The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-31
\ TEN DAYS TRIP.
TOLD IN THREE CHAPTERS.
hartla'> Vineyard, Boston. Newport,
Manhattan Beach and Saratoga.
CHAPTER III

quiet features ot Nantucket are the gayeT
life and busting activity Of
OAK HIUFFs,
the famous " city 10y the sea- the mctrop-
oils, SO to speak, of Martha's Vineyard, the
largest Of the sea islands of Massachusetts.
Il Is, in fact, LIliiputian city. possessing
all the features Of comfort and convenience
that lavish expenditure Of money Judi
cIously invested can command for it, APP
preaching 1t from the eastward or Nan
tuckct side of the island, il presents 4
beautiful panoramic display of cottages
and villas, the number and beauty of which
are only disclosed by a tour of its inuumer-
able avenues and streets. Prominent in
the foreground, as you near the landing,
stands the Sea View House. a first class
hotel in all respects, from the ample We
raudas of which is presented / charming
water view as the entire fleet Of vessels
plying between New York and the East
passes in pleasing review before it. The
wharf, as you land, is crowded with we'll
dressed people, one cf whose chief anus @.
ments seems to Toe To witness the arrival
and departure ui the numerous steamers
that ply between the island and the
mainland. In the height "f the season
As many as forty thousand visitors have
been upon the island at one time Passing
up the main avenue, a smooth concrete
drive, you pass into a busy, busting street.
lined o.. ,..4cr side with bright stores ard
hotels, and turning into one of the inter
sectIng streets, mom-n''S walk brings
yuu into one OF the principal groves Of the
island, ana occupied by the Mc.hudists AZ
permanent camp meeting ground. Pro
l'rT.y speaking. It i a community hot Of
tcurS merely, but Of most beautiful cot
taEcs, constructed IN the most confusing
variety and painted in the most pleasing
colorS. | confess had never realized the
perfection which
THE ART OF COTTAGE ARCHITECTURE
has attained, until visiting Martha'S Vine
yard. The plan Of the encampmcnt-if il
can bc termed such resembles somewhat
that of the city 81 Washington, it being
laid out III circles with iutcrScciinE ave
uucS. In the construction 81 the cottages,
the most perfect taste prevails Their
cn!ors seem to haTmouIzs and contrast =:
once, plra>Iugly aud arti>ricaIly Every
little appliance cf taste and decoration has
been brought into reqIi>i,ior to render
them attractive. \ wide gothic door in
front generally dsclussS the entire dumeS
tic arrangement OF each establishment.
through the graceful drapcry Of which YOU
peep into cosy chambers, and attractive in
tcrIn-S. l. recalls your juvenile dreams Of
fairy land, and when illuminated on gala
occasions must present = really enchanting
scene. Passing out one of the numerous
avenues beyond the limits of the cucamp.
mcut, You emerge again into the " city -"
proper. Here more elaborate Summer .es-
licences line either side of handsome and
wide streets either terminating at. OF run
ming parallel with, the ellis. In these
villas many wealthy families from nearly
every section of New England spend the
Summer months III elegant and quiet icls
ure. The only feature lacking At Martha
Vineyard is
sUEF BATHING,
old ocean rolling in here ordinarily it'll
little or no force Of wave. Indeed, the
dip, as bathing is termed here. Is quite
4 tame performance compared TO the life
and excitement Of surf bathing at Long
Branch or Cape May. Martha Iucy arderS.
however, profess Ia prefer it IS being safer
and equally saiutaTy in It's results. The
drives ON the island are 10y no means its
least attractive feature, line beach road
connecting Oak Bluffs with Edgartowu.
while narrow gauge steam railroad con
meets 1t with kdtama and the south beach.
II also can boast horse railroad, lake. 4
trottlng course, and all the Improvements
OF a fashionable watering place. The Bap.
''S's u'sPu'o win the Me'h"a'sts Tue de-
though it may be very seriously doubted
whether much serious religious work Is &C
cohPIlsheu ny either denomination. HE
clerical sensation curing my Visit WAS
MIR. T. DEWITT T,Iv,cF
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readers VIII thank me Tor inserting here
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out Of date. When they were written.
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racy and monarchy. Eyervwhere tyranny
issued edicts against II, hut the old HihI,
lived. Can Won doubt the authenticity of
the Scriptures There is not SO much evi
deuec that Walter Scott wrote The Lady
of the Lake. or that Shakespeare wrote
Hamlet or that John Milton wro,, Par