The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-30

The most frequent remark heard on this creaking 'jammer carrying 21 city slickers and crew of four up the Maine coast is, This life makes you appreciate home forever" :"
 The desire for the snug warmth of that cosy white cottage on the hill becomes an aching one, partlc- ularly when you grope your way at 4 o'clock in the morning through the inky, soggy darkness toward the fore hatch someone has ironlc- ally inscribed powder room,' With a northeaster knocking you south by southwest all over the deck and an icy, pelting rain peppering your painfully sunburned face. Ditto for bedtime when you try to make yourself comfortabl bic on the canvas upper bunk as concave as the Naug- atuck Valley at Beacon Falls.
 But however unpleasant these episodes may be- halyeon days filled with sunny sailing over the azure blue waters, beautiful scenery, and pleasant companionship, more than compensate.
 SIlckerS GO Ashore
 The coast here is so beautiful ano fascinating. every daylight hour k spent simply lolling in the sun ane watching the heavenly panorama pass by. The Sapphire waters o1 Penobscot, Blue Hill and French mans Bay are dotted with thous- ands of spruce-covered, rock rim med islands. Here and there stands lighthouse and the keeper sprawling home-spanklng Whit against the green.
 Every night before dusk doWi goes the anchor in some picture esoue little harbor. and the Cit, slickers take off in dories to seel out a beer emporium, tof which th' dry state of Maine offers very feW) a movie, or a country dance featur ing the Virginia Reel and Lady O 1 the Lake.
 These cruises seem to attract tn urbanites who harbor a yen 10 rugged individualism. An unqueS tionably. life aboard these two masted 9O-foot Schooners, unchang ed since the days they carried car go along the Atlantic coast and U the West Indies, provides the acl test.
 No later than 6:3o A. M, tn lusty voice of the mate instruct YOU to Rise and Shine. The frs few mornings the passengers tax it literally and do their best, ou it is sad performance.
 Ravenous Appetites
 Sleepy. beady eyes set ln sun burned faces radiating various hue of mauve, purples, and burgand appear from each hatch, and thel some five minutes later the remalnd CT of the languid forms emerge.
 The toilet is done on deck Wltl the whole company present. Wit the temperature lowering around 6l no one ever washes more southerl than the jaWbone.
 A ravenous appetite catlpults al showing, impatient pack e wolves, mostly professional peopl back there" down to tables over flowing with fruit. cereals, eggs an fapiacks, and steamlng pots o coffee.
 Though there is little activity ol board among the passengers eX cept hoisting sails or assisting "ltl the dish washing, yet hunger pang begin to make themselves felt hour before a meal. Two minutes ate the cook has left the ice chest brave soul nonchallantly walks pas the galley hatch to ascertain Wha the next meal is going to bring That is the most exciting news the day. No one ever talks aoou life back there :,
 And there is not an iota of doub they exercise to the utmost tha rugged individualism they hay read about or so long dreame about. It's every man for hlmsel on board the good ship Enterprise Yesterday morning-a rainy one during a game of penny ante III tn galley. I whlsked my hand throug my hair. Suddenly my third flnge felt as if it were being shot wit million volts.
 Nobody Looked
 Since every soul must be the tru Spartan to command respect, declared in a slightly trembling bu certainly controlled voice: Some thing terrible has happened to m finger. It's full of pain-hurts righ up to my heart No one looked u from his cards.
 The excruciating pain couple with the perplexity of its sourc brought on near insanity. Crampe like a sardine at the table, at tempted to massage it under tn board, but this procedure offere no relief Finally I could not re tain myself and committed the un pardonable. Yelling like coyot' announced I was in great pal and could endure it no longer. The doctor from Boston, Withou looking up from what appeare to be a flush, said calmly: "Of don't worry about it. A hornet stun you. saw it in your hair whe we were on deck" That was tw hours ago, and I had already los a dollar in this game in which you be hung if you attempted to rais |A more than penny