. You need never hste
as to t he desire to see you. Your webne c
is hearty and strong, or the reversepth
no attempt to deceive; and yet how ely
is their hospitality denied to angh 7
deserve it.
With the exception of few locaes, T
speak advisedly when l say tht he
standard of morality is very high. ere
are several neighborhoods i'll this clty -
in which the purity of woman avges
as perfect as can be desired, whereas
tity is honored above all else, and Hck
strongly condemned by public opn.
| have no feeling of despair or discoge-
ment.
There has been much advance inial
and intellectual lines in the past Fty
years in our country towns, exe in
those which, answering to the u OF
trade as they must in all things, haost
in elements of advance as the resces
have fallen away. But i'll the ma he
change for the better has been My
going on. From all around in thesm- G.
munities have gone forth scores Gen [
and women to become the strengt the
cities of their adoption, carryllpth "A
them the vigor of their environmei T.
few have become quite famous, bpat
is perhaps better, many more have me l.
the strong leaders and helpers inSns sy
and cities throughout our land. 1t
will still go on. Along the valleypur OF
rivers, among he hills OF the nd in n,
the little communities along thys NJ
that indent our coast, are hunt of
others, yet unborn, who shall go to Ne
become the bone and sinew OF fhsl-
ness and intellectual world. Cir
COUNTRY WEDDING.
1t was beautiful June eveningS93
that my friend, Mr.. King, andelf I'm
reached the uppermost settlenPon \
Union rivera little hamlet of bps W,
thirty families, not yet having ped /
the dignity of town. AS we neg he iiu
house hat offers food and shelta he pd ~
stranger, it became evident thae1e- 4
thing of more than passing inteFas BIZ
to occur. Young men and lns, Z
gayly dressed, were on the stoop, ing Lit
the veranda or scattered over tho in ~ +
front of the house, and morehed o9i
within. Mothers and grandmotf tere Ne,
there, with men of correspondingnd
responsibilities. The host camt he =
door as we reached the mouse, alles Han
us in the name of the parties Mn AID,
terested, to come in and partic in
the merry making and view tire V
mony of the wedding. rep'
1t was very simple-a few wordin- ape
ing Of hands, murmured ansWavo, All s,,il
and they were man and wife. Time hen,
the congratulations, the Ice cynd Nor
cake, the music, the chatting ofIds. max
About all the members of tine IlDr-
hood had gathered. 1t is prologue
that not all the dresses were cthe
dictation of Worth, and the i he
gentlemen were, no doubt, som4m,
of strong colors, but the pleafas WI
simple and hearty; the hospitalityn VIII
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cordial and sincere. There Waen VIZ
whose eye was more steady ing VIII
along the sights of a rifle than ing
in the face of a stranger, but there
no less interesting for that.
A little later, when we had 4 II
seemed like waste of time to S The
moon was at the full or near ind
shed its light over the great of ~
/ timber to the north and east Wtlet
or hindrance. To the west, andhe
bank of the Union, the dismal Ian
owl was plainly heard, and the Five M,
song of the whip poor-Will waear a.
that drew the curtain aside toain Fj.,,
| if might see him. On
/ 1t was then that under the 1ht starr
/ / saw the little church, hardly lite rom
completed. | knew somethin9lat Al,
it had cost these people; litttry hrf,
! little, of the skill that had bed in 9,,,.n
gathering mite from the strMho H., =
CHANGED there, of the plays actscal ~ ~
talent in the school house abothe oHnPl
suppers given by the ladies, a ire ea' 5
most in these good works, otoil 'ii ~
and discouragements and at lastm- II
pletion, of which they are justly st u I
] a l.f. &c !