The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-09-17
From tie PoriioHl transcript
TIE WRECKER'S DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLES p. ILLsLEY,

Save, where the bold, sca-hrL makes her home,
Her shrill cry coming through The sparkling foam.

No,ound but oceans roar,
Save, where the bold, sea-brd makes hcr nome,
hor s"''' CT! cunning '"'o"B''" ' ''"''s '''"'
THE scene to which we would Introduce the
reader il one in which nature exhibits herself III
her widest aspect. Far along, on either hand, as
the eye can reach, stretches bleak, rocky shore,
vhiicned BY the foam of the broad Atlantic, which
chalrs porpctunlly against it rough boundailcs,-
Here and there few suned pines, springlns up on
some head-Iand, and scattered patches Ofgrass, dry
and brown from the poverty of the soil, serve ralh-
or TO heighien than relieve the drearincss of the
scene. In clear weather, under the most favorable
circumstances the view is not one on which the
eve would delight to dwell; much less attractive is
it in the gloom of IL storm; when nothing is heard
but the hoarsc voice of the waves as they beat
against the governed shOre-thc strong rush of The
gale and the shrill cry Of the sca~hd nnsng with
the elemental uproar; and nothing seen but the
black sunken lodges that line at intervals the GU
tire coast
Amid such an unnyiting scene one would not
look for signs of human life, more especially ut the
period of which we write; and yet they are TO be
seen. A, one spot the shore abruptly rccedcs, in
denling the coast for some distance, forming deep
and rather broad cove, it sides lined with jagged
and PERCEPTIONS rocks, but the height terminating
in Il steep shingy beach, the apex OF which, OWN.
to the wash OF the sea, Is considerably higher Than
the main land. Close in shore the rocks on one
side of the cove jet out some distance, then falling
back at a sharp angle, snug little bay Il lomcd,
where, in the toughest wcalhcr,a small crat might
ride with safety. Leaving the shingles you pass
over n broad belt, composed OF tine white sand, ILL
tcrmiXed with innumerab'e shells, and enter on n
marshy patch OF some halI-do2cn acres, hcmmcd
in with huge rocky fragments, in the creyiccs and
along aside of which dwai tree may occasionally
be seen. standing in every possible attitude save n
perpendicular. Here and there dark, scrlggy bush
cs may be found entirely devoid of yerdue, though
the grccncss of summer should be abroad.
On this lOr'orn- looking spot where erected three
or iour hu's, i'll looking shnnles, hnllt orvarous
materials, the foundations beng Oh fragments OF
rocks Cumsily piled while the sides and roofs were
composed of plank and board, the dark stains and
paint on which, showed them TO be the fragments
of some vessel or vessels. The aspect oil these
dwellings was in perfect keeping with the scene IN
which they were placed. From the fish which
were spread out on rude la"cs, near most Oh Tie
huts. one would infer that the occupcnls were fish
crn,cn, This was, ostcnsby their ca ing in part
although glance at the inside Of the ,mbiiaion,
miuh, lead one TO Ear different conclusion. From
The roqrh unpromsing exterior, one would lOol,
for n corresponding Interior But instead Of scani
and rudcly made furniture a visitor would have
hccn surprised to find the apartments comfortably
furnished with oaile n show Of gentility. More
particularly was This the case in one of the huis,
which stood Il little apart fom the rest, IN more
choice situation if there could be choice in such
placc, and which appeared superior 10 the rest in
respect to lis size and appearance.
The pain,cd and panneIed double door wonld
first o,tact the Observers evidently "a
ken from the state room of some vessel. Entering
This he wouh be struck with the singular aspect
or,he rooms. all of them being finished and fur