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

IHE ALLEGROS IRlP.
HOW TIE cRtw OF THE CRAFT LEARNED ALL
ABOUT CLAMs-A NAVAL JUNK SHOP
"REMINISCENCES OF THE wHALEMENs
TRoUBLoUs TIMES IN THE LONG AGO.
PORT WAsnNGroN l. l., July, 1878
II is fortunate that all feel irresist-
BILE charms OF early morning on the water II they
did potatoes would be more rare than poems. Little
Neck Bay beautiful this morning tho sun
The sti water was like a sheet Of mother -oi-pearl
set ! the deep green hills. hundred boats rppled
It's surface and many sails cleaned in the bright light
The boats anchored here and there and the ash
ermen began their work. gentle breeze soon blew,
and then the sloops came in from the Sound and
trawled the shore. They moved about with easy
motions, weaving their courses ike the mazes OF
dance. padded about the bay Tor hour TO enjoy
the scene. The men were merry at their work and
cnaned ono another, sang in loud voices tina.
far over water l came at last TO an old man who
seemed consecrated 10 the His wrinked sun
burned lace was tipped with shsss OF gray brows and
beard. He worked his rake win the easy swing Of
long habit and all his motions nad tho roll OF the
sea As drew he scanned the SKY under the
SUM- where a thick mist was gathering.
A CLAN CHAPTER.
"Do you think ws'll have storm today"
asked.
"we,l sir, we may net to-day, but tomorrow we'll
eet a uor'easter I'm thinKn'.n His voice slowly
10 the word tomorrow. and then TELL As q swell
comes up, breaks the point, and then runs quietly
back SO the old mans and fell Short
easy periods.
.rhese are the celebrated Little Neck CLAIMS. are
thsys How many of them taken out OF this bay
in a seasonf"
sNow m, ~ deem for But /
there's about one hundred and hfty boats ash here
every day, and they get about three bushels day,
and there's the sloops besides Maybe fve hundred
bushels q day come out Of this little bay"
care they rsplantsdf or does any protect
them2
"No, sir; they just grow OF tnemeives and they've
never give up yet these iorty years I've followed
clammln'."
Al the Oriental Grove any sensitive person seeking
an emotion obtain. II BY regarding the rocks
about the landing. The honest beach rocks, whosc
scars and colors were melowed by long lie, nave
been wh,,ewashed. This is mournful mistake: the
man who did It held the wrong end OF the brush.
Further on ound small yacht anchored the reef
q. Hewletrs Point. A gentleman put or IN the
yawi TO some rocks and held a dsh line In his hand
and an umbrella over mis- head. boarded the yacht
and found the party be from Milford, and out
like myself on excursion. Some pleasant banter
relative merits Of the Allegro ana the yacht
ony Increased my contcntment with the tidy, com
pact, Independent and beautiful canoe.
xASHAssET.
Manhasset Bay s q delightful bit OF scenery. The
long, narrow sheet oil water runs inland between
rolling hills divers hed with fields anu forests villas
and villages beaches and meadows tall grass
ing the waves Here aud there the hils break on in
high bluffs banks OF sand and clay; or descend
IRON a commanding heignt 70 the salt meadow Dy
gentle slopes, displaying old iarm houses orchards
ana rows OF cherry trees along the lane.
SO you go on, floating Oy successive views
narrows and nnaly stops head OF salt meadows,
winding creek and the hills close around The little
Village sx &c ,ns , stream and ouass uoeas tn.
place Is about two hundred years old during The
Revolution MaDnassst suffered IRON the depredatons
Of the wEaIsboatmen. The old Morrei House. near
road crossing The creek, was visited Dy these ma
rauderA party came to the Day TO capture
noun NOUN Of The creek a pirt OF Their force
landed down bay and procseded along the shere
QUE Of me guard mat night sIoop, heard .hs
noise approach aud 1red In Its dirsctop. He
found himself a. once between TWO nres, OUT luckily
the Lheir expedition for nothing But they
proceeded TO John Morrsps house Tor satisfactsp.
Mr. Morrs. makIng tns best Of the matter, sci them
cut fiask spiris, and evon joined In tnsir salts
faction. The whole party soon became good
numored, and the wnaieDoatmcn, BY exception,
nnaIly aepartcd without doing any mischief
A xARAUDIsG RBAiNisCEzcE.
rosasosd 10 Inc Allegro Al the wnarf and resumed nv
journey by following down The eastern sbore OF tns
bay Anothtr point Of ksvoiutonsry interest is the
old mill, whore the shore road crosses II
Mitchell's Landing hundred years ago. brutal
maraudIng expedition that visited this place serves
TO inustrats another side OF the wnaieboatmen. on
. tine moonlight night, May 10, l7S3, SIX wnaleboat-
me n disguised landed a. the cleft OF
.oha M.cne'h fesy ssP os ms 81. Au,ssrs ssrs
that protected hIm had left tue house. and
ianily had renred lhsn they went 10 the house.
broke open the door q large stone and entered
the hail. Wnen they pushed against the door OF Mr.
Mitcnell's room he hred through the door ana
Ihey at length forced the door, aud thea beat Mr..
Mitchell and his aged iather severoy with the butt
TO a nelSuo boris Tor the guard Meantime me robbers
were piundering the room. Mr.. MitcheiFs young
the door ono vi the robbers, named Jackson, VINO
mad lived IN tho faintiy, scizcd Tue boy and asked
II he knew nim benjamin said, "fes" .'fnen you
snail sgaia, ssid Jackson. leading him out of
the front door, jackson then snot tho Doy twice
through the body, wnne an accomphc neId tns lad.
Ara "A i,cnsli, aitno ugn she heia IN infant IN her
arms was Dsateo tn sne tainted. ruo rufisns
escaped before the guard arrivcu But jackson was
hung ,wo years later johns; hs there confessed
his crime, ms despair OF ever being forgiven the
murder oi Benjamin Mitchell
A
naval JUNK shop Is quite an Interesting sight, As
1 padded along close TO the shore | sudueny found
the beach piled WIN disnounted Warehouses;, win-
aowess caDins, heavy ant Iight spars piles Of old
DECK plank Of spike hocs, capsizsd capslsn
bristng with long rusty Dos, and inaecu every con-
hull al anchor the shore seemed a mourniui wu-
ness OF destruction. Tue last remnants OF largo
steamer lay al the waters edge. Now and nen man
vacg side wnesi barrow load OF iron,
soalss cinasrA Her bow mad been chopped square
OF. anu ner nun reduced 20 low long sbeii Of black
timUefs. Two the beach we're pounding nd
smoothing OF copper had been twiAted and
renl ~ tearing them OF tue null asked the man
OF the wneoioarrow t0r the superintendent oil tne
WORK. Presently q tail mau win regular, dark fos-
tures aud bfigandish appearance STOOD above me on
/ tue gangpiank- HIS sloucnod naL aod his unkempt
beard and HAIR seemed an ambush ior a PAIR OF eyes
reserved and determined. He Kept his guzs on sne
| Allegro.
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structon,' thought u prudent to EXPLAIN ''but 10
Iearu something vi this obstructive industry now
you 90 TO WORK TO destroy old ships, what they are
| worth, and on
Ho SAID nothing but continued mis- stare and grim
| silence
| thisf"
Yes" he finally said, and thon descended into the
| hull. 4 padded cautiously among tho sunEe tim
bsrs iuil oi old iron and beached the Allegro at the
bow oil the hull while specuiating what kIBd of man
and work had met. he had come half way ashore
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