Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-06-07
THE DEVILS OWN TOWN.
So Say the Legends OF Eastport-A
Good Story Anyhow.

Good story Anyhow.
| a great. many years ago, In bowling
| storm, the devil took possession Of East
port. Me. stamping his seal upon it.
where 1t can be seen TO this day--the print
| OF a great cloven foot, struck deep into
| the rocks that skiit its western boundary,
says veracious writer In the Providence
Journal. SO say the old inhabitants, and
so say the few remaining Of the Penobscot
| Indian tribe that hover about the town.
The point wh,re the cloven hoof is t be
| seen Is spot of fearful curiosity, devou,-
| by shunued after nightfall, aod st1rc. Of
the later appearance OF the foul ficud are
| rife. Eastport Is situated on tiny island
in Passamaquoddy Bay. aud il Maiue's
most eastern town and hence the most
eastern town OF the United States.
The devil entered the island from the
western side, the villagers say. and climbed
the tall sand cliff to overlook his new pos
/ session. Just at the foot Of the elf lies
the mark Of the huge cloven foot. cut into
the r1ck--a great inden,stion AZ smooth
as though cut with a chlsel. and parted
like cows hoof. The children point it
out from the top Of the elf; hut even the
reddish Irish dulce which grow : around ii,
and which they dry aud eat like clBdy.
viii not tempt them nearer
II Il said that the cloven ~ t 1. always
dry-tha. 1t never fills with water hen
the tide covers the rocks. arl that that
one spot remains dry while ail the rocks
around are wet. la storm The old fish
eFmen say. the iudeniatiou sntues with
phosphorrSccnce. aud they say that once
70 winter gale. when 4 Canadian craft
was wrecked at that pOiat TIE beach
patrol saw the nend himself sitting on
that spot IN the flashes II liEltning
One uf Eastport's inhabitants upbn
whom the Evil one left his mark. j. man
of German extraction. by name Henry
schmidt, now one Of the younger business
men of the town. A. the younger of two
boys he li.ct with his mother IN 4 low.
lying house On the outskirts Of thc vlllagr
ihe father was much of the tiul- Al sea
One night 10 the sccomp animvnt Of
lightning and crashes of thurIer, fear
fui storm came Down on the land The
older boy Sept IN irnndle bed. wh.ch VA,
pushed In Inder the larger, on which lay
hpu>.' was crszily huil, and creaked sui
Zr"snrd Ut der the gusts Of wind The
children woke. and 20 ~uothe the older and
It'll Tie crying Of the younger child the
mother began grooming one of We quaint
-iumber spills which ahpund in the neigh
hafhpuI
A. -he Sang with The little 4ue ID Ltr
arms, 'hHre came single frig tul crs>h,
~uddcn sense Of uahear2blc ~ufoca,iug
weight on her chest and the ~ n,hcr knew
no mprr. When ~hc rrcavrrtI hrr -r1.,.-
the woman found both her chtls'rrn quietly
e. u snd app4r-uuy uuhlr' inu, scrn~.
the breA-t ~ Ghe little iirulv VA WHAT
~t.nl~si q Welt ~ 'hr width pl \ mans
hhG"r. aud forming a cr-yice IN The hr.A.
q, though mtdc by -nurIhuu- pressure.
TIE mhtk ~t- n: rlnant >rarttt. ami
form 8 thr exact outline u = c.pyrn haof
lienfg Nchm'di j. alive aud u Ea-tpn-t
today, atd T. uow grown - manhood. blt
the ,Gu, hkc the fiery hoof marx uf
sigart.g COW. Is sill on his breast
Bu' while IN this ca. the devil vas
fuIlt td. in uth,r- he Ia, been lnnre success
fu., numerous legend. OF The tpwn
testify. one ofthe most unCannv Of these
j. The strange account Of 'ihc La-ky
child" which forms part the un.
written history of the island.
.,,Itt.in tsS.n,rrnr,,n .ho a,png aspgg'rrF
board ~hauiN At the edge Of the fosr
had ,,.t Am stI,r ~. 'h,r,h ~ h,r.'-,
rlftt, prr,-,h, c,., IL .r i,f.rr
was uo'ci through The vilag, fpr tnrDr
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