New-York tribune., 1868-09-08

Island arises from the fact that IN Deocnnou Deo 9TH
small vessel called the NOTTINGHAM l 9bnre n vas
cr.1y of fourteen men wrecked iieIo. ~ voc vac
;%t " Ia LfoTe daylight several TO tue unhappy
nnen died of fatigue cold, ana huhscI' oo'oId' u"9
I"no"eu WI ttor,Dtrd TO gct TO York raft they
,ycre drowned Prayers avaleu naugR' 'he leiI5pio
cravings of famine TOOK poSscosiYh Vi " tot, H. az Az
6etiherate council they determined 10 cav INC Hesn
f :, dcod companion. Fire there was none Inc
Inibie food was deyOured raw. History states that
~, bod no sooner partaken OF human nesn tmah
L? disnositions underwent an entire change. Inc
etsrvcd creatures swOTe, and quarreed, ana wOulu
becye in no God that could allow them TO suiier Ile
torments of the damned Three weeks passed ny
before the shpwrecked mariners were qlseoyeiIen ie
and when removed they had lost the use OF their legs
and were reduced to skeletons. Such is the oeI
true tale7 of Boon Island.
After boatinq and sailing follows fishing. You can
fish oft the rocks you can have as much deep-sea
fishing as you desire. You VIII eaten peieI', and d
then cod then perch then cod. You are not ODlgcd
In SET ont with the dreadful uncertainty that you
NAV return with nothing but bait. lhe shoals guar d
antee perch and cod and when macKeiei are III d. d.
son they are as plenty as the sands OF tue sou & DS
maekerel are not to be calculated upon lhey C9iho
When fhey get ready and when d0gtish appear they
refnse 10 yet ready. But perch ana Goa are la,u1
forever They stick by you like poor relations anu
other trials Said to skipper the II o1iler %"S'
What do you consider the best fish for boHlins'
StYPg.5" Boiliagi Why Thy taG COD ito to Ps sure
Slipper" You couldn't have no better lsh hor coo
for baking" -.
than cod.p
"Fryingp repeated the skipper scdatS,hS da ~ N''
head "why what would you Try but cod sr
I-What fish is best for general purposes -
Skipper" General purposes Cod cant be pea'
for general purposes, tell your ,,,.. - which
Could have thought of any other uses 10 WITH @
fish might he put would have pursued tie cow ',
saion further but unable to get beyond genera pl
poses silently gazed at an open mouthed coulsiI III
the bottom of the boat and began TO see resein-
| blance between ii aud certain type OF human ma
| ture-ths cod had swallowed several perch WIN
when Mr. Skipper returned to the GhaIgo w.t. WIZ q
as effectively as if II had been treSnel hght anu
| exclaimed -" shOuld like anybody to sho" me any
! fish that can come up to salt cod For my part,
there amt no better cating than Goldfish done up
in pertaters and fried in fat ,,n, .,;.
would rot have cOntradicted my triend the SKIP
per for all the game in the land smiled. he snlled'
| and we went on hauling in perhaps the most Ie-
| markable' fish in the country"
Bathing is good for those who do not ,nslst upon a
4 beach and the temperature OF the Gun stream !;
rambling over rocks Is delightful the study OF SKY
and water charms the artistic eye and 70 SIT on 2
bold cliff and watch the breakers play hide ana seek
with the rocks is pleasure enough TO charm the most
lnyeteTato worker into idleness. There be WhaIeS
| likewise; whales with dorsal fins that blow ana
| spout in a manner superior TO Pendeton politicians
and rear their steel-clad sides above the water with
! all the easy aplomb Of men of the world. When
| whales fail flowers are to be had for tho picking
So bleak these shore. ySd swept aod II. II the year
| Amid such desOisiiOn dare abide"
Yet every month has it's favortes May brings the
! violet columbine, butteTcups and dandeion;
Later June bids the Isee wild rose to blow"
And following in slow procession come pImpernel
aud pink morning-glory, % as decately blnshing as
| a she'll" purple Iris and elder flower, herb Robert
and Princess feather. skucap and golden rod, with
mulems thistes, and graceful grasses to nod vel
| come to the stTangest face -...
And now after being geographical, historical con
Geological piscatOria OTnthOlOgcal, and botanical,
| does it behOOve me to become geological might
dash wildly into the middle of things and proclaim
the rocks TO be PutOniC but L refrain. IL Is quite
safe however to state that there are evidences OF
volcanic action. For the rest, take coarse granite,
gness quartz feldspaT and mica slate, and mix them
up judiciousy in very large quantities and You will
| obtain something appToXlmating 10 the geological
| formation of the Isle Of Shoals. Neither omlthOlo.
gst geolOgst has given heed to these islands and
to-day their rocks and birds are almost as unknown
! as before the advent Of Capt. John Smith.
| Aroused from my morning SlumbeIs 10y the reVelHe
of fish horn whose notes are as round and clear as
those of bugle wonder whether there really IL u
place called New IOfk where people have their lives
! taken by newspapers; and when. in the dusk OF
| evening with driftwoOd strapped upon my back, 1
wander toward little cottage where, by the dancing
! light of this same wood shall hear OF the ghosts
that haunt the shoals fact gives way TO hclon' and
with Caliban ] sing:
| Ran han CsCaiban
| Hath master, man;
| Iey-day frecdom Freedom h-y isy'
| Her.f fay freeiou