, 1874-08-15

Nantucket boat two thy, ntMl ITO Portland mud
Now York boa. two nor woo1t, headas exourslonu
these poItlB easily accessible. 4 Ihoro hnB bnon
s,nrtod n now 1,1o OF aloanoia running bet woon
Now York mud Now Bedford, connecting with tho
for ~ tG fho f @ ia S II o d91S9 Se tr9
tniloa; mid delightful aail 1t nil pr1yo to
t!,oHo coming for tho wator. Cant. Smith, Of tho
onol,ausott, ant Capt. cronwnll, OF tho
1aitha'H V1nyard, aro both t!,oro1gl SAILORS md
1t thoaa who travel upon their lbatB. TIoro Is
son1atlng of triumph to lie inh4bithnts Of thts
aoc4ion over tho fact that their island Ia tho
Bnn1ioat In tho world having railroad: for It IL
Oak D!uIs With Kuiaina Of whioi moro anon.
T,nnAnT0wH rItorEt
uaB onco a placo Of aomo Importance, having
tlno [larbor. and doing ]arKo hts'nosB In tho
tho bent harbora OIL !llo coaat, 1t ia as quiot as
though It had novor boen nlfvo. Dno wl,alc-ship
Ina just bcon ilttod nh End now It's ut tho dock
pfovis,o'fng tor cruise among Arctic a',! Pr
uaa soaa. Iho town WIS a', onco formidable r. r.
approach, because Of tho har htfora tho Nau-
tuGlct Harbor. Tloy aro Btifl rln1ls. but rivals
in inactton. The Vineyard III, through entor-
prise within md Without ontloayhrlng to make
m;lcn to tho southeast, in her old pride Of pref
tige. seemp to scotn tho va,,tl.l touch Of modern
hands. An rival to Oak Dlnflb, tno beautiful
beach ut katama has hoon brought into notice,
And what pretty beach ii il. aud Low quiotly
tho waterH OF tho bay plny upon It,
Tho fancy for retaining Indian namnB mani
feats itself hero. dil1 Mattakcaott Lotlgo bids
you welcome ns you land. This is tho namo Of
wharf for the distance Of milo, and what do
you md?
TIE FAMOUS souTtr nracu,
with itg billows rolling IN mad
/ strength for roda nron tho shore. What MI
aro timos WHOM tho waters arc peaceful, oven
cro, but It Is rarely aafo to tr1tst oneself within
these waters. There are again times when tic
brcakors lash with a,,ch terrible forco and
hoight upon tho sands as to fll tho brayoat
is fearful thing Tor ship to bo stranded loro.
Some hayo trod It, and III n1[d.winter; and
| mc,, havo lived to tell Of tho horrors thoy
endured whilo aoarcling. rot and cold.
| Rlo|tor. Tho daiger is not In rocks. bnt sand.
] I recall tho wreck which BDn1o yoars ago Inv
| l1ore. her keel n1moat buried iu tho safd, and
TINT III two woeks from Tho day aho struck. It
but, ID the half~hnur for which no stood looking
| at tho grand old ocean. tho wBtera roso With
| power to tho spot wl,ero no stood. This with n
slirhtjy- -frcslen!ne brcczo. Think what D gale
| rutrlk do! Whom buil1 mr. cottage hero, it
! must overlook tho South Doaoh.
Did you ovor hear Of
| uAY HEAD?
No! Thcn vou have nevor visited tl,ts island, for
it is one Of the lareoat elephants. II you value
Your life. you will do well to go by leud. It vou
from nlmoat anywhere. Uniilo tic South
Beach, the tlnngor hero consists In tho rockH
which lle otf tho coast. In tho nieht, D magn,t-
| cent revolving light will tell you from distanco
s S?s" s {sn 5ssh "fs OIL ess t' ill., ass viii eli eli
| yni1 TINT y0t1 nra threatened with
Danger. How suparb tho Wow from tho water
| at sunrise or sunset Mtor,,nta cliffs Of lea,
yellow. white, black.. brown: aud mixed clay,
loom up hundreds OF foot fcon1 tho water. 4
similar appearance Is not prcsonted BIZ any other
portion Of or coast. Tho light itsotf Is worth
visiting. OF tho highest nower: It guards na'is
Htornl-tnssel mariner. and guides lin to safc
haven. Think Of 4 limp !" which ton personnfE
can stand With ease tito light reaaetca hy 1,u0s
prisn,4. to which must bs aided the rod secFions
Of which there ato Bix, each containing threa
ploees.-thua making, in all. 1.o26 rellectine
mediums. The rcd flash Ia Boon onco In forty
two of thom being assistants. II tho susnnse'
tlloy can,,o. bo lazy il they woul for, rotwitl'
standing tho drain upon thor timo. paticuce,
aud stt teneth. thoy mover dcny ad'nifsanco to
yjsitorB. OF whom t1lev havo frnqnontly n
| hundred per day, From tho towor no eau oasis
500 tho towns on the mnisand. wlii1o the MANY
sails TINT dot the sen mako tho econc QUO not to
be room forgotten.
No went by lind, moro than 90 miles, IN the
early morning, to return OH Tho most GlorlousfY
bealtiiul moonlight night Of tho summon. Ont
who would fai to remember tho beautiful Bur
priBcs tint burst unnn ns THROUGH tho moon
light cau hayo hut little conception and r9Ear9
for boautv. The merriest and tho rudeat wor<
quiet with appreciation OF wf1nt could not bt
HurpasBcd Trno, tho rona wns rol1ph; Init thu
light OIL inland Bnas At,d enndv ahoro variet
with green fields that wero black in tho shadows
! moro than repais} u8 for that.
tBTt TFs
nbont Gay Ucha.-renlnnntR OF tho oil trlbcs,-
and tho lusky litt!o faces which peorod out ut III
from tho littto grcon back Of tho rcl.ool-houac
from which they had Just boon released, sllowot
generation lonser. Tho nchool-houso ant
Tho ncat little homestcads, around
which. In stony soil, we perceive.
tho evidences OF aTricu1 7l"al at'ompte indeed
aucoess.- s.-were not tho only prooFa OF eylza a.,.
maiden-iu1uleod in a long game Of croq1ct be
fo,o their own door. With tho Atolld indifference
Of their race, thov lid not deign to notice us
save by one careless glance: and al our norensa
ing could not win a second look.
Before closing. let me Say few woEds OF
| NANTucKET.
Hora, as at Elgartuwn. finerard Haven, n'lt
tho other towns on Martlla's Vuerar1, there i
an air OF comfort in tho homes which @ li"e Ian tn
haps more substantial look. Ono noticeable
foatnro Of tho houeos-proying how tho owner
like the seals the open observatory which al
many haye. Solid brick as well rs wooden house
aro at times to bo seen In Nantucset. which I
not true Of i,p sistor island, where tho dwolling
houses nre uniformly OF wood. There ar
two ways Of reaching Nantucket: ono directly
via tho Old COLONY Railroad. connecting with th
boat at Woods Hnle, tho other by way OF Net
Bedford and Oak Bluffs, at which point tho Nan
t,cktt boats always touch.
As you approach Tho town, it rises invitingtv-
indeed imp sinsiy--from tho wasor, giving yo
IN impression OF height, which IL removed e
you land and 30 into tic town. There il n
e,niueace deserving tho name Of hill, no iot'
which giyos you q llne view Of tho town. III
ptaoo il mitch rodlcod in population, owing t
tho decline of tho ~hnlo-nshory; but tho NJ
poarasce Of sollsllty ntit clinEa. Thoro arc sc'
eerai ciurchoa, three or fonr good hoto!s, ~
several places Of interest to tho traveller. Th
people Ars cultivated aud rotined, and 9 trtt
SAILORS creating awaits the lady OF. gnntlonia
WHO stays with tho host long enough to vii, li
confidence. Their practical knowledge 60 #
, excoela our theoretical thai VIC. hsae OIL
, diminished haada before tic llumbless wlo
ie is fariy launched upon his hobb'
Nantucket has tta Housh-Shoso, aud mekos th
7 most of 1t.
All those islands llavo fales, "a ihoir, positio2
l At.-t Afrbb