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to his stall, and on the way back showed us the furnaces 

 and the machinery. He interested us with his apprecia- 

 tion of the mighty silent power. He said he often went 

 in alone, and watched it, and felt awed by the wonderful 

 working of each part, the perfect action of even the 

 minutest being essential to the whole. 



We were obliged to take an inside stateroom, but 

 found it very comfortable, and there was an opening 

 heavenward just large enough for us to see one star, 

 which told us the rain was over. We arose soon after 

 three to be sure of the sunrise, and were out on deck as 

 we stopped at Popham Beach, at the mouth of the Kenne- 

 bec River. The apples we bought on Atlantic avenue 

 were a timely refreshment, and the sail up the river, 

 with the sunrise, was ample compensation for our effort. 

 At five o'clock we landed at Bath, and Jerry's friend har- 

 nessed him for us, saying courteously, as he handed us 

 the reins, "Whenever you come this way again call for 

 the second mate." 



The drive through the main street of Bath at that early 

 hour was a decided contrast to our drive to the boat in 

 Boston. It seemed as if the morning was half spent, and 

 we could hardly realize that our waiting in the parlor of 

 the hotel was for a six o'clock breakfast. At our table 

 we recognized the faces of the bride and bridegroom, 

 whose path we crossed four times on our Bar Harbor trip 

 two years ago. 



After doing justice to that early feast, we went out 

 once more for a hand mirror, as we were tired of looking 

 cracked. Next door to the hotel we found one that just 



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