New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13

nothngs." and the babbling brook babbes inte
giby OF what It has heard In the center OF the village
stands pretty Gothic church belonging to the Episcopal
denomination the taste displayed, both In its exterior
andnteror decorations makes contrast pleasantly with
the barnke structures which churches In most
New England villages. North OF the church Is the
graveyard" Gods Acre Just such quiet spot az
seems best fitted for the resting place of people whose
life knew little eXcitement sound Is heard there save
the low sweet wterng of the birds and the hum OF the
bees At the right of the stands large green
mound with marble front surmounedby The Guardian
Angc in MARBLE the left arm is the right
lovingly clasps the form of child At the east end OF the
village is hotel opened about two years ago, and
accommodating 80 bOarers and whoever happens there
Saturday will cam-bake served up In man
that would delight the heart Of even Rhode
Islander.
Now I've heard people talk wisely about cam-bakes
who had not the remoes idea Of what genuine one was
like. Let tell you how they make them here ana
river aud bay mbedded IN the mud, grow in abundance
these bvalves known here clans, not Ike your hard
smell shells ro hall an n to three in length These are
dug. well washed in the salt water, ana taken 10 some
weed dat surface Of round stones is then laid about
three feet square m the party TO partake OF te pak
fire then lighted and II ia allowed 10 burn until the
become we'll heated then with long iron rakes the
cmbers pulled from the heated Ded ana thrown
away the stones again arranged compacy together and
when the surface has been well covered with the resh
rockweed the clans poured on, irish and sweet po
tatoes green corn in it, season. fish, and of dress
ing added cloth is spread over AL ana the whole
pile covered with rockweed until the steam ceases to
escape. In little than half an hour everything
is supposed to be "done" Iron ptehforks are used to
remove the OF now wilted weed which is thrown
aside, portion of the cloth turned back, ana most
tempting sight greets the eye everything Is as clean as
IL it had been cooked In kitchen stove In huge TN
pans the CLANS potatoes &c. carried 10 the table and
served with melted butter. need not tell the rest
Within minutes drive OF the village there Is large
bake given every yoar during the month OF August
There they hundred bushels of CLANS with CORE
spending quantity OF hXings; small armies OF men are
employed for days in making preparations ana barrels
OF crackers used by the "wonen-folks In making
the dressing, vulgarly called "stnihng; u hteraily
proves many instances On the day OF the bake by
SUNRISE the ground is alive with busy men ana women
and by at least two thousand people have gaheed
and strOlliDg among the tiees lnilatenuy
waiting for the hour when the bake , silal De
persons looks how many CLANS he VIII eat once
happened to he seated beside dclea,e looking woman
who having astonshed all OF her neghbors az the aoe
finally concluded that she was going TO get out few
bakes a stylish pair of bays a dashng iourn-
are often preceded by the slow farm and the open
in their clean stiff sunbonnets the boys In their store
clothes, all bent day Of pleasure. To one who wit,
the for the first time it is very amusing and
many lesson in real life can be gathered
Whoever visits Swansea should not fail to visit
woods back OF the hotel aud only few minutes walk
from il. The view from its summit will amply repay
At the south lies Narragansett Bay stretching Itself far
away beyond the view. Mount Hope, once the home Of
drink from the cool spring under the overhangng
rock we think of the many dusky forms that smooth
surface miTrOred years ago, and turn away with some
thing very nearly akin 10 pity in our hearts Preacher
and cruel they may have been, but our fathers ap
IrOprated their hunting grounds and have nearly sue,
Ceeded In DISCRIMINATING the whole race. III one should
chance ask why the name OF Abram has been gwen
TO this rock he would be told that beyond the
memory the oldest inhabant, there poor half
Indian who deserted his tribe and coming to the little
settlement of whites that then here, con
tentedy took up his abode among them.
For some time he lived unmOested, but King Philip,
fearing treachery determined to take him prisoner and
Abram fed to this rock a hiding place. on the east
side may DO room, the sides formed by huge
slabs Of rocks and known abrams Kitchen" That
no volcanic threw them together be seen at
glance that single human placed them there
equally certain but here Abram Il supposed 10 nave
lived for nearly year Perseverance and cunning were
finally too much for him, and when he was captured
council Of Indians called the verdict OF which was
death the stake, three leaps from the summit OF
this rock to the ground beneath" The poor captive
eagerly grasped at his last chance for life Tradition
tells that the first and second leaps were made III
light heart. When he leaped the third time however,
re svincno branch OF large tree struck his body and
with heavy thud the lfeess fell TO the earth In
the same "ktchen," 40 years ago, lived destitute
family and under the shelter of roof of rock an infant
born.
The trip to this place and return be made from
New York in hours by Pisk's Fall River steamers
reaches Fall River at O'Clock in the morning, ana
a short ride will bring one to swansea whole day OF
enjoyment is then before for the boat does not re-
turn I'LL 1880 10. III.