Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-11
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nat know just what your feelings
: .sout and toward old Maine. wish
ia wish 1could know just what 10
NV heart now about the old farm or
~ ~ ou came from. know how feel.
~, very kindly toward the old home
,'.,t,eft over forty years ago.
'D ~.,oe as you know, grew and grows
- man and tall pinss. Maine was my
..s,.,ool. 1 am ono Of those tall men.
NJ. grew big men, too; and you have
49, from them in stats and nation.
,.s,rx YOU will ind some Of her big men
.~srv stste, and wherever they are
80 lake active parts in what 10 going
:. they count for good. They are
soos,ructive fellow; mot destructive.
~S.v learned from the riss Of the hand
ike in Maine to lift, to roll along, TO
push, TO advance.
what learned In Maine have bssn able
- n.e here to advantage; II not In the
..me way, have hssn able TO apply the
...,nod to what had In hand to do.
sor,e Of the things that saw others do
!, Maine 1 have, with little practice,
made good use OF here.
Iloyed the scenery Of Old Maine whom
,iysd there. love TO think Of Il nov;
and do often. Her rugged coast. her
n~.utitul bays studded with island gems,
md her swift running Ftvsrs, charmed
~. v hen was . boy living ON one OF her
rocky farms.
I loved her towns, pretty villages and
rites. and visited many Of them In my
youth. was more acquainted with her
coast than far back from II. lived near
where they built ships and schooners and
ssberpen. uss the term fishermen for
vessels OF the failing business.
When boy Idslightsd bsing In ship
ysrd. There wss something In the click
Of the broadaxs and the ada used on
wood, the music from the calking iron
and anvil, that greatly enjoyed, and l
took great delight seeing the hull grow
from keel to rail, and spars put In their
places, and the ringers At work and I'M
ally the ship on the stocks complete with
.oId Glory" floating upon the breeze from
her topmast trucks. Such sight 10 not
only pretty; it's grand and inspiring.
Such sights fred my soul to become .
sailor. started out a. fisherman, nrst
IN a ANAL sailboat. . nssahbor boy and
myself the crew. ! was captain. and 20
was the other fellow. / IVES mate, and 90
was the other fellow. We nshsd on the
different fishing Rrounds In Freuchmau,s
bay. We caught paddock. bake and
msckerel. We canned In old fshhouses
On shore wherever night found Us, on
mainland or islaud.
Bar Harbor had one store and small
hotel when re were doing this. o, yes,
there was a bovliur-slley. and We used
to play in It some mot much, because We
couldn't spare the money. Later we
shipped in larger craft and went on ALL
summer voyages to the Bay-oi- Fundy.
And here we got the real experience OF .
fsherman's life, and returned home In
the fall, real pickiebscks, saited down for
keeps, as we supposed. Ours was to be
the sailors life. That's the way we
figured IL out,
However, We graduated from this In
about four years, and returned to land
again, deciding that the solid earth was
better for u than the loose Ioinrcd sea.
And 30 climbed many Of Maiue's hills,
only TO 20 down into her little valleys
again; and In memory I continue to do
tbese ,hings.
We and this southland pleasant to live
In, but We do NOT forsct desr old Maine.
We cannot forget hsr. We don't want to.
We left Maine with many misriyfnss and
many regrets. We did mot sail out Of her
harbors before propitious breexes. We
had contrary Wind often. and some mes
1t was dead ahead. II was hard getting
away from Names sbolteripp covea.
We are yerv grateful and riad for the
many blessinr. ve have reoe,ved here:
for the flowers strsvn along our psthway
in this land OF our adoption. We believe
that an unseen hand. in whom we have
abiding t.ith h.. - n. al, ~. ~.v mn 10
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