. Maine in history and romance. The Ferry. Avery House, North Castine The Ferry, a Story of 1812 By MARGARET NILES W^^^M OME DAY when time hangs heavy on your hands andl(V^J^O>ig ^^^y f^ becomes irksome, come with me for a little tripV^^ll^^ into the country and I will tell you of an old-timej//^^^^<^ romance and C!s-_^ First we will buy a ticket on the Maine Central for Bangor and, after we get to B , we will change cars to a little branch road, running down by the side of the Penobscot River, to Bucksport,but we are not going quite as far as that. In due time, the brakeman
. Maine in history and romance. The Ferry. Avery House, North Castine The Ferry, a Story of 1812 By MARGARET NILES W^^^M OME DAY when time hangs heavy on your hands andl(V^J^O>ig ^^^y f^ becomes irksome, come with me for a little tripV^^ll^^ into the country and I will tell you of an old-timej//^^^^<^ romance and C!s-_^ First we will buy a ticket on the Maine Central for Bangor and, after we get to B , we will change cars to a little branch road, running down by the side of the Penobscot River, to Bucksport,but we are not going quite as far as that. In due time, the brakemancalls out, in a lusty voice, Bucksport Center, Winterport Ferry, andwe find ourselves standing on a wooden platform near the station andin the dim distance we see a few houses. A cheery voice comes out of the twilight asking, Are you goingacross to-night? We reply in the affirmative. So, taking our bags forus, our guide starts down a very long, steep hill. We stumble after asbest we can, sometimes our feet are in a rut and sometimes on hi
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