Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
V. Old Kettcrie.
vi. Backlog Stories.
VII. The Pleads of the PiScatauua.

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The narrative of the early voyagcrs-
thc Cab"tS. Gomez, Ingram, Pring
Smith and Weymouth, is told briefly
and well. The author then passes ID
'AcconlcnticuS' the Indian name fOl
IoId YORK. Those familiar with this
charming stretch of Maine coast will
appreciate tn" vividncSs and accuracy
|of his description of the physical feat
IRE" Of this beautiful section Of Maine
as vel as his sympathetic insight in
To its rich historic lore. Especially
Igraphic is the description Of that
quaint and interesting historic Old
lFtructurc, the York jail, which has
dcficd the tooth of time" to become
a prcscnt-day museum Of Interesting;
records and relics of the colonial pc
riod.
| In "Saddlc-bag Days" the authory
has drawn Il vivid picture of Colonial
life and customs. Especially interest
ing is his account Of the old blue
laws" in force at that period, includ
ing the witchcraft decisions that lcI
to the awful tragedies al Salem.
The Colonial life Of "D!d Kcttcric,"
IS depicted by Mr.. Sylvester with mss
| tcily skill. He carries us back again
to those tIrly days. We breathe then,
| atmoSphcrr ana I've again their simple
primitive life.
| IN "Hack-I"g Stories" Mr.. Sylvester.
| records a number Of sketches ana mar
rativ"s If the quaint ANA rugged char
actors. VIII" lived Pioneer life in ana
| about "O!d York"
| In 9TH" Pleads of the PiscataqIa"
he has chronicl"I the nldtimc romano;
of the Isles of Shoals.
| In this connection. coming down tp
more recent times, Mr.. sylvester give"
| Il graphic account uf the horrible muir
der Anncth ami Karen ChriStrnd,n.
two dcfcnscless women. on Smutty
Nose Island in 1873 by Louis Wagner
For this terrible crime Wagner WAS
subsequently tried, convicted, ana
hung.
1t is impossible in the limits of 4 brief
review to do Justice To Il work of this
character. The PEOPLE of Maine are
greatly indebted t. Mr. Sylvester for
the grand work he is doing in presorv-
ing 70 future generations the spirit
and the navor-thc ''romanccs' as he
calls thcm-of the early Colonial life on
the Maine Coast.
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There is an assured welcome for each |
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as the unique and attractive covers
~ivcn to the books Of Miss Nina
Rhoad@s cause them to be called. Rosa
mond is found in Richmond. Va. with
her good big brother. The latter.
however. cannot give her all the COM
fort that she needs in the trying hot
weather, and she goes to the seaside
cottage Of an uncle whose home is in
New York Here it is her good fortune
to find herself nciShbor to Gladys and
Joy. 50 we'll known in a previous book,
"The Little Girl Next Door" and after
some complications are Strengthened
out, bringing Rosamond's honesty and
kindness Of heart into prominence. all
are made very happy by many nice ,
things that seem to happen ut the same
time.
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The books of the "Phillips- Exeter i
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md educators for they are pure in tone t
md purpose. I
The heroes Of Mr.. Dudlcy'% books arr !
cal boys. not without faults, but sound !
1t heart and manly in character. |
Through the pages of the stories in I
which they figure breathes Il spirit of i
-iri" life healthy vigor. together {;
With scenes and associations that larry \
in atmosphere Of the strong and cOura- I
,cous rivalrics, which prove the met Z
L. of live boys in live schools. Out 1T /
uch rivalricS are born strong friend n
hips that outlivc the narrow limits Of =
chool experience to SWcctrn life with
hcrished memories. Mr.. Dudley
nows the environment Of lis stnri",
veil. and depicts them with graphic.
hough unrbtruSiVc. fidelity. Nothing
: permitted t. interrupt the natural I
movement of his narratives. and i'll this I
o a large extent is found the secret of c
heir charm. Il
IN this. his latest book. Mr.. Dudley ]
as given US a baseball story OF ar a
nrhinG interest. No man is better o
ualiiicd I" write of school and college
thlctics. and this book aside from the o
harm of its narrative might well n
crNc as practical treatise on the Il
r"at national game. &
with Mask and Mtt' continues the
inject of baseball. although very -
luch mere than merely q baseball
tory. and finds Phil Poole. the clever
Dung hero of Making the Nine" a dig
lilcd senior and the captain of the first
me. In the search for new PLAYERS a
romISinG pitcher from among the new
tud"ntS is soon brought into promj
cnc". while the fact is not recognized
nat he owes much of his success to the
uIet and consistent head work Of
mother new student who has come
rom the same school and has been hi,
htcher. The drifting of the former
id toward the fast set and the I'M
bIpncSS nf all