Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-04
EAST LAMoINE AGAIN.
Various 'sorgies'' In the "Good Old
Summer Time''.


pass quickly and summer to come again so
that, like the birds, they may fly OF TO the
| green and leafy spots they love best.
| The various summer resorts receive their
share. but none absorb more enthusiastic
crowds, win venture to say, than dear
old Maine.
Belonging to the latter class, renewed
my acquaintance this summer with my
| good friends Of East Lamoine. The same
| familiar faces met me with broad smiles
and hospita BILE ''glad you came again. so
| different from what You experience in the
city you have left. Why, to merely meet
these honest, straightforward, old
fashioned people is a restful vacation In
itself--a benediction, as 1t were. And
| then what blessed am privileged loca-
tion Lamoine enioysi Eden in front, Jor-
dams river TO the right, with the land of
the Latter Day Saints in the reari
Without appearing invidions, cannot
help saying that Lsmoine is lucky in pos
sessing one citizen who does more (while
| perhaps not intending itl to popularize
that charming place than does any other,
especially where all are doing the same
''Smith" is a familiar name the world over,
bat ''Bloom" is perennial. Almost the
first words that saluted us as we entered
the "burgn were: "weIl, we've been
waiting and wsitingi" CHANGING in the
direction of the voice we beheld ''Bloom"
on the piazza OF his bungalow waving as
cheerful salute; next a hearty handciasp
and then a renewal OF the plans and
devices where we left OFF last summer.
Capt. Luther Fitzpatrick and his truly
estimabie wife and mother we found well
and CHEEKY; the farm was in fine condition
/ and the crops promising, while the scenery
was such that one travels a long way TO
see--I will not say its superior, but rather
| its equal. Every hour almost brought a
! familiar face, and all had the same express
| sion, and each one said: 81 am glad to
see you" and the best part of all was, !
( believe they meant it,
! But II the weary sci" who goes to the
country fancies he is to enjoy an entirely
| Sybarite existence, he is mistaken, espec-
| tally II ''Bloom' is present. There being
number of others nice, agreeable people
( soiourning at the aforementioned home
/ stead, the FIRST number ON the programme
| was no less than the decentralization OF
/ Mt. Desert island, and accordingly one
morning, to the number OF ten, we embark
ed in power boat, and after passing the
i various coves and inlets, including Bar
| Harbor, we continued to Seal Hnrbor,
where we dined then onward till, when of
Goose Cove, we realized that II we hoped
to pass the bridge at the ''narrows" we
must increase our speed as the tide was
ebbing. But, alas! the craft had not the
4 speed, and II was dark when we came
! within mile oithe bridge and got caught
I in the eelgrass. Here we remained for
| four hours, or until the tide flowed, when
we proceeded, reaching home about mid
night. However, we were satisfied that
we had had great days fun.
| The next in order came a elambake al
5resoo, with Mrs. Hattie f. Gilpatriek as
| generous caterer and s'Bloom" charge
d'dFdires. To see the latter, pitchtork in
hand, advancing with marked intrepidity
| upon the smoking mound of hot stones,
In which, swathed in seaweed cerements,
the innocent clans were emmolated. was
| truly an inspiring sight. Whether he best
assumed the roles OF Pluto or Neptune IL
were hard to say. Meanwhile the ladies',
seated on rocks, some al Roman tYieii-
| mum, gazed admiringly at his efforts,
while one other lady whetted her appetite
I by practicing the cavalry sabre exercise
| with good-sixed sapling. Everything
ready, we fell to; and such a elatterl
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or the breaking of teeth, no one cared;
like a storming party, each one meant to
ado or die. But everything must end,
and so with the cismbake.
| Next in order came the Hodgkins family
reunion at Marlboro, which was truly a
pleasurable experience. On point over
looking the bay, within full view OF Bar
Hsrbor, q large tent was pitched. Here
| the principal exercises were held, chief
among which was singing from Father
kemp's hymn book; and ii was singing
such as does ones heart good to hear, for
each song vss sung with a vim and feryor
that carried the notes almost across the
bay. But the tenderest memories were
aroused by the singing of 1.-THE Pines of
Maine" as duet by two ladies, as readily
could be seen in the faces OF all.
The following day we were 'sbookedn for
q picnic a Catnip Island. Had we be-
lohged to the feline ''sect, ;" such locality
would have had an ideal sound; but as il
turned out there was more mosquito-n min
than catnip. While the joys OF the oc-
casion were many, perhaps the means OF
getting there were not the least. Some,
under convoy of Admiral Rodney Smith,
went by sea, but others in good old hay
rack craft commanded by Capt Luther.
took their way by land, and were not
subjected to the fearful apprehensions
entertained by those OF Admiral Rods
squsdrs~, which encountered whale lat
least they said sol ON their return. We
heard afterward that grampus was seen
/ chasing herring in the bay. and ms that