Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-03-14
A Letter From Maine.
CALAIS. Maze. March 8. 1906.

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persons living in ShepherdstOTn wander
either By sea or land" 10 that northern
portion Of the United States included in
the commonwealth Of Maine, where
Uncle Sans" territory Is lashed by
the waves Of the Atlantic and borders
on the American possessions of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria Feeling that
some Of the readers Of the REGISTER
would not object 10 reading short ze-
count Of q trip 70 me, 81 least, both
novel and interesting. l shall with no
further apology Try to give an account
Of nv Journey 90 the city Of Calais n
the State Of Maine Taking one Of the
3. & o. ROYAL Blue trains az Baltimore
for New York. one is impressed with
the fact that distance is no longer con-
sidered By the traveller, but that neigh
boring cities. though many miles apart,
are separated only bg very few hours
Of time. Arriving al New York about
O'Clock in the afternoon, and having IN
I'll ) o'clock 10 get over 10 the Grsnd
Central depot. where | would take train
for Boston. ! walked leisurely up town.
and before / realized | had plunged into
the great crush on Broadway. the prin-
cipai street Of the greatest modern city
on earth. | shall not attempt 10 de-
scribe Broadway with It's multitudes Of
people rushing on in one restless stream
its hundreds and thousands Of horses
carriages. draws. cars. swearing hack
men and nOtermen, all jumbled up in
one confused mass, being dlsentangied
one moment only 70 become worse mixed
I'D the next and more hOpelessly block
ing the street dropped into the store
Of the merchant prince, Charles Broad
way Rouss. and in few moments found
his store was even greater than II IS sd-
yertised 70 Be. and then after looking
for a moment al the great newspaper
buildings. | selected q car that would
take me a circuitOus route through the
tenement districts 20 the depot. In
passing through the tenement districts
Of New York one viii wonder hOwit can
be that 80 much wealth and such great
poverty can dwell within the gates Of
the same city. In passing through New
York one IS made certain Of the fact
that there are some things al least dirt
Ter than the politics either Of the lam
many Democrats or the Platt Repuoll-
cans. and that is the muddy streets |
made good use Of my eyes while IN New
York and left on the evening train Tor
Boston. the city Of colleges and baked
beans Remaining in Boston few days
visited many Of the old buildings we'll
known 70 the students Of history on &C.
count Of their connection with occur
rences during the Revolutionary War.
Old South Church and Faneuil Hall are
said TO remain as they were century
ago. and the dark, crumb bling grsvestones
still mark the resting-places OF the good
old Ouakers who died over century
ago and were buried in two graveyards
that have been undisturbed and are now
in the heart Of the city. Boston. besides
being a city with large foreign as vel!
as domestic trade. is the largest fish
market in the world. Standing on the
wharfs in the harbOr one can see hun
dreds Of fishing vessels, some unloading
their cargoes. which are hOisted by
ropes and pulleys IN large baskets from
the vessels 70 the scales where they are
weighed. then loaded by men with three
prOnged forks into carts and carted OF
10 the immense stOre-houses that are
standing close by; some Of these vessels
are lust coming in with their catch after
enduring for perhaps weeks the buffet
ing Of the waves, the sailors showing by
frozen hands and feet their suffering
from the blizzard Of February, while
other vessels have unlOaded, scrubbed
down their decks and are dropping one
by one out 10 sea 10 be consigned once
more 10 the mercy OF the treacherOus
waves, perhaps, as so often happens,
never TO see land again. To give some
idea Of the hardships and dangers en-
cOuntered by the fishermen along the
coast. let me say that Gloucester, Massa-
chusetts. sends each spring feet Of
over 10 vessels 10 the fishing grounds
Of the Atlantic. OF this number -
vessels are lost outright, while very few
ever return without having their flags
at half mast. showing that one or more
Of the sailors have been lost. The peO-
Die Of ShepherdstOwn hold memorial
services each year over the graves Of
their dead, while each year the people
Of Gloucester hold appropriate services
in memory Of their friends who have
found graves in the bottom Of the sea.
Having determined to make the re-
mainder Of my trip by water, and find
ing that the steamship New Brunswick
would sail on the morning Of February
2lst, | embarked on that vessel. which
weighed anchor at o'clock a. m. |
was not long In making the acquaint-
ance Of Captain Hillyard, the command
er Of the vessel. who had for forty years
been riding over salt water; Captain
Allen. the pilot; Mr.. Sandburn, the pur-
ser: Mr.. Loughs, the assistant purser;
and Mr.. Barnes, the steward; all Of
whom are kind-hearted and pleasant as
Let no ,Hf Of r. n N
tain Hillyard invited me up into the
pilot-hOuse 10 take view Of Boston
harbor as we dropped out 10 sea. &C
cepted the invitation and for some time
looked at the different places Of interest
that were pointed out. Presently | was
aware that my breakfast was not agree
ing with me, and thanking the captain
for his attention | withdrew from the
pilot-hOuse and went below 10 my state
room. As | started down the pilot
winked knowingly al the captain, who
smiled rather audibly and invited me TO
come up again. We had now gotten
fairly out to sea, the wind began to
blow gale, snow commenced falling
faster and thicker, the waves rolled
higher each time against the sides of
the vessel, and as they broke spread the
spray over the decks. The vessel creaked
and groaned. and was seasick. Gentle
reader. you may. in sowing your wild
oats have tarried long at the wine or
drank too many gin fixes, from which
YOU have thought you felt badly; you
may have with Johnny Jones and his
Sister Sue, tackled the peach of emerald
hue, and then got first-class case Of
cholera morbus, but in comparison to
seasickness you were only slightly in
disposed. We had rough passage from
Boston to Portland, Maine, and reached
that harbor about Z o'clock at night
Portland has a calm harbor and the YES
sci having been made fast to the wharf,
the captain waited until o'clock next
morning, hoping the wind would cease
and the seas go down. The supper bell
rang, and as had eaten no dinner and
had nothing left in me that | had eaten
for six months previous, | went down to