Portland Monthly Magazine October 1990

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AhandymaninHoustonchoosesatoolfromhisSears’catalog...amother inKansasCitycooksdinnerfromarecipeinGood Housekeeping...anoil riggerinAlaskafindsoutaboutthelatestmiddleeastconflictinthepages ofNewsweek...and anavidfaninNewJerseyanalyzestheprospectsof ourOlympicrowingteamwithhelpfromthepagesofSportsIllustrated.

Whatallthesepeoplearoundthecountryhaveincommonisalittlepiece ofBucksport,Maine—heldrightintheirhands.

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Our 1,200 employees and four paper machines produce almost 450,000 tonsofpaperayear,continuingtheinnovationsthathavemadeusleaders inlightweight,coatedpaperproduction.

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Feelthepaperthispageisprint¬ edon.Feelthenationalquality,the snapandthebrightness,theopacityand weightofarealpieceofmagazine paper.ThispaperiscalledMaineweb, namedforourownstate,andit’smade inMaineattheChampionPaperMillin Bucksport,thesameMainepaperthat youfeelinthepagesofSportsIllus¬ trated,Time,BusinessWeek,Glamour, Mademoiselle,BetterHomes&Gar¬ dens,Cosmopolitan,andFamilyCircle.

Thisqualityproductissomething thatgenerationsofpeoplewhohave grownupinBucksportcanshowyou withpride.

LocatedonthePenobscot,theBucks¬ portChampionMillsitsdramatically

acrosstheriverfromFortKnoxandthe memorable Bucksport suspension bridge,amidbreathtakingscenery.

Everything seems giant here in Bucksport,PaulBunyanesquebutwitha quietdignity.

Lookingdownfromthebridge,you seethetownshipwaybelow,white spiressprinkledalongthelivingriver.

Butmostofall,it’sthescaleofthe millandtheindustryofthepeoplewho giveitlifethatimpresses.Touringit withChampionexecutiveBryanBrady, weseefourpapermachines,eachas longasafootballfield.Agroupofbusi¬ nesspeopledartsinformationintoa corridor,likeaschooloffish.

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Themill’sconnectionwithmaga¬ zinesisthestrongestanywhere.Infact, itwasownedbyTimeInc.in1946.

Thankstoa"helluvagoodworkforce of 1,200,” the mill makes almost 450,000tonsofpaperayearforaworld ofreaders.TheBucksportChampion millisoneoftheleadersinthepaper industryincreatingastate-of-the-art magazinepaperwhich,withrisingpos¬ tagerates,ismagicallypositioningthe millforthefuture.We’reproudtobe partofthatfuture.

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Glasscollector,you’reabouttolearnthatpassion, especiallywhenyou’rearoundantiqueglass,isa dangerousthing.

WalkslowlytoyourPortlandGlasscollectionand comparethephotosinthisarticlewiththepressed glassobjectsonyourshelf.Iftheymatchup,then, most assuredly,

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"It’saveryiffysubjectandaveryhot subjectamongoldercollectorsinthe statebecausetheybelievethatSwan and Dana’s book is gospel," says Lee-Jones, director of the Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics in Sebago, Maine. Frank H. Swan's book,PORTLAND GLASS,1949,isthedelight¬ ful,personablywrittenfoundationformostofthe commonly accepted patterns, photos, and de¬ signerdescriptionsusedforyearsbyMainecol¬ lectors.Swan’sownextensivecollectionwasthe centerpieceofthePortlandMuseumofArt’s1984 successful exhibition of glass that sparked a renewed surge of interest by new and old col¬ lectors.

Butwhat’sthis'iffiness’?

Thiscentraliffinessaroseabouttwoyearsago, whenJohnandElizabethWelkerofIvyLand,Pen¬ nsylvania, published PRESSED GLASS IN AMERICA, 1825-1925. Thatpublicationisan impressivelife’swork—larger,indisputablymore authoritative,and,darnit,morescientific, than Swan’s,anditsexhaustiveDataCompilationof Patternssectionpointedlyomitsmanypatterns that people have believed to be real Portland Glass.

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In1863,agroupofconfident businessmenledbyJ.B.Brown founded the Portland Glass Com¬ pany.Whyglass,andwhyonthe Portlandwaterfront?Coal.Early cityphotosshowabustlingwater¬ frontlinedwithcoalreserves broughtinbyaroughpackof local schooners, and enormous quantitiesofcoalwereneededto firetheglass.ThePortlandGlass Co.’s West Commercial Street locationwasstepsfrommoun¬ tainsofcoalbroughtinbythese schooners.Eventually,thisneed fordirectcoalsuppliesandlater naturalgasiswhathelpedthe PittsburghGlassCo.risetothe topintheglass-makingindustry.

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Compote. Pressed Glass. Scalloped Flute. Patented by J.S. Palmer, August 4, 1868. It was probably madeinafulllineof tablewares.

Examples of this pattern are not too frequently seen. This piece, and a goblet, graciously loaned, are on exhibition at The Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics, Sebago, Maine.

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FTERthefirst blushofoptim¬ ism,withprod¬ uctsample storesinBoston and New York, the company lastedforjust10years.In1867,a majorfirehitthecompanyand leveledthetwo-storyfactory. “Thoughquicklyrebuilt,”writes AileenAgnewinthesurveyshe wroteinhopesofconducting

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archaeologicalresearchonthe sitein1985,“...theGlassWorks neverfullyrecoveredfromthe blowofthefire.Mentionofthe factoryinthelocalnewspapers graduallyceaseduntil1874,when anoticeofbankruptcyappeared.’’ ContributingtothedemiseofPor¬ tlandGlasswasthefactthat

Above: Which one’s the imposter? Above: Celery Vase, Egg Cup and Relish. Pressed Glass. Loop and Dart with Round Ornament pattern. Design pat¬ entedbyWilliamO.Davis,May11,1869.Patternproducedinafulllineof tablewares. Mr. Davis, formerly with James B. Lyon & Co. of Pittsburgh, was at that time superintendent of The Portland Glass Co. Aha! The impos¬ ter!Similarbutnot PortlandGlassisthisEnglishButterDishCoverona carved wooden base. This background is stone wheel-engraved, instead of beingstippledtogivethefrostyappearance.AlsoinaLoopandDartwith Round Ornament, made by Molineaux, Webb & Co., Manchester, England, October 4, 1865. Courtesy of The Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics. Gifts to the museum from a Portland and Yarmouth resident.

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Above:TreeofLifePattern. Small (4-inch) Honey Dish. Photo by FrancisDiFalco.

landGlasswasthefactthat “Everymajoringredientofthe glasshadtobeshippedinfroma distantsource.Thesandcame from Western Massachusetts, the coalfromVirginiaorMaryland mostlikely,andtheclayforthe cruciblesfromEngland.Factories closertotheirsourceswouldhave hadagreatadvantage.”

Thesitestudyenvisionedby Aileen Agnew has never come to pass.Inspiteofanexcellentsur¬ vey,asmall($200-$500)grant (whichwaslaterreturned),andthe supportofthePortlandMuseumof Art(whichsponsoredthesurvey), Nancy Masterton, and Maine Sav¬ ingsBankofficials,theprogram stalledoutwhenthepresent ownersoftheland,MaineCentral Railroad,balkedatsiteapproval. Therailroadhasownedtheprop¬ ertysince1901.

“Ihearditwasaboutliabilities,” saysAgnew.“Therailroadcom¬ panywouldnotpermitsiteinspec¬ tion,letalonesubsurfaceexcava¬ tion,”presumablybecause hazardousmaterialscouldhave beenunearthed,creatinggreat expenseforremoval.Or,with manyrailroadtracksinplaceand “200carsontopofthem,”says Agnewofthesiteconditionin 1985-86.

Twohundredrailroadcars? “Lots."

They’ve since been removed, andthetrackshavebeentaken up.ColinPease,spokesmantor theRailroad,says“Iremember havingaconversationwithsome peopleatthe(MaineSavings) bankbackthen"aboutsitestudy approval,buthereadilyrepeats that"Liabilityissuesonrailroad landareawful,becauseweget suedbyeverybody.Idon’tknowif westillownthatland.We’vesold some.Weownalotoflandwestof theMillionDollarBridge,though, allthewaytoMerrillTerminal.We usedtoletrailroadbuffssigna releasetotakephotosthere,but nowwecan’tevendothat" becauseofliabilities.

WhatmightAileenAgnew’ssur¬ veydiscoverifitweregranted subsurfaceaccesstothesite,now thatrailroadcarsandtracksaren't impedingstudy?Whatcouldpos¬ siblybeleftoftheill-fatedPortland

Below:TreeofLifePattern ona Portland Glass Compote. Note “P. G. Co. PATENT” signature on base. Photograph by Francis DiFalco. From the collection of Josephine Hurd,asareallpiecesdepicted herethatarenotfromtheJones Gallery.Ms.Hurdisoneofthe state’spreeminentcollectors.

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singlelobsterinthewholestore. They'repoisonousonceyouget10 milesinland.”What’sNo.3?“Atie, betweenMooseandLoons."No.4 forMaineCottageIndustry?"Cats." No.5?"Puffins."Howaboutpine¬ cones?“Pineconesaredownthere withchickadees,aboutNo.8.”

It’sawholeworldofbuildinga betterhumantrap,andFoster-Wolf seesherclientsasawonderfulset ofsentimentalists,manyofwhom sharesomeofthequalitiesthat keepusallhereinthestateof Maine:“Ayearintotheirbusiness, theycangetintooverwhelm.They seeitasawaytomakemoney,but formost,themoneyissecondary. They'regenerallyoptimisticandpos¬ itivekindsofpeople(youdon’tbump intomanyblueberrygrouches,do you?),andtheyaresometimes unsophisticatedaboutthenutsand boltsofbusinessandcashflow.”

Hmmm.Isthatastrengthora weakness?

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MainewriterAnnGarvin,aformer stafferat Newsweek, wouldliketo introduceyoutofourCottageIndus¬ tryproductsandthebusinesspeople whobreatheoriginality,devotion, andexclusivityintothem:

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SylviaGarbiellivesina trailerinIndianTownship,the PassamaquoddyReservationin Princeton,Maine.Whenshewas sevenyearsold,hermotherandher grandmotherstartedteachingher basketmaking,beginningwithsmall 4-inchbasketscalledsehsonahkewoskil,whichmeans"littlebaskets thatmakethechildrencry.”"AndI didcry,”Sylvialaughs,“whenI couldn’tgeteverythingneat.”

Nowatage60,Sylviaweaves incalculablewisdomandskillinto herbasketry.Atage81,hermother, MaryGabriel,isstillweavingwith ancientNorthAmericantechnique. Shesaysshehassloweddown,but shewillcontinueaslongas possible.

Sylvia began with small 4-inch baskets calledsehsonahkewoskil, which means “littlebasketsthat make the children cry.”

Thebaskets,wovenofstripsof ashandbraidedsweetgrass,are originalanddecorativecreations knownas“fancybaskets."

HistoricallytheIndianwomen madethemfortheirownuse,but touristinterestinbuyingthem expandedthecraft.“Welearned fromeachother,”Sylviasays.The basketsrangeinpricefrom$40or $50to$200,dependingonsize.The Gabrielsmakesalesontheirown, andtheirbasketsaremarketed throughMaineGathering,in Camden. Museums and collectors countrywidehavepurchased Gabrielbaskets.

Howlongdoesittaketomakea basket?“Thatdependsontime available,”Sylviasays.“Perhaps

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SylviafearsthatPassamaquoddy basketmakingisadyingart.She saystheyoungpeoplearenotinter¬ estedinmasteringthisdemanding skill.BilingualSylvia,proudtobe partofthePssamaquoddytradition, says,“Ihavethoughtofgoingto workonabookaboutourlifeand cultureasIfeelthatpeoplecoming infromoutsidedonotseeitclearly enough.”

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EVENTS Theatre

Portland Stage Company-Humor, greatwriting andanexplorationoftheindividual’srelationship to society are common threads that link all six plays in the 1990-91 season at Portland Stage which opens October 30 atthePortlandPerform¬ ingArtsCenter,25AForestAvenue.Thesixplays are: Loot, byJoeOrton, October 30 to November 18, a wild and wicked, black-humored farce from Englandwithahilariouslyconvolutedplotinvolv¬ ing a stack of stolen money hidden in a coffin, twothieves,afuneral,anunscrupulousdetective and a displaced corpse. Outrageous and auda¬ cious,thisdeliciouslysavagesatireexposesthe ignoranceandbrutalitythatcanlurkbehindthe falsefacadeofsocialrespectability. A Man's A Man, by Mr. Bertolt Brecht, November 27 to December 16, tells the story of Galy Gay, an innocentlaborerwhosetsoutonemorningtobuy afish,meetsupwiththreesoldiersandisthen transformed into a “human fighting machine." Withsongs,slapstickandimpossiblecomiclogic, this fierce and funny comedy about war, mass society and individual identity, challenges our ideasaboutwhatdefinesaman. MissJulie, August Strindberg'snineteenth-centurymasterpiece, Jan¬ uary1toJanuary20, offersapowerfulviewof the sexually charged relationship between Miss Julie,anaristocraticyoungwoman,andJean,her father'sservant.Theplaytakesplaceonthefamily estate during Midsummer’s Eve, the time of the midnight sun. Amid the night’s drunken celebra¬ tion,MissJulieandJeanbeginaseductivedance whichbecomesadeadlystrugglebetweenindivid¬ ualdesiresandsocialtaboos. Lady Day at Emerson s Bar and Grill, byLanieRobertson, January 29toFebruary17, combines music and biogra¬ phy to give us a rare glimpse into the life and workofthegreatAmericanjazzsinger,BillieHoli¬ day.Theplay’isliberallylacedwiththedeeply felt,sultryandswingingsongsforwhichLadyDay is famous. The stage will be transformed into a South Philadelphia saloon where, only months before her death in 1959, Holiday sings such unforgettablesongsas“StrangeFruit,”“GodBless theChild,”and“Ain'tNobody’sBusinessIfIDo.” Mirandolina, by Carlo Goldoni, March 5 to March 24, revolves around the exploits of a younginnkeeper,Mirandolina.She'ssmart,snap¬ py,shrewdandirresistible.Everymanwhomeets herthinkshe’sinlovewithher.Theonlyexcep¬ tion is a misogynistic Baron, who Mirandolina takes on as a challenge. She strips away his defensesuntilhelosescontrolofhimself,reveal¬ ing a sexual energy and excitement which is far morethanshebargainedfor.Mirandolinareveals the odd foibles of the men who orbit around her-theirvanity,theirpaternalisticassumptions about women, and their drive for sexual posses¬ sion. In a sense, the play shows us how far we

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havenotyetcomeintheareasofhumanrelations andsexualstereotypes. Wolf at the Door, byErik Ehn, April19toApril28, isanextremelytouch¬ ingandtheatricallyexcitingpiecethatdealswitha family struggling to survive in an increasingly complex world. As with many families each mem¬ berisstrugglingtobecloseandtohelpsustain thefamilyunitwhilesimultaneouslypullingaway and trying to fulfill his or her own individual needs. Even when they're physically separated, they move in and out of each other's conscious¬ ness,boundtoeachotherbybothloveandguilt. Forticketscall774-0465.

Mad Horse Theatre Company-Zes Liaisons Dangereuses, by Christopher Hampton. Mad Horse turnsitsparticulartalentsandvisiononthefatal decadence of the French upper class in the last days of the Revolution. Through October 21. Speed the Plow, by David Mamet, plays November 22 to December 16. An inside view of Holly¬ wood's struggle between art and commercialism. Reckless, by Craig Lucas, plays February 7 to March 3. A comic, upside-down look at loss and hope. Tent Meeting, byLarryLarson,LeviLeeand RebeccaWackier,plays April4to28. Supernatu¬ raleventsonthereligiousrevivalcircuitcompela family to examine the boundaries between faith andfanaticism. A View From the Bridge, byArthur Miller,plays May 30 to June 23. Itistheclassic Americanplayofillicitpassionanddestiny.Per¬ formanceswillbeThursdaythroughSaturdayat8 p.m.; Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $14 and $10. Forreservations:MadHorseatP.O.Box9715-343, 985ForestAvenue,Portland04101.797-3338.

Portland Players-Thaxter Theater-The 60th Anniversary Season! The Players brings us The Fantasticks, October 5 to October 27. h longrunningOff-Broadwaymusicalcelebratingits40th anniversary. Steel Magnolias, November 30 to December 15, is an alternately hilarious and touchingplaywithacastofcolorful,comicaland vert'strong-willedladies. Xunsense. January 25 toFebruary’16. The score pulses with merriment and an unabashed desire to make you laugh. Comic interludes, paced at a break-neck speed willhaveeveryonerollingintheaisles. Broadway Bound, March22toApril13. From Neil Simon s acclaimed autobiographical trilogy, we find Eugene Morris Jerome-whom we met a couple of seasonsagoin Brighton Beach Memoirs-M grown upandreadytotackleBroadway.Boxoffice7997337.Curtainisat8p.m.,FridayandSaturday; 2:30p.m.onthefirstSunday;and~p.m.onSun¬ daysthereafter.

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For THE TWO YEARS that they weretoliveinthelighthouse, JackandColeenwouldhavehad notroubleagreeing,eventhelateryears whentheyagreedonsoverylittle,had been the happiest they had known together,ever.IthadbeenJack’spas¬ sion for driftwood-he made lamps of someofhisfinds-thatledthemtolive inthelighthouse.Theyhadbeenwalk¬ ingonthebeachnearitwhenanold manstruckupaconversation.Hewas retiring,hesaid,afterfiftyyearsofser¬ viceasthelighthousekeeper,andthey werelookingforacaretaker.

“Itisneverthesametwodaysina row,”theoldmansaid,“evenifitdo looklikeapeacefulshore.Itain’teven thesametwodaysinarow.”

Coleenhadvoiceddoubts,butsoon feltathomeinthecircularnest,builtof stonein1857.Therewerefewresponsi¬ bilities,asthelightwastotallyautomat¬ ed.Itwasherjobtoclimbuponcea weekandcleanthelensonthelight. Jackhadtomowahalfcircleoflawn, rake a gravel bed now and then, and keeptheAmericanflagflying.Other¬ wisetheywerefreeintheirlives.

Theylovedlookingoutfromtheirlittle apartment-thekitchenandsittingroom andtoiletthree-fourthsofthewayup thetower,andthebedroomoverhead. Gullswouldlandontherailingofthe outsidewalkway.

“Ijustmisssendingoutforpizza,” Coleensaid.Butsheknewshedidn’t missanythingmuch.Allthatshewanted was within reach, within the whitewashedwallsandthegreat panes of glass. Not only was theirlovesufficientforthem,it was as if some of its warmth had been beamed out by the beneficientmagiclanternabove them,cuttingthroughfog,sav¬ ingshipsfromtreacherous,hull¬ splittingrocks.ThoughColeen knewthe180.000candlepowerlighthad aconstancyofitsown,shelikedto thinkitbeamedsomethingoftheirlove outintothedarkness.Sometimesshe imaginedherselflightingthethousands ofcandles,oneatatime.

The mournful foghorn had become so

familiarthatJackandColeenforgot aboutitaltogether.Visitorsaskedhow theycouldstandit,buttheysaidthat compared to the cars and buses and othercitymachinery,theblastofthe foghorn was merely a part of the silence.“Ifinditaverypeacefulsound,” Coleensaid.“It’sasifit’sapartofus.”

Thecouplelikedtolietogetheron theirfluffedfeatherbedcenteredlike themattressoftheprincesswhoslept overapea.Wasn’tthatalsowithina tower, Coleen asked. Sometimes, she insisted,shecouldfeelthepeathrough thethicknessofthefeathermattress,a weddinggiftfromhermother.Coleen’s grandmotherhadbroughtitfromEng¬ landonthe Lusitania, on the voyage justbeforeitssinking.

Jackhadneverseensuchathing,a thicktravestyofthegreateiderdown covers he had sniffed in department storeswhenhismotherhadtuggedhim through,shoppingforafterChristmas bargains.ButColeenspokeofhowher grandmother had recalled the white ducksonthefarminSurrey.Itwasone ofColeen’sambitionstogotheresome¬ time and see the stupendously white descendantsofthoseveryducksthat hadgiventheirsoft,fluffyfeathersto hergrandmother.ShealsotoldJackthat shewassurethatsheherselfhadbeen conceivedonthefeathers.“It’sour nest,”shesaid,“andwepassiton.”

Their upper room in the tower was devotedentirelytothemattress,which Coleen rolled up when it was not in

use.Atnighttheylayunderthegreat diffusedlightroamingthewallsperiodi¬ cally,illuminatingthelittleroom.Andin thedaytimetheyoftenlayabout,joking andteasing,makinglove.Coleenhad putupasinglePicassoposter,andshe wouldgazeatiteverymorningwhile

Jackdescendedtothekitchenbelow. She was proud that her husband knew howtomakethetoast,frytheeggs,and sizzlethebacon.Shefeltlovedwhenhe broughtherthecoffee.Sheknewthat hewasoneinamillion,andshetold himso,andfrequently.

They had often laughed until they cried.Theydidn’tseethenewspaper everyday.Whentheydid,muchofthe newsstruckthemasbizarreandabsurd. Theywouldreadthestoriesoutloudto eachother,marvellingattheworld’s foolishness,andcongratulatingthem¬ selvesontheirtranscendence,theirexile from chaos. But even these serious remindersoftheirgoodfortuneturned intoclowninganddancingaround.They wouldtickleandpokeeachother,need¬ ingnothemebuttheirowninanity. Theytoldeachotherjokestheyhad learnedinthethirdgrade.Theysaton thebedlikehystericalchildren,knees againstknees,handsattheirnecks, caressing.Akisswasinevitable.They walkedaboutnaked,fortheyfeltthem¬ selvesathomeinEden.Larkingabout, Coleenwouldstepoutthelittledoorto thewalkwayandleanovertherailing, lettingherhairfallfree.“Hey,”she calleddown,“I’mRapunzel.Comeand savemefromthismonster.”Jackwould giveheraplayfulspank.“Amonsterhits harderthanthat,”heinsisted.

They were aware that anyone with binoculars could see them from the highwayspanningtheestuarialriver below.Buttheyhardlycared.Coleen would shout her indifference, dancing or leaning into the breezyair,graspingtherail.She wouldshoutintothevastair, greet the foghorns with mimic counterpoint,jumpuptoslapthe brassfixturesthatanchoredthe greatwobblinglightabovethem. Whentherewasfog,theycould hardlyseethebridgefromtheir headyperch.ThatspanoffrettedVicto¬ rianironworkstretchedgracefullyacross theriver.Atdawnitburnedlikesome¬ thing in a painting by Turner, the roseateairseemingtoswirlbehindit. Andatsunsetthebridgedriftedinto insubstantialshadows,disappearing,

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Thefirsttimetheyhadheardabout anyoneleapingfromthebridge,Jack hadbroughtthenewshomeasgossip,a merenewspaperitem,nothingtotake personally.ButColeenhad saddened, darkened with concern. Within days she wasovercomebythefeeling thatshehadsomehowfailed theyoungman.Thelightshadnotbeen brightenough.Sheclimbedupandpol¬ ishedthelensforanextrahour,speak¬ ingtothelight,damningit,reproaching itforfailure."Youdidn’tdoyourjob,” shesaid,asshemightsayittoachild. Ithadnothingtodowiththelight, Jacktoldher.Thesuicidehadsurely hadtroublesofhisown.Hehadalready madeuphismind.Heprobablydidn’t evennoticethelight.

“That’sjustit,"shesaid.“Hedidn’tsee it.Itwasn’tbrightenough.Andwhere werewe?”

“Wherewerewe?Hell,we’renotout heretorescueeverylostsoul.”

“Ijustcan’tbelievewhatyousaid,” shesaid,inangerandgrief.“Wewere oblivious,that’sthefactofit.Youand yourdamnedbeer.You’dsleepthrough anythingatall.”

“Itwasn’tourfault-don’tbesilly.”

Butshewouldn’tletJacktouchher. “Isn’ttheresomethingwecando?”she insisted.“There’llbeothers.”Jackhad nevernoticedthewrinklingofherfore¬ headthewayhedidnow.Shewasnot beautifulatallnow,furrowedwithcare.

“Youcan’tinterferewithpeople’sfree¬ dom,”Jacksaid.“Theycanjumpoffa bridgeiftheywantto.Thatguywas probablyatotalloony.”

“Don’ttalklikethat,”Coleensulked. “Hey,”Jackcriedoutinindignation, throwinghishandsout,“itwasn’tmy fault.”Butshedidn’tseemtohear.

WiththewarmthofSpringmorebirds cametotherailing,andthesquawking ofgullsbecameshrillandannoying. Coleenkeptthewindowsshutagainst them.Andtherewereothersuicides, twomoremen,thenawoman.

Jackwouldfindhiswifestaringtoward thebridge.Thefogclosingaroundthe cast-ironarchingoverheavylegsof pylonsseemedtobeobliteratingher

spirittoo.Darknessloomedcloser,and sheshuddered.Alow,mournfulmusic luredtheunwary,andalsotheblunt foghorns were just too wordless and obscuretogivewarningorsuccor.Jack knewhecouldnolongerhelp.Hehad offered his own cure, and it hadn’t worked.“Getup,movearound,doany¬ thing,”hehadadvised.Heknewhowto flingbadthoughtsoffhisownback,but hecouldn’tpluckthemfromColeen’s.

“Wedidn’teventrytohelp.”

Coleencouldnotforgiveherself.She hadsleptthroughtheirdesperate,fatal cries.Speculationhadplacedthetwo fishermenjustoutfromthelighthouse, notfarfromthecast-ironbridge.To Coleen,theymightaswellhavebeen clawing the tower windows. Both she and Jack had been deaf to theirdesperatepleas.

You’reDreaming,”HeSaid, “Go BacktoSleep.”

Hecouldnotdistracther,notwith words or touch. The lovemaking no longerworkedasdistraction.Therewas nomorelaughter,evenfeigned.

Onenighttheysleptafterafewbeers andalongconversationaboutthesui¬ cides.Jackhadpromisedher,asifhe hadmysticalpowers,thattherewould benomoredying,notfromthebridge.

Coleenwokelatertoathuddingsound againstthewall,asifarockhadbeen thrown.ShetuggedatJack’sarm.

“You’redreaming,”hesaid,“goback tosleep.”

Shewasonthevergeofsleepagain whensheheardanotherthud,alarger stone.Shewokeherhusband.Thistime they both sat up in bed and heard another,andyetanotherstonelobbed againstthewall.“Ican’timagine...”Jack said.“It’snotstormy.Ifitwasastorm, I’dsayitcouldberockstosseduphigh. Thepower’sphenomenal,thosetides. Whateveritwas,it’sgone.Bigbirds?”

“Itwastooloudforbirds,”shesaid.

“We must have imagined it.” Jack wouldsayanythingtogetbacktosleep.

Coleenlayawakeuntildawn,helpless againstthefearsclosingin.Thenext day’sradionewsexplainedthethudding sounds,notbyreferringtothem,butby reportingtwofatalitiesnearthebridge. Two inexperienced fishermen had waded out to a sandbar. When they turnedback,onlytodiscovertheswift incoming tide, they had desperately thrownstonesacolossaldistancetothe lighthouse,tryingtorousehelp.Atleast that’s what Coleen concluded, and Jack’sexplanationsthatnoonecould possiblyhavethrownstonessofardid notdissuadeher.

“Iheardit,andsodidyou,”shesaid.

“Ican’tstayhereanymore,” shesaid.

“Don’t be foolish,” Jack said.“Wehaveagoodhomehere.And wecan’taffordanythingelse.”

“You’rejustafraidofwork,”shesaid. “I’llgetajobifIhaveto.”

“That’snotthepoint,”hesaid.

“I’llstayonemoreweek,andthat’sit,” shesaid.“Youcanstayifyouwantto.”

“Youonlyneedadrink,”hesaid.“It won’thappenagain,I’msure.Andlook, there’snotagoddamthingwecandoto saveanybody.”

“Idon’twanttohearanymore,”she said.Hesawthatherlipswerepressed tightandpalelikehismother’swhen shehadbeenunreachable.

Yethemanagedtocalmherwithlove¬ makingaftersheassentedtothedrink. Butthentwonightslateranotherman jumpedfromthebridgeandsurvived.

Coleeninsistedongoingtothehospi¬ taltovisithim.Shecountedhisbroken bonesandtheyellowrosesstuckina walerpitcherbyhisbedside.Shetold Jack it was absurd that the man had denied any suicidal attempt. He had simplybeenovercome,hesaid,bythe urgetostophiscarmidwayacrossthe bridge,tojustgetoutandleapoverthe rail.Andthat'swhathehaddone.He couldoffernofurtherilluminationand confessednoinsolubleproblem.

“Youjusthavetotakehiswordforit,” Jacksaid.

“Hejustdoesn’twanttobearrested,” shesaid.“Suicide’sagainstthelaw.”

“Sowhydoyouthinkhetriedit?”

Shehad,itseemed,alsomemorized innumerable complaints about life, though the man had not voiced them. “He was very overworked,” she said. “Couldn’tyoufigurethatoutbywhathe said about his job? And that woman didn’tlovehim.Canyouimagine, yel¬ lowroses,whenshealmostlosthim?”

“Maybe unconsciously he wanted to jump...”Jackoffered.“Look,Honey,

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verylittleisknownaboutsuicide.What¬ evermostofthemknow,theytakewith themtothegrave.”

“Thinkofalltheoneswedon’teven knowabout,”shesaid.“Theyjumpto theirwaterygraves.Wherewereweon thosenights?”

“Coleen.”hebegged.

"Theytookonelookatourridiculous light.That’sthelastthingtheysaw.”

Sheheldtoherthreateneddeparture date,andJackwentwithher.Asthey droveacrossthebridge,Jackfeltthe sway beneath the car and he grasped thewheeltightly.Hewassurethatif they stopped to look back from the bridge,ashehadintended,hewould havethesamefeelingthathadover¬ come the man Coleen had seen in the hospital. He stopped only when they weresafelybeyondthebridge.Coleen stoodbesidehimonthetouristlookout. Thetidewasoutandthebridgelooked harmless,pewtergrayinmorning.

“ItlookslikeaHopperpainting,she said,thebridgeandourlighthouse.”

“Hopper would have left the bridge out,”Jacksaid.

“SowouldI,”Coleensaid.

“Wecouldstillchangeourminds,” Jackbegged.“Wehavetoignorethings wecan’thelp,whereverwelive.”

“Idon’teverwanttoseeitagain,”she said,andturnedherbackontheview.

But she was holding his arm. Jack thoughthewasluckythatshestillheld ontohimatall.

Foramonthhetookhertoadifferent movieeveryday,andathomehetried tojokeaboutgettingusedtotheirthreecorneredapartment’ssquaredcorners andrectangularrooms.Buttheynever laughedastheyhadintheirhigh,circu¬ larnest,rightnexttothelightthat beamed and searched with heartbeat regularitythroughthefog.

“Tohellwithit,”hesaid.

“Tohellwithwhat?”shesaid. “Withthelight.”

“Oh,thelight,”shesaid.“Atleastwe don’thavetoputupwiththat.”

Hesawthathehadsucceeded.Buthe foundacoldness,anemptinessinher eyes.Hebegantolivewithit,ashehad livedwithhismother’ssadnessandwith hischoreswhenhehadbeenaboyon anIndianafarm.

-David Ray

MaineArtists

IVEN THIS FACT, that there are now quite a few more than two dozen art galleriesinGreater Portland,it’ssomethingofasurpriseto realizethattherewerenoneaquartercentury ago when Tom Crotty opened theFrostGallery.Hewasthefirstand theonly.Nowcelebratinghissilver anniversary25thyear,Crottycannot onlyclaimseniority,butalso excellence.Onehasonlytoread theroster (seebox) ofthemore thansixtydistinguishedMaine artistswhoseworkshaveshown underCrotty’srooftorealizethat thisisamanwhohasmadeMaine arthislife’swork.Inmostcases theartistsfoundinFrostGully theirfirstsignificantaffiliation withagenuineMainegallery.

And when he talks about the commitmenttothestateandits artistshemakesitquiteclearthat hebelievesMaineismorethan justaprettyplaceforpainters. “Mainehasplayedabigrolein Americanartthatissecondto none,”saysthisslimandintensely single-mindedPortlandinstitution.“Dur¬ ingFrostGully’sfirstfifteenyears,the qualityoftheworkwepresented,the statureoftheartistswerepresented madethisoneofthefinestgalleriesout¬ side Manhattan. Over the years, we worked with some New York galleries toputtogetheranamazinggroupoftal¬ entedartists.Iguesswewereabout twentyyearsaheadofthetimes.”

Any gallery owner who speaks the truthwilltellyoutheartbusinessin Maineisnowaytomakeafastbuck. Justbreakingintoitevendemandsa greatdealofdedication,longhoursand buildingareputationforintegritythatis sustainedyearafteryearwithboththe artistsrepresentedandtheircollectors. PerhapsthefactthatTomCrottyisa respectedandtalentedartistaswellasa galleryownergiveshimanedge.Surely hisinvinciblereputationforintegrity grewoutofhisabilitytoseetheart worldfromapainter’sperspective. “I’msureIcouldhavedonebetter

financially,”hesays,"ifIhadgivenup allthegalleryheadachesandconcen¬ tratedonmyownwork.”Mostcritics, who have uniformly praised Crotty’s direct,rugged,andfinelystructured Mainelandscapes,wouldagree.Hehas neverhadaproblemfindingmarketsfor hisownpaintings.Buthehasdevoted muchofhistimetogettingcollectors interestedintheartworkcreatedbythe artistswhomherepresents.

Evenafteraquarterofacenturyof unflaggingeffort,TomCrottydoesnot think about slowing down. “I’m hell bentonmakingthisgalleryworkina seriousway.Ikeeptryingtodothebest job I know how to do. One of these days,thepeopleofMainewillrespondnotjusttotheFrostGully,ortoanysin¬ glegallery,buttotheconceptthat Maine,andespeciallythePortlandarea, isaplacewhereartistscangetthe recognition they have earned and deserve.That’sthehighpointwehave yettoreach.”

AndwhatdoesTomCrottythinkofthe currentartworld?“Somepeople,”he explainscarefully,“seemdeterminedto makeMaineacenterof‘leading-edge’ art.Butthisstaledoesn’thavetoreach for the new or the novel. This has alwaysbeenaplacewhereartistshave foundthemselvesandtheirinspiration. Maineispresenceenough.It’simportant torememberthatMaineartisabroad synthesisofworks,createdbyartists

whohaverespondedtothequalityof lifeandnatureinMaine-notmerelyart thatdepictsMainesubjects.Trulygreat Maine art is fresh, timeless, and remarkable,whilesteadfastlydeclining theseductionsoffadandfashion.”

TomCrottyshouldknow.Hisartand hisgalleryarewitnesstotwenty-five yearsofproof.

-JohnA'.Cole

Art Roster

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TheFrostGully

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NeilWelliver

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