New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
SUMNER LEISURE.
QUIET ENJOYMENT AT NANTJICKFT


CIETY OF THE RESIDENTS.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE J
NANTUCKET, Mass, July 21.-The visitor at
this place who wrote that sojourn here equal to
at with OF its discomforts told only
part of tho truth one at must endure varying
climates-now hot cold sometimes foggy and also
day after day of storm Here it is If the vessel
ever In certain fixed relation the Gulf Stream and
Trade winds In the autumn months there prevails nine
days out OF ten sort of tradcwiud tempered by the
Gun Stream This keeps one just cool enough, and
mits OF easily reaching most of the fishing and picnic
grounds. One can calculate with good degree of
tainty upon reaching point the a certain
TINE and rarely be disappointed Rarely. too, east
WIND brings weather too cool for comfortable driving
outside the town This week, while ew-York's ther
mOmecr was up in the ninces, starting for eight
mile drive across the moor forced to turn back
at the halfway post by Of the biting wind and
this too, while he had winter clothing and wraps in
abundance. Sometimes for few hours in the middle of
the day II is Just trie too for ordinary spring
and fall clothing. Some friends who spent March and
Apr in Bermuda say that Nantucket is Bermuda minus
the dobilitating element of ts climate.
Everyone knows that this island IL somewhat cres-
cent-shaped and that the harbor with
trance, expands and extends parallel with a
strip of shore for eight miles; but everybody
not know that little arm Of tins harbor affords uncn
ing amusement of the safest for children. On the
way to the steamboat landing the little stop half
dozen times day to catch small fish, dig CLANS
success Near the steamboat wharf is little fleet of
rowboats some twenty ill number and on fine evenings
every one is out before dark This fleet of rather
cular boats has been reproduced in miniature 10y its
owner and builder, Mr. Chase who did under direc
tons OF Professor Baird and the models any time
be inspected the Smithsonian Institution in Washing
ton There ample space for children to learn to
under their guardians very eyes, the shallow
for considerable distance and also toward Brant
Point Light at the harbor entrance. This lighthouse. by
he In .1,l in IT,t,
i'll operation three years before that Beaver Tail The
law eOmpels all boats to show a light the moment
rue sun goes down, and on starlight evening the
twenty lights of the fleet ana many more of pr
waite boats, dance the waves rregulariy crossing
and recrossing each others paths ike exaggerated
swarm OF fire flies. Perhaps half boats are manned"
by women, many of whom only wen but ele-
gantly There is no need OF rskuS boat in the open
sea, as one has sheet of water eight miles in length
and mile more eSs in width. which to learn to
sail or row in safety within the harbor
One only draw back to ENJOYING here is the difficulty
OF selecting some one pleasant excursion the excu
sion OF others equally good problem being to see as
nearly everything as possible within months vacation
Among the pleasant things do is to take n drive to
sconset eight miles across moor unlike anything in
this country, and IL IL had transported from
Scotland Even the true heather grows upon ii in Ger
tain Toe es, the boaniSts say. II were to tell the
number of pretty wild flowers OF different that can
DE picked within fifty feet % the road he would
hardly be believed botanist sumncring here saws he
knows of no locality in this country whore so many
species can be found within given space upon the
Nantucket moors.
Most scashorc going readers know Sconset (Siascon
scO through Northrup's Scon,et Cottage Life" 1t
queer title village clin made up OF old tShcrnens
cottages ia long narrow lanes, and few smart modern
cottages and hotels one can there have surf bathing
shark ana oluef-hins and quiet to the hearts content
Pnu in the latchstring literally aud there
will be lots OF leisure for unntcrrupted work
The average dweilor at Sconset pes the poor guided
ones who stop at Nantucket town,
Tor children its sail and ro"boat, ana splendid s
bathing Thelow price Of cottages for the season at
econsct affords delightful summer residence at figures
so low as to be laughed BY those never been
there. From this place should drive to sankoty
Light which, although OF the order il vet ono Of
the finest the coast; thence the little fishing VIII
age ~ Quiinet, where good tsh dinner * furnished
and then home, the clo9r OF the day seven miles over
the lonely moor, letting the horse at VIII pick his own
way among the many trails all leading Old Nantucket
town
Another of the things &" to do to take little steam
tug or 1ssolin- Yacht, both of winch run regularly
at o a. III. ana y. m, for Nauwinnet seven
miles from here, near the end OF the inner bay or
harbor. Three minutes rapid walk from the
landing place takes one over narrow slip OF
turf ana sand to the side. whore he can b.,
pushed through the surf aud aided to catch shark or
two before dinner il really. A few days since went
aboard the steamyach for tls place. and al the last
blowing OF the whistle there rdshed aboard dyspeptc
sourlooking old fellow. OF perhaps ,ixty-nyc years.
Placing his huge wooden vaSe whore hc could keep his
eye upon it, and saying word he took his place in
the engine There he sat motonlcss and ,rtu for
the entire rip looking ii the demon Of sca-ckucSs
were IN him. All ptcI him. and the laiic. propo-cd
smelling salts and lemous but did dare approach him.
Inc moment the boat Touched the little pier on he
dartcd with his prccous valse aud when The Others
walking slowly, had reached the ocean side. he had
siG.S "unuen am ollIkih SUIT drawn from the valsc.
ana was being pushed in snail boat through surf
In short time he could he Juggling at shark that
was ,nreTns ne Sc. III ITS lat asony An hour two
leT anu ater tle others had lesurely dncd just ut
me last expiring foot a. the whistle lac rushed board
ron him during the return trip, but he as II posing
To an artist for the embodiment or bilious
attracted the attention OF the rather soid shark fisher
nmc wh eq0T MN t H IT. ahlc"rs tha ne only spoke
pretty good sized blue shark mancacr nearly jcrkcd
hun overheard Then he uttered one solitary word and
that "Je-ru-sa lem % candidIy and tTnIy hciirye
that the late Harry Hunter had where seen his man
under similar circumstances and had drawn from him
ms Lone FISHERMAN for the cxtravaganza of Evangc
line"
This blue fishing has not been 80 l,rcat n suc
cess az usual for until within few days dozen were
them, but they only Jusi begun to bite we'll w
now and then one catches two three trolling from the
enjoys quiet hshing he anchor his row boat within
speaking distance of the lighthouse and catch founders
Tn evening drive here is to Surf side where ia
Mesa. lig st.t'h under he command OF Captain Wins
low. railroad has been @ Mace u,d
many stad Nantuckctcrs really hccve 40 eIarinr nm
whaling business utterly failed Nantucket s brr nGe 1ns
pretty low ebb. Within IA few years quite cultivated
people have found out what a luxury IL il To- ,prni -
lazy, contcnted summer here ana nave brought with
men I'M, many dncat7 7" be rfl on The Island cT
Iou JuSt withih the town have already been bult many
cottages ana many ancient houses have bee bought and
htied up Wy pleasure seekers.
The people who enjoy Nantucket are those who bavc
iieu al SUMMER resorts from Trouvile Deanvillc
9ccsi' TO al the places from Bar naIbor, Maine to
arr II Tcd n 'T % thls ridt-eople whose positions
%i' hrlr dresses ANA diamonds people don't come
10 schslde motel az the only place where thew can
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