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MR. EBEN HOLMES OF EASTPORT.

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BELIEVE I'm up ~ainst it, when I tr,V to fix in rhyme, The acth'ities of these Eastport men, who hustle all the time:Who, like Holmes, ship lumber southward in their coastwise barkentines And ta.lm certain time from lumber and devote it to sardines. Thinl' years he's been a working, with a deal of honest toil, To extend the ready marlrets of the little fish in oil; Till his Dalne is known and honored where the can-opener's to be found 'Which, I hardly need to mention is the whole wide earth around. I said "I'm up against it when I try to fix in rhyme, The bUSiness of these Eastport nlen who hustle all the time," But I have one line in meter that I really want to use To set forth friend Holmes's business, in the way or boots and shoes. Four years, he's been a hustling in a most successful way, Building" up a ~owing" business-more pro,a'l'essive every dayAnd in real estate he's active; knows the price of cornel' lots, Pushes hard for Eastport's business-Board of 'l'I'ade and other sorts And in every way, an active and progressive business man '\\'no, for old Eastport's wealth and prog'l 'ess, will do everything" he can.

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