The Republican journal., 1898-07-21
With Our Nova Scotia Cousins.


count of trip to Nova Scotia would be
ga Visit to the Bluenoses,' or Gin the
Land of Evangeine.' Frederick S. Coz
zins, author OF the delightful Sparrow
grass Papers, dear to the readers of the
old Knickerbocker Magazine. is perhaps
mainly responsible for the term Bluenoses
among the first of American tourists to
ACadia-not Arcadia-and his wise and
witty observations were summed up in a
charming little volume entitled ga Month
Among the Bluenoses, but long since
out of print. Would that we had a copy
now. On the present trip the questit II
was asked as to how or why the name was
applied, and some one suggested that it
| might have come from a certain variety OF
! potatoes that have cerulean hue. How
ever that may be, closer acquaintance has
convinced us that our friends over the
border are no small potatoes. The second
heading, ''In the Land of Evangeline, :"
ature and railway advertising; and in view
of the fraternal feelings felt and express
ed by the excursionists and those who SO
Hospitality entertained them, the term
cousins may well be used as caption to
these notes of most enjoyable visit.
The outlook at the beginning of the
trip was not very encouraging. Two of
the excursionists to Boothbay last sum
mer-ladies whose presence was as sun
shine-had closed their earthly pilgrim
age and gone home. Of the departed,
Mrs. H. X. Baker and Mrs. Z. S. Rowell,
the members of the Maine Press Associa
ton will ever cherish tender recollections.
Death has also taken from US genial Col.
Adams, who with his family had added
so much to the pleasure of these annual
outings. The veteran j. A. Holman of
Augusta, who had so often led off in sing
ing ''The Siege of Belle Isle, was conspic
uous by his absence. Then such royal
good fellows as Howard owen, George
Roweu and Kendall NJ. Dunbar, with
their better -halves-emphass on tile bet
ter, if you please-had undutifully re
manned at home. And there We're others.
But if any We're led to believe that the ex-
culsiou was destined to failure, they reok-
oued without C. w. Robbins. There is
only one Robbins, and he edits the Old
Town Enterprise, when he is at home.
But most Of the time he is off ON some ed
ituTial jaunt. to the Pacific coast, Mexico,
etc. and bids far to wear the laurels
once worn by Daniel Pratt, the &. A. T.,
which, for the benefit of the present gen
Grafton, should perhaps be interpreted as
the The Great American Traveller. - This,
however, is side issue. When it comes
to plotting an excursi N party, securing
the best rooms at hotels, the best fare
the lar(ler affords, and ensurn5 a general
good time, c. w Robbins is your man.
He should be elected manager n-chief of
the Maine Press Excursions for lite.
The party did not rendezvous at Water
Vile in sufficient numbers to crowd the
Elmwood. but the excursion to Kineo of
the Maine Fish and Game Association did
that while the early arrivals of tue press
party were enabled to call on friends in
Waterville and enjoy the beauties of that
pretty and enterprising city. Z. P. Mayo,
the hustling manager of the Turf, Farm
and Home, was found at his desk and
was robbed of a portion of his time by a
brother newspaper man. f. a. Hartman
was in Bath, where new member had
been added to the famlN-a son having
been born to Mr.. and Mrs Charles A.
HarIiman-but Mr.. Ed Wiggin was in
charge of the store, and as Belfast boy
gave his visitors a most cordial welcome.
The express train from Portland brought
some accessions to the eastern bound
tourists, and when fairly en- route the
party numbered thirty odd None of the
individuals were odd, however, and il
was very sociable company that occu-
pied the special car assigned us by the
Maine Central r. X, Co., as on July 18th
we sped On toward McAdam Junction,
and supper The supper awaited us on
arrival at the junction, and the fried
salmon and trout, broiled chops. wild
straw berries ard cream, etc, ETC., were
given preferred positions on the inside
We do not recall the name of the proprie-
tor or we should give him the top of the
column next reading matter.
OFF again for St John through the
gathe ring shades of night that kindly
veiied the monotonous panorama of
dead trees, brush and rocks and at last,
as the train went over the suspension
bridge, the lights on the shipping in the
harbor and the electric lights twinkling
on either shore proclaimed that we were
arriving at New Brunswicks principal
seaport. We landed in commodious,
we'll lighted station and were conducted
to the special electric car that was to con-
vey us to the hotels. On the way through
the station a lady of the party met and
recognized the clergyman who had mar
ri nd