The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-25

one of the houses and splashed about in
the water; and the peaceful scene was
so homelike that could almost imagine
that We were on the banks of our Passag-
assawaukeag river at home. T. had
been here several times on his fishing
trips with Mr.. Clement, and enjoyed my
surprise. On the way back to the high
way through the narrow woods road my
steps were pretty high and pretty quick,
for some sort of a rafting sound cam
from the swampy land on one side; but 7.
laughed at my fears, told me it was
''some kind of frog and finally threw
after me piece of black rubber bicycle
tire which lay in the path. Ah-hum!
well we reached the main road pref
ty soon after that-or at least l did. T.
had splendid bird book along on this
expedition and enjoyed himself accord
ingly, and we found Georgia serenely
awaiting US, having been entertained by
her book, the beauty of the scenery and
the passing automobiles, which on this
road are constantly going and coming.
And now my letter is growing too long.
There are so many things left to tell
you of those pleasant evenings at the
Clement cottage, where ''strangers in a
strange land" we three, yet find and
feel the spirit of ''home" in its truest
sense. Of our evenings at the ''mov-
ies," our shorter walks on Beach street,
where we listen to the music and see ''all
the people all the time"-of life at the
Uespland and Ridgewood, which are both
we'll filled and very gay-but all these
things must be reserved for another
time.
We have Eeen fortunate, as we were
last year, in seeing many home faces
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Curtis and
Mr.. Curtis mother are spending the win
ter in Enterprise, Florida, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Blanchard, who are at George
town, Fla, motored to Daytona recently
and called upon Georgia and the Glenn
ents. These people are all from Sears
port and had the pleasure of meeting
them. Mr. R. A. Peavey stopped at the
Ridgewood for few days with his moth
err and sister, and l received calls from
them. Miss Brown of Boston, who is a
friend of Mrs. Robert P. Chase, and visits
her in Belfast, is at the Clarendon and
came over to call on me one day. An
other day l received delightful call
from Mrs. George Bosom of Boston,
who, with her mother, is staying here at
the Prince George. Mrs. Bosom is a
cousin of Elmer Sherman. and as Miss
Fisher often visited her Belfast friends
during my school days. We accordingly
found many things to talk about. Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Clement arrived this
week and, am glad to say, are stopping
at the ..Despland. l am hoping to see
other faces from home before the sea-
son closes. A recent letter from Mrs.
Frederick informs me, much to my re-
greet, that after a trip to Cuba they will
return to St. Augustine instead of stay
ing in Daytona, but even so l am hoping
to see them as they pass through.
People here are looking forward to the
base ball games IN March, when the
Brooklyn team comes for practice; but
Gin spite of all temptations to belong to
other natlons"-in spite of all that is
beautiful in Daytona-I think that each
separate "Maniac" among US is secretly
counting on calendars and on his fingers
the days that will elapse before it is time
to return to our own dear State of Maine.
R. T. NEWELL.
Daytona, Fla, Feb. II, 1915.