Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
Maine G0ssf|p|
The Early Hammock.

The Early Hammock
Between the trees the hammock swung.
And it was merry May:
-Ah, she was passing sweet. and young,
And il merry MAY,
He came and sat beside her there
Q, he was brave and she was fair
They swung all innocent Of care,
II was the merry May.
He held her trembling little hand.
O il was merry May:
He told her that he loved her, and
It was the merry May.
They swung there for an hour or two,
Forgetting zine as lovers do
His feet got numb. her nose got blue
1t was the merry May.
The hammock swung between the trees,
II was the merry May;
The leaflets tiuItered in the breeze,
For ii was merry May!
Their joints got stiff, their ears got red,
Those lovers now are sick abed,
For, rs has been distinctly said,
1t was the merry May
Chicago Times-Herald.
After today Gardiner will stop cele-
brating and take time to talk it all
over.
The first torpedo boat of the many
authorized by the last Congress will be
launched at Bath, Monday.
Reports from the splendid fishing at
the Belgrade ponds keep coming in,
and the fame Of that beautiful section
is spreading.
Biddeford managed to scare up
strike when all the rest of Maine was
too busy for such thing, but 1t was
quickly settled.
There is no fragrance sweeter and
purer than that of apple blossoms. but
Maine isn't getting so much of it, this
| spring, as it would like.
The editor Of the Rockland Courier
! Gazette can recall the time, not 50
very long ago, when a woman book
| keeper was considered a curious inno-
| walton in Rockland business circles
Now there are many such, and the city
| has besides a woman preacher, a
woman lawyer, woman barber and a
woman life insurance agent, and other
women too numerous to mention.
There is rejoicing in New Sweden
over the decision to build a railroad
through that town. 1t will not be many
years now in all probability, before all
the large towns of northern Aroostool
have connection with railroads, if. in
deed the trolley is not carrying passen-
gers over the old stage road from Carl
bou to Fort Kent
The Machias Union puts in a plea
for the celebration Of "Margaretta
day June y. This is the anniversary
Of the first naval battle of the revolu-
ton which occurred off Machias, and
| in which the Maine coast patriots came
off covered with glory.
The Colby boys painted Waterville
a brilliant shade of vermillion, Wednes-
day evening, and they were justified in
doing 50 for they had won famous base
ball victory. Colby knows how to cele-
brate, and it always goes at it in a
| wholesome way that it is an inspira-
| tAoI ~ NlllItSS. W never read OF 0lS-
graceful riots there as have been re
ported from the larger colleges of
! Brown, Princeton and Cornell, this
spring. The students. the faculty and
the toWnSpeople are in perfect har-
mony, and all join in for a good time
on these happy occasions. The Colby
team hasn't won the pennant, but il
has made good beginning and doesn't
propose to Quit.
There seems to have been some jr-
regularity in the playing of Pencil by
the BoWdoin team. The constitution
reads: mo man shall play more than
four years of college ball" and unfort-
unately for Bowdoin, Mr.. Pencil has
already served his time at the Lewis
Ton college. Because of this fact, Mr..
Downing. manager of the Maine team
stated Wednesday morning that he
should undoubtedly protest the game
which Bowdoin played OH the Univer-
slty campus. If this occurs Bowdoin
can do no less than retire GRACEFUL,
II she wishes to retain the reputation
which she has so long held for absolute
honor in athleteS.-Orono correspon-
dence of the Bangor Commercial.
| ANY DrOtfSt ia be affective. ,,,,,,+ H.