The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
UNDER THE SEA.

IHEY were scrambljng down the rocks
gaT caattering procession pretty Kate
VITA her Captain; DR.. GRAY, supporting
his Invalid wife: Helen, Isabel. Tom. and
thelr midshipman cousin; / st of All
Esther NaHe e-alOne. It seemed to her
moroid fancy that it should be so. Hepre
forward she must be alone -alwavs o,one
.ne little guide trotted on in adyslnce-
ms round ten year old face wee.rinc the
vac 'ht look so strangely COMMON 10 that
part Oh the Maine coast, with its rlnr,ous
scenery. There the ocean IL considered p
5 na5- Sepoe on herring I,d "porgy oil"
and the mountains untoyyard obstacles IN
the way Of primitive hy. shan1rv g. Plat
EN-, wish they was fat" the natives
say as their plows ep counter the ho,1lders
at the base; and if they look aioft at all
At Is 70 calcuiite u. e perches of "medder
Isnu ~hich n4ls at be rsade to occupy the
s',,,e ~. area II taf;y were out Of The way.
az p@Ity ie5 on the eve of great things.
Mn 1,1]E'hs aniv ed only the 6ay before.
Afouh' Ne port. with its wonderful reach
q. :tpp' re sea, the bluffs, the lakes in
'"eit : Flngs Of dark blue hill, were still
~, ~ .iis' n The images of things not seen
- thrir first excursion thev had deui-
c4'e j 10 t1e " "Grotto," or Devils Oven y
q the coast people term ia sort of sub
I Lar.pc cave, unveiled and accessible a
Tow tide only and g great wonder in its
Wav
The path grew sleeper. Carefully they
loioWel its Eindlrgs, step by step, sure
-0oted nate accepting the help she didn't
heed Tor tbat pleasure in being guided
ana WATCHED. And now the little guide
pausss, and with a little freckled fore
H'Sef y'olnts round projection of rock.
All crowd to the spot Ahl there it is
me cave of the mermaidsl a shrek of
mi hgied surprise and enchantment bursts
II an the party at the sight.
Beneath the low w-browed arch the rocky
foor rises. terrace after terrace, till In its
highest rc cess it meets the roof above. A
doc i1r the nereids to dance upon a floor
OF PINK c0ralline, cleaning here and there
through pools of emerald water left by
inc refreatiGg tide. And each of these
INV lakelets seemed brimmiDg with flowers
the flowers of ocean-gTeen whorls,
Ike chesinut-b buTs; anemones, with their
dahlie bloom; brown and rosy moses
am Il 2 whose tendrils bright fish darted
and played, and snails of vivid orange
clustered; broad leaves of brilliant dye
s'29yiag and undulating with the motion
of the pool minute specks of life flash
10 WY lAlEOcLNlb Hut. IU tdIlIliN
garden was ever so gorgeous. TIE rocky
shelves were dimpled with hollows-sOft-
", eXquisitely curved. No fancy of the
old classic days seemed too fantastic or
TOO far for the sLot. The Imagination
lns'inciiVely kindled into pictures, and
saw the -nymphs sporting in the foam;
bod iritDnS winding their shells; mer-
III is playing al hije and-seek mixes and
m 'cking water-sprites peeping from the
saSiHs-ali dresm land and Wonderland
openine, and the common earth put aside
anG f.r away.
With cries Of delight, the party made
their way down, and scattered through
the csve. There was room for an army.
III was hard 10 realize that with the re-
turning tide the space must fill, the gate
way close, and leave no resting-place for
human fgOt.
q GU said the tile was going down,
didn't you. little boy?"
"You're sure?"
Ye All"
That's NICE" cried Isabel. "Then we
can stay as long as we like OH do
somebody come here and see this"
She was lying with her face almost
touching the anemOnes. Nobody re-
other point of interest. Tom had fishcd
Ip a sea urchin and was exhibiting it.
Kate and the Captain, in n niche Of their
own, at safe whispering distance, were
absorbed in each other. Esther had
climbed to the topmOst ledge, and was
sIstlag there alone. For the first time in
six weary months, a sensation Of pleasure
had come u her, aud sae was con sciOus
Of Bat one loneiDg-that they would all
20 away and leave her TO realize it. With
some Va ue hope, she got out color X
and portfolio, and began 10 sketch At
least IL kept people off and furnished an
excuse for silence.
And 80 an hour or more passed by She
heard, a. in a dread, the chatter of the
others, their questions to the little guide,
his short, jerky replies. The pools were
all explored; the urchins and anemones
had been tickled with parasols, and made
ID shut and open and shut again; the
young people began to sigh for further
wGrl 10 Conquer, and Mrs. Gray TO con-
si1er it very damp.
Little boy, isn't there something else
near by which we should Ike to see?"
"Gaess sO.'
Wei, what IS it? Tell ne, please"
"Tneres the Heads, guess
"Ohi ioE far off is that? A mile, did
YOU say? That's not far. Papa, the boy
sa there's place called the Heads, only
mile away, and we want to go and see
it. Can't we go? You know the way
don'f y0u, little boy?"
aye all"
Il think this place is very damp,
sighed Mrs Gray. 81 should really be
glad to go somewhere and feel the sun
shine again. | begin TO have creeping
chills. suppose we let the boy show us
the way TO this other place, father"
Very well Get your things together
girls. Come, Esther, we're going"
Esther reused herself as from dream
ooh. Mr.. Grayl must | go? I'm in the
middle of a sketch, you see. Couldnt
yos leave me here quietly, md pick me
up as you come back? L should like it 81
much
"Well-I don't know. The tide is goin.
out, the boy says; there won't be AM
trouble of that Kind. Are you sure yol
won's be chilled or lonely
"Oh, guife sure"
"Prcmise me that IL you are, you viii
90 - the cottage at the bend and warn
Yourself, or sit op the rocks in the sun
Well look for you in one place or tn
other. Good by, my dear"
"Good-by, sir"