The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-30
islands, among other curiosities pointed or
voyagers Is o small island, whereon

islands, among other curionties pointed ouS
voyagers Is small island, whereon 81
SOME SORT OF A HERMIT NAN "a
stops Winter and Summer. All visible at the tifils
passed by was q wooden house. apparently Of one<
apartment and painted salmon Solor: white bos1
to be seen. Captain Whites eyes grew very large
as ne dilatcd on the curse OF loneliness in fe The
company company smiled assent. 1t was on the dock sfte9
RUGGED AMrpHIBIoUs cREATURs,
f na r nshe1man naf farm hand posed himself o
me water beneath ior words. shaped the legend or
''that hermit man doyn TO the islandsn into this -
THE HELMIT's sT0RY(y).
"That hermit man is some sort OF an artist
painter, skelptor Photographer; can't say. MighH
Pe as gn up as cpaoiyGaphy doubt IT, Name'a
Beard believe you. Hahs l should say so.
but that amt no sign; them artists fearful for
hair. see one high up in the Business. Had
MULE FOR TO CARRY HIS CAIERY WAGON.
lie took pictures OF most anything come his road.
Why, his hair was a foot longer n ysurn or mine.,
All, 1t was six inches longer IN one o. those conn
mon artists what takes MS pictures with a bunch
OF brishes. About him up there No account OF
an artist, / doubt; never see his camery, ANYHOW
Come ashore? Only for provisions, and then he'a
mighty soon gone. All, It's fearful along o. tho
but when it's freezing and whenit' breaking themi
the tough times for him. Month or more may be,
at a time, he couldn't come or. Might TALL slcls
dye seer Amt soul could go to him or him to
Them Then he'd die and when somebody would
go to see him they'd find his corpse.
THEN THERE WOULD BE AN INQUEST"
to look round with glance OF melancholy pride.
"Die in the summers We haven't took that into
We'd have the Inquest, though, all the same" MI
This evidently consoled the bard, who could not
"Cause OF his stopping theres Iheerd whispers
OF 1t all around me swept the horizon slowly. Y
WOMAN, SIR, DEPEND ON THAT.
Beautiful they say; them, too, as never seen hen
nor heerd her name; SO she must be. Artist, you
see; went to take picture; was loafing around
the house; saw the gal. Them brsh painters have
the cheek to come again and again. He and
he Kept coming. He was longing for runaway
horses or mad bulls to save her from, but they
him locked up for truspass. Some says she set tho
dorg on to him. More says 1t was her old man gev
the sly and she got up and got nom him. 80 - -
MORE SAYS 1T WAS THE AoTHER-iN-LAw ~
broke his heart. Is these only specylatonsf
1t more N he's there. What sets all the women
ravin' about him Is that he won't let u petticOat
near him; not on to the island If he knows it,. Ha
pretty sociable like. One man says he has her
picture there with its face turned to the wall:
Penxit' on to the back oft.
THE MORAL
My sentiments Is II q man must be an artist let
him be photographer; then there's no loaingl
round; there's no trouble with women; thereH
as there win be-"
AS walked pensively hotelward / thought he
must be tin hermit like the swans. may remark
have strong effect on the imaginations OF the
natives, who spin circumstantial yarns for half an
hour at q stretch about revolutionary times, and
cOoly convey to you at the close that they are
evolved from their selfconsciousness or something
nearly akin to It,
not the very brightest. Rum appears to be thu
great desideratum just now The woods ard
PaIrched ana IRE may be seen on the mountains
Them The grass Is burned up and looks as though it
had been wlthered by blight. Visitors arg
two at most This does not deprcss the hotelmen
perceptibly, who have agreed between themselves
to put on anxiety until after the LIST Of July the
indications are not the best but day or two may
work wOndrOus change.
A BLACK FORECAST.
Yesterday the arrivals by the Monday coach
were very slim. Thereupon one Of the colored
doormen remarked despondingy to his neigh
"Well. dis we're beats eberyting. De Fountain
stop playing; de wind stop blowing; de swans (tin)
stop oatng; de spring in de nall stop running; de
what in de name o. thunder stop nextf'' 4
"Jes you stop, and OATS all's wanted t. make
dis WORT come to an end,n replied the other. .
dead of night, with which this Africans picture Of
lakeside hotel at the present moment Will favor
A few OF the families who have hired cottages OF
rooms for the season have arrived. notable
feature in the class Of visitors during the past
week has been the number Of young pairs, tho
BRAND-NEw WEDDING RINGS ;
an ans
could swindle everybody into the belief that they
were married or years; but |. is safe to say they
would all have blushed If they were accused 81
being parents Generally speaking, they werd
very transient visitors. There must have been
Of wedding rings that had not been worn seven
days. Two young English bachelors who had
heard that
YANKEE GIRLS WERE FOND OF FLIRTING
In hotel parlOrs and on the piaZZas went away
lawfully disappointed, you KNOW" because all the
young ladies seemed solemn as turtles, by JOve ~
1t may be added that outside OF the charmed two
in each case, there was very little sociabiity They
seemed to have none TO spare. two days old
Benedict offered another cigar. They spoke for
a few minutes and retired In the direction OF the
bar, which is very melancholy place at present.
Whatever TRANSFERRED there, 1t Is certain that the
two offenders occupied seats on the piazza as far
asunder their spouses could possibly place them.
There has been little or no moon-I forget which,
lately and the nouUeduJ gndri6s have been com.
planning There was splendid display OF aurora
boreas last night.