The New York herald., 1878-10-20
THE ALLEGRO'S TRIP.


ABOUT CLAMs-A NAVAL JUNK SHOP
"REMINISCENCES OF THE wHALEMEN's
TRouBLoUs TIMES IN THE LONG AGO.
PORT WAsHNGroN, l. l., July, 1878
II 10 fortunate that all men do not feel irresist
BILE charms OF early morning on the water. II they
did potatoes would be than poems. Little
Neck Bay beautiful this morning the rose.
The stiii water was like sheet of mother-oi-pearl
set the deep green hills. hundred boats rppled
It's surface and many sails cleaned bright light
The boats anchored here and there and the FISH,
ermen began their work. gentle breeze soon blew,
and then soops came In from the Sound and
trawled near the shore They moved about with easy
motions, weaving their courses ike the mazes OF
dance. padded about the bay Tor an hour TO enjoy
the scene. The men were merry At their work and
cnaned another, sang In loud voices that ran
far the water. l came at last to an old man who
seemed consecrated 10 the sea- His wrinkled sun
burned lace tipped with shsss Of gray brows and
beard He worked his rake with the easy swing OF
long habit and all his motions nad the roll OF the
sea As drew near he scanned the SKY under the
sun where a thick mist was gathering.
A CLAN CHAPTER.
.Do you think we'll have q storm today"
asked
"well, sir, we may net to-day, but tomorrow we'll
oet easter, I'm thinKin.n Hts slowly
10 The word tomorrow. and then ielL As swell
comes up, breaks on the point, and then quietly
back SO the old and fell In short.
easy periods.
.srbese are the celebrated Little Neck CLANS, are
theyS How many Of them are taken out OF this bay
in a season?"
snow you've gone too deep for But guess
there's about hundred and atty boats nsh here
every day. and rhey get about three bushels a day,
and thore's the sloops besides Maybe fve hundred
bushels . day come out Of this little bay"
"Ars they replantsdf or does any protect
thsmf
"No, sir; they just grow OF tnemeives, and they've
never give up yet these iorty years I've followed
clammin'."
A. the Oriental Grove any sensitive person seeking
an emotion obtain. Il BY regarding the rocks
about the landing. The honest beach rocks whose
scars and colors were mellowed by long lie, nave
been whitewashed. This is a mournful mistake; the
man who did It held the wrong end Of the brush.
Further on found small yacht anchored on the reef
at Hewiett's Point. A gentleman put or in the
yawi to some rocks and held fish line in his hand
and an umbrella over mis- head. boarded the acht
and ound the party TO be from near Milford and out
like myself on an excursion. Some pleasant banter
relative merits Of the Allegro ana the yacht
ony Increased my c0ntcntment with the tidy, com
pact, independent and beautiful canoe.
NASHAssET.
Manhassst Bay is q delightful bit OF scenery The
long, narrow sheet oil water runs inland between
rolling hills diversified with fields anu forests. villas
and villages beaches and tall grass
ing the waves Here and there hills break OF Ia
high bluffs or banks Of sand and clay; or descend
from q commanding height 70 the SAT- meadow ~
gentle slopes, displaying old arm houses, orchards
ana rows OF cherry trees along the lane
SO you go on, floating by successive views
narrows and nnally stops head OF salt meadows
winding creek and the hills close around The little
village o. pa'n ana houses uses. aens nas ns Th.
place is about two hundred years old during the
Revolution Man nassst suffered from the depreaaons
Of the wcaisboatmen. The Old Morrel House, near
the road crossing the creek was visited Dy these ma
raudera party came to the oay to capture
Gs",ss moa.n OF The creek 4 p;rs % OF their force rec
landed down the bay and procseded along the shsre
while their Doa. Kept opposite tnen. John Morrel,
one OF the guard night the sloop, heard the
noise thsir approach and 1red In It's drsciion He
found himself ~ once between Two nres out luckily
escaped injury As the soop happened 10 be aground
the their expedition for nothing. But they
proceeded TO John Morrsi's house ior sat,sfactlsp
cut hask OF sprns, and evon joined IN tnsr salts
faction. The whole party soon became good
humored, and the wnale0oatmcn, by exception,
nnally departed without doing any mischief
MARAUDSG EBAiNlscESCE
After visiting Tho Poet 0t1ce aud grocery store
returned to the Allegro A. the wharf and resumed my
Journey by following down ,he eastern snors OF
bay. Anoth,r point OF Rsvoiutionsry interest Is the
old MILL where the shore crosses a cove. II was
M,lcneli's Landing . hundred years ago. A brutal
marauding expedition mat visited this place serves
10 Illustrate another side OF The whaieboatmen. on
q nne moonlight nignt May 10, 1888, SIX wnaleboat-
me H. disguised landed Al the ceit house OF
Joha MitcneiL They crept to MS nursery
tina, protected him had left tue house. and
the family retired. 1heu they 10 the house.
S,s. anS o
Mitcnelps room he hred through the door ana
woundea q man. The robbers hred, but missed
1hey at length forced the door, aud thea beat Mr..
Mitchell and his aged father sevcreiy with the butt
OF their guns before tney maasged 70 escape
to u neiSnoor's Tor the guard. Meantime robbers
were piunderng the room. Mr. Mitchels young
son, Benjamin. came down stars and l0okea at
the door one oi tue robbers named Jackson wao
mad lived In the fanny, seized tue boy and asked
ii he knew MIN. Benjamin said, yes" .'rhen you
never snail saais" said Jackson, leading him out of
through the body, wnie an accomphce heid tne lad.
Mrs Al Micnsli, aitno ugn she heid infant
escaped beiore the guard arrivcu. But Jackson was
hung Two years later Al 81 Johns he there confessed
murdcr OF Benjamin Mitchell
NAVAL JUNK SHOP
naval JUNK shop Is quite an interesting sight As
padded along close TO the shore | suddenly found
the beach pied WIN dsInounted wheeiuouses, win
dow less capi heavy anu light spars, piles OF old
deck plank iui Of spike holes capszed knees
brisng with long rusty bolts, aud ndeeu every
ceivaUis form oi OLD snip materials dsmantied
null al anchor near the shore seemed mourniul wlt-
ness OF destruction. Tue last remnants OF largo
steamer lay at the waters edge. Nov thon a
empticd Ulscg side vince barrow load rou
soaiss ana cinasra Her bow been chopped square
III. ana uor nun reduced 20 low long sne OF black
timUers. Two men the Veach were pounding and
smoothing sheets of copper tnat had been wsted and
rent ~ tearing them OF the null / asked the man
OF me wneoi0ariow ior the superintendent OF tne
work. Presently tail mGn with regular, dark foa-
lures aud brigandish appearance, stood above me
tho gangpiank HIS sioucnod ust aod his unEempt
beard and hair seemed AZ ambush ior pair OF eyes
reserved ana determined. He Kept hrs guz, the
Allegro.
al hsven't como hero TO surrender my ship Tor de-
structon,h thought u prudent to explain, 'but 10
learn something oi this destructive industry; now
worth, and so on"
lie said nothing but continued mis- stare and grim
silence
us there q good beach here tor such a boat as
thisf"
Yes he nnay said. ard thon descended into the
hull. 1 padded cautiously among tho supKen tim
bsrs ful VI old iron and beached the Allegro at tue
bow OF the hul wnie specuiatiug what k,nd Of man