Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-06-06

those monarchs of the forest, seemingly
impaticntiy waiting for man to invite
them TO stand on the keelsons OF the ships
OF commerce, and walk the ocean. DEFY
ing its storm, rs they have for centuries
defied the blasts of winter.
This must have been happy hunt
ing ground for our dusky- SIX inned
brother, With the woods full OF moose and
deer, bears, foxes, wildcats and wolves.
Here be could bend his oak bow and empty
bis culver OF arro~s In exciting chase
from the rising Of tine sun to its setting,
and at night lie do.n upon his bear-skin
before his FIRE, free from worry that comes
to one who is a lively competitor in BUSH
ness; free from grafters; free from taxes;
free from many responsibilities, ii may
be, coming to any OF US In this our day.
There was, no doubt, great abundance
OF fish in this river as in all the rivers OF
Maine nj that time, and think can see
how, as Indians padded their birch bark
canoes along the shores, they many times
drove fish agronnz or into shallow pools,
to tho great delight OF little boys and
girls. And seafowl must have been so
plentiful as TO make one feel, instead OF
going up the river occasionally, he was
going on dozen, all the time.
What say here, describing particular
locality in our. native State, will, pre-
sumo, in general way ut many another
waterway and land view ON shores of
Maine, and no doubt you have seen much
of the same things as /, and carried them
in your mind and heart all the years of
your absence from the old home--your old
home in the good old Pine Tree State.
Aud, in memory, you have looked in
upon the old home and its surroundings
hundreds of times, turned things over
and around, and arranged them In hun
dred different ways, and viewed them I'M
der the light Of your varied experiences
In life then aud since, mixing your own
individuality with them-speaking of each
one Of you separateiy--to see what new
shadings OF eolors could be obtained, and
how the lessons drawn from your musings
and study might be applied TO your Life
now with profit.
Yoa have never lost sight Of your old
home. You never can lose sight of 1t,
wander where you wall. There was made
an impression on sensitive feelings of
your youthful self which you must
carry with you through life.
Well, the place had chosen for my pic
mic was among the scenes OF my youth,
here in Skiliings river. Peck's point
pcnetrates this river from its east bank,
should say, nearly one-third OF the dis
tance across to the opposite shore, and
causes strong current at half tide, run
ming in or out.
The point is ledge and pebbles. In an
early day, a man by the name OF Peck had
a store there, carrying stock OF general
merchandise to supply little settlements
around the bay. l can see how Mr.. Peck
may have selected this place in which to
do business because OF its centrality. IL
must have been very handy, especially for
people to come TO il in boats; and at that
time most of the inhabitants lived very
near the shore, and travelled by water.
There have been very great changes in
and around Frenchman's bay since that
early day, yet Pecks point holds Its CEN
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