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away and golf clubs and tennis racquets were | away and golf clubs and tennis racquets were | ||
dusted off and placed ready for use in the hall closet. | dusted off and placed ready for use in the hall closet. The | ||
cool Maine summer was already well under way. | cool Maine summer was already well under way. | ||
The summer cottages had been opened and cleaned. | The summer cottages had been opened and cleaned. | ||
The boats scraped, repainted and put | The boats scraped, repainted and put | ||
in the water; lilacs bloomed in the | in the water; lilacs bloomed in the dooryards | ||
and | and shadblow by the roadside. From the | ||
reef below the light house the bell buoy rolled | reef below the light house the bell buoy rolled | ||
and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its | and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its | ||
warnings to the occasional freighter making | warnings to the occasional freighter making | ||
for Bangor or the yacht cruising | for Bangor or the yacht cruising | ||
the Bay, and striking the | the Bay, and striking the nostalgic hearts | ||
of the Castini summer colony with memories | of the Castini summer colony with memories | ||
of younger summers. | of younger past summers. | ||
In those days the summer colony was | In those days the summer colony was | ||
small and being established. Most people owned their houses | small and being established. Most people owned their houses | ||
and since many were ministers | and since many were ministers or university | ||
professors of limited means who had work to do in the holidays, | professors of limited means who had work to do in the holidays, | ||
social customs had remained simple. It | |||
was said that old | was said that old Mrs. Ames used to have Robert hitch | ||
up Brownie to the cart | up Brownie to the cart which in her black dress | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 16 July 2021
away and golf clubs and tennis racquets were dusted off and placed ready for use in the hall closet. The cool Maine summer was already well under way. The summer cottages had been opened and cleaned. The boats scraped, repainted and put in the water; lilacs bloomed in the dooryards and shadblow by the roadside. From the reef below the light house the bell buoy rolled and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its warnings to the occasional freighter making for Bangor or the yacht cruising the Bay, and striking the nostalgic hearts of the Castini summer colony with memories of younger past summers.
In those days the summer colony was small and being established. Most people owned their houses and since many were ministers or university professors of limited means who had work to do in the holidays, social customs had remained simple. It was said that old Mrs. Ames used to have Robert hitch up Brownie to the cart which in her black dress