Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-06

Ma. EpIroR AS you have recently given your
readers rather strong dose in the Presidents Message
which, to those who have peculiar taste ior fictitious
works. must have proved extremely nauseang, perhaps
"soe,hing else" which will tend to divert the stomach
if not the mind, may not amss, especially as it
will at least have the merit of truth in its favor;-so
here goes at venture.
Let me sect was on a tIme-No don't like that
Some time ago it is Of no calty consequence when,
was induced by the urgency Of friends lit may seem
strange that Lave frlends and by the promptngs Of
few unextingushed sparks Of latent curiosity to take
sail down Boston H1rbor" pls the "Boston Light
House" and those other beautiful works Of nature and
art which decorate the sceoe and or 90 Cape Cod
or that part of it called Gloucester about thirty miles
by sea from Boston.
1t was beautiful summer morning,-you can find
description of such mornings in the works of almost
any author,"a few of US" took passage IN the steam
er "Yach" and in due time arrived at our destination
1t had been great object in my mind to get sight
Of the "bue Atlantic to look upon the wide spread
waters where nothing should intervene to obstruct the
vision "as far the eye could reach and to sail over
INC DuHoI vi uSEp pue sed one Vi Lle BTeuLCSL
of Gods manifold wonders. OF course my eyes were
strained with eager gaze and my mind occupied with
thought, beheld for the first time this diversified
scene.
After our arrival in g., visited the views of an
cold Fort" old enough in appearance roaned about
the village awhile and spent tue remainder of the day
in making preparations for our fishing excursion, to
o4 y
having chartered small sail-boa and induced several
who "knew the ropes" TO accompany us, after storing
in the boat various cooking utensils, with fuel, fishing
tackle clans for bait and such other things, we fam
ced would contribute to enjoyment, we got aboard
and pushed off, determined to shave time" as Boston
folks say
We encountered a strong head wind in going out Of
harbor and had to make so many stacks" that was
eleven o'clock before we arrived at that part of the
,oaisr called fishing ground Here threw out &
small "kedge" to hold the boat while we caught fish
enough to make chotedsr. Owing to the accom-
modating spirit of the fish, we soon had enough
for dinner, with slot more of the sort" By this
time our stomachs began to dictate that it was time t
make landing our dinner would be so iashonably
late to make it uncomfortable Tor to wait for it,
We then hauled in our kedge and started for large
naked barren rock called "Norman's Vice." in conse
quence of a vessel once being wrecked upon it. Her
we landed our fish, fuel, cooking utensils, &C., ant
some two or three who used to it. went ashore tc
cook the chowder while the remainder of us stood gu
to sea again and shed until the signal called us to din
ner.
As had more curiosity to what sort of fishes
there were in the sea, than to them sewing re
manned in the boat where had better luck, as the
said than the cold hands" for certainly caught NOR
fish They cod, crapies skates, and various 9th
er queer fish ''to numerous to mention" They wer
curiostes from natures great museum, the sea-an
as such looked upon Them
AT the signal we made the rock again, all lande
and commenced an attack upon the chowder, arme
w'h Clam shells, which answered very well for knife
lork aud spoon, after we got use to them, for there
great Deal in use. Our chowder was excellent, goo
enough for us and if good enough for u.s. good enouo
Tor any body. Ah0r short ramble on the rock whic
was rough ana cragSed we got aboard and steere
Tor "haves Crack on shore. This is an iAmens
cleft in the rock of some so 400 feet in DEPTH an
extending number of rods inand,aroarentlv made h
one OF natures great COMMISSIONS, through which til
sea rushes and surges with a furious noise.
After some difficulty on account of the rocky shor
we effected our landing dropped anchor to keep b,
the rocks, took line ashore and made fast, SO that
could haul her in when wanted, and then pushed h
off as far as we could. We SION reached the 'crack
explored it as for as possible, and amused ourselv,
awhile rolling off the largest moyeable rocks to 81
them knock about from side to side and finally puns
into the water This sort Of fun lasted until we four
there some work in it, and until rocks grew scare
We found Several other large similar 'cracks" in til
''rock-bound Coast" Huckle berries were plenty, al
we RECALLED ourselves freely But night was approac
ing. We hauled in our boat got aboard, spread sa
and steered for "Nerman's Vice. where we had il
ou chowder and other fzings But The tide was 10