The New York herald., 1860-09-19

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rounding hinself with msny friends thai he nArd
iy be spoken Of except a. Lsdes aud COMPANY aaa b.
nesshber hr Ttus hss eonpaesea ~ story m.nson,
land rides like king over the land, lets ssrsagsr
observe the landscape from his hilltop observatory.
Here the bathing sand beach, made purpose for
il by the Maker of sand and the sound yds ssvea
teen pound blue sh, four pound GELS swapping mskere
black osh AMI clam bakes without number Here ths
most shrl,y ccas,s hae the carriage ways o. s,sssr
side shading both the foveooou and afevnoon drwcs
Here Besn school for boys has tarnsd Out soms Of the
nnest mnds Ia the country and Professor kortoa has
opened another college Here much Of hs ssss literature
OF the day comes from the pens of Mr. Wright aa1 Nh
work Here horses costing 81 600 apiece, Asd travelling
23l 10 the mile, or seventeen mse an hour per dAy
serve their proud and careful o.ners Here es.ay
most OF them are likely 70 be changed and then into
what dlcmmx they would throw your varied readers,
board las 70 be pre- engaged IN February Here arc no
hotes-bless kind Providence. Here woasa forever
Heart ye fashion eavers. nothing csn exceed
The comm through the Rye.
Here Ia q foretasie Of the best hereafter
our Nantucket Correspond~nes.
ookAs HousE, NANTUCKET, Msu., Sept 8, 1900
Esceureses Of Ean,sose'-opporsuniaa for AsoIs.s-
Occupation for tie Sporsmaa-fk Way % RcscA Nan
tlcket-Abtsrddnc Of M Cent? &x-captfrafsne
Clances from Brseh Feet Dsproportscn Of hai1 and
Fsmales-Epciting FShins and SAarsfns Erpsdfnen--
Description Of the Ksde Obserred-Ms Decsns q Nan.
tucka az Trading Paace, &C., dc
aNaniuckel Is island, or
karsney's Spna
or all the pleasant retreats which abound In our land
the pleasure seeker happier combustion of
attractions than the Island Of Nantucket Here, far
away from the smoke and dust, the turmon and busy
strife OF your "pen up Utca the tired denincn Of the
town may forge. the cares and exciteuents OF his
busting avocation from which he 10 separated by Q
" waste OF waters" and gain lease Of life from the
pure and invgora.ing breeze that in ali hours
OF the day and night He will experience and de-
ghtfu sensations each day Of bis soourn here and will
take leave Of the island with regrets To those who have
visited this island its nam only suggests the whale
and its capto sthe weather beaten ship and the hardy
class Of seamen tha, her, endure the hardships
and escape the dangers and reap the rich rewards
OF their avocation But Nantucket has other attractions
than which draw to her hospitabie shore
the curious sightseer or the merchant.
The disciple OF Isaac Walton dnds field here for the
Of hts pari weakness the waters that
surround the island, which thronged with blue 6sh
mackerc bass, sword nsh, sharks and, in Short every
shores green headed plover, snipe, ducks
geese and every variety OF marine fows Sailing riding
tbs 4e viii Pleasantly OCCUPY the ..ms, and Keep Il
safe distance and defy the assaults Of legion Of blue
devils let them come Is thickly ss they may
isa glorious old town, aud the cheerful influences
that surround you are here ever kept fresh IN your
memory In after days
the Cape Cod Railroad 10 Hyaps, where will find the
the steamboat Isl and Home comfortable and pleasant
hours n Tne 81. ss zsss Vineyard SOUND q.
ghtfu one, and II II 10 wonderful how sharpens the
Sns You IN ssS Of u the su laying s narrOa
bank OF mist on the edge Of the horizon. Al you ap
prosch the island the wser assumes lighter hue. sdi
eating the position Of the famous shoals The channel
the hArbor very intricate and 70 the inexperienced
mariner extremely dangerous; but the steamboat
wines hither and thither, under reduced speed, 10
perfect safety, guided BY tho photo hand 'rss
higher rart OF the town may be several
miles ffom the harbor but not until you swing arourd
sandy promonotory, which stands Fresne light,
do get full view OF the II reoembcs some
what that other provincial town, Boston, only good
appears much larger in the hsrbor, ut the docks, lie
several whale ships dsmAntled others just ready
nue. cutter light ship or tender run in for short time
but you look In for any evidences Of at great rscs
Of vessels that in Nan,ucsers golden days dnsd ho~
wharvcs md gave air o. briskness 70 the place.
Al the dock all the youngsters Of the place congre
gated 70 witness the arrival Of the dauy boat which u
land for this affords the oaly exe,.ement the
Inhabitants reasonably calculate on. The town ID
w - sss nS. sis houses
pleasant; grounds about them. Tue paved streets are
vide and es.n md here and there .loss le fr.auso.
the cobhe stones-a sad evidence Of the towns decay.
There but one hotel In to~n, from which l date my
letter, end that vel patronizsd, and nay add, well
One noticeable feature tha. stranger observes while
young meets vs!sh are out Of su just proper
tion 70 the number Of the The
streets ere thronge durog the everIng hours by
uoope OF young ladies, modest In attire and demeanoe,
and a Of them POSSESSING bloom Of health rarely
elsewhere, and many Of them beautiful In features
and form A. - the boys attain certain age shey
leave the island TO engage In seafaring life seek
broader neld for mercantile mechauicai pursuits
than be found al homa This explains the disp~o
portion of males 10 females 10 very dangerous spot
gOry N
Of TOO susceptible nature.
Nov, - 20 the fishing about The island. A small party
OF distinguished gentlemen from Mass becg
sirous Of indulgug the most exciting Of M pscaorai
the services os Capt Dusham
and the schooner Race Horse and Get s for rs.s
~hich jus into the broad AtAntc- sAAsginr
9Th the p.r,S HsT e.rss The h.pSor ssS srs.,os
with cheers Col Colt apd his party who jsi enier
ins the hafbor in private stea nboat stood TO tue
10 take bloc sh for bait And the sport Vas
msst exciting Tho blue dsh weighing nom two 70 tcn
BRING them SAFELY in = they are po~erfai ssi sesse
Dab Al times hey ee 20 fest thas y becomes TOO much
arriving on shs Point, the vesss vas aaeAorsd In SIX
i.,so%s ., .sssr .ns prpsr.oes .'ss ss ne shs.ts
attached long and rope thvown ovssboard and
allowed TO rest upoo the bottom In the vhie the
skipper cuts up nsh and tho pieces ths sea
hooks IN great numb Your sand shark u rsvcnous
m"nst-r, little inclined 70 fsSst upon mao but With
bis al the bait iAen crossing less issdou. sss and
svsloss n, and starts for deep u~ser. vhere hs cau
digest u uninterrupted by the othep In school He
who holds the line not eft n igncvance long Of the
state Of Affairs, for the the barb
he makes rush, like team Of horses aud ten
hans the fisherman overheard N be 10 not csutious
Finding hs progress interrupted he settles do~n aud
allow. himself 10 be pulled slowly up until be sees the
verscl when hts Efforts 10 eecape violent Dash
ing 10 ths ooe side and quickly turning aud rushing
other vay he gives two al they cant 10 attend
10 bold him and vhen nnAy exhausted hs head reaches
toe eide Il The boat he sshes the into fosm no need
with bis blood, and not ant his long and vilanous
receives bios from tAe ti r h II possible 70 pull him
upon Deck They dcnr present . pleasant appearanoe
lying out on dsck, - they open that po~erfn
under jaw lined 70 - Of sharp loo teeth With
grating sound, ana one wcud prefer 70 be
comp~Dy With them In their element half white
belied fellows rewarded ents their length being
from tve 70 Ten feet The much dreaded and rarer man
eater much larger than The ssnd shark. and
cous Of life S~ord dsh may BE- caught about Nan.
tucket of great sise and power They hArpooued.
and their ursh 10 considered . great deIicary 4 ate =