The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-12
Correspondence Baitinors CowHty UM.oH.
LETTER FROM NANTUCKET, MASS.
Rage for the Antiqu0-Warm Weather
and Drouth-Aosquitoes Blue. fish-
ing-5omo Old "Poetry"-ThO
Death OF Mr.. Cuttings, etc.
NAxruckEr, Angus, 7,h, Iss2.

NASrucKET, August 5th, 1889.
MEssRs. RnIroRs BALrINoRK couNTY uSIox:
GeH'is@ea Since wrote my last letter We
have been quietly resting aud enjoying ourselves,
letting each day take Of ITSELF and the rapid
ity with which time passes under these circum-
stances u wonderful. Our present intention l. 20
remain here until the 18th inst, and possibly
longer.
| have attended an auction, and such IL the
rage here for the antique that m old secretary
with brass handle. brought 80, and u vas 50 much
out Of repair that suppose u will cost $40 10 put
II In order. Among other things put up for sale
was small feather bed for child. The anctioneer
In trying TO sen II and while descanting upon It's
value said u had been "@pPrissd" at 50. One Of
the bidders quickly said that any person who put
such value as that on II needed "yHardesH."--
! believe he got the bed. Old china % all kinds,
brass andirons, shovel and tongs with brass on
them. old bellows. brass warming pans are sold at
high prices, and I saw nm old. fashioned grand
fathers" clock for which $3.50 was asked, and an
other for which 500 was asked. Both Of these
were fine clocks. however, and In good order.
The weather has been unusually warm In Nan
tueket this summer. II was very warm when We
got here on the 2Sth Of July. bat on Monday Il was
pleasant again, and now another warm wave seems
10 have struck the Island and the Thermometer
stands at $40 to-day in cool place out Of the suns
rays at the house where We have our room. Then,
too. Il has beea very dry aud rain 8. badly needed
was told there had not been good rain for up
wards Of two months. and the vegetables In the
gardens are drying up and everything has parch-
ed look. The nights, however. are cool; one can
sleep well and frequently blanket IL quite com
Portable.
Mosquitoes are numerous this year and they are
the largest ever saw. They 10 not give the dc.
iightful concerts that our Mari lanI mosquitoes
treat us 10, but are In for business ut once aud the
hrst intimation you have of the presence Of -
by feeling the bite. hut they are 30 greedy they
10 not get out Of the way as our mosquitoes do and
hence they are easily killed There are screens in
our bedroom window aud We have had but =
single one In ", which was KILLED before IL lid any
injury.
Until lately those fishing for blue fish from this
part Of the Island have not been very suecessfuI
though from other parts, namely, South Shore and
Sconse, the fishermen have put 81 In little dorics
and have eau ht quite quantity. I was told that
about $50 per day sufficient t. supply the wants
81 the town oi Nantucket. including the summer
visitors The fishermen have been selling these
dsh until lately at y ct,. per pound lnow they
get cts 60 persons who pa, them up In Tee and
send them o. Boston where they sell readily for
from & o. 10 cts. per pound.
sent you last year a fcw verse. written BY
Peter folger. who was Benz amin franklin grand.
father. who came here from Mar,ha's Vineyard by
invitation "a act ~ miller. weaver, surveyor aud
a. interpreter Sf The Indian Language. uhi!e his
son EleaEer was TO be the shoemaker for the in
habitant presume Peter msic better meal aud
cloth than he did poetry hope at any rate.
Judging from the specimens he has left behind him.
! send now some verses said To- have been written
about 100 years since by Mr.. Phinca. Farming.
who married keIiah Coffin. in which he refers 10
the peculiar traits which at that time distinguish
cd certain well known families here or 10 the par
ticuiar occupations they pursued
The Rays ami Russell. cooper. are.
The knowing folgeT- laEy.
A learned Coleman very rare.
And scarce an honest llussey.
The Coffns noisy. boisterous. loud.
The silent GaFdners plotting.
The Mitchells good the Bnkers proai.
The Macys cat the pudding
The SWANS are swinish. cIoWni.h called.
The Barnards very civil.
The S;arbucks they are hard 10 bANl.
The PinkhAms beat the devil.
There is another version of only two stanEas
which diller. somewhat from that above and which
reads a. follows
The Rays aud Russell. cooper. are.
The knowing folger. lazy,
iyiHg Coleman very rare
And scarce - learned Husscy.
The co;ins noisy. (ca-'ioH. loud.
The silent Gafdnefs yipfiiHy.
The Mitchells good the BarkerS proud.
The Mays ca, the pudding.
NOw IS Mistress Tanning. the ~ifc Of the sup
posed author Of the above ltnes, Was a Coin, am
inclined TO believe that possibly some traits exist
ed In her character which in luecd her husband 20
refer TO the COtbs as NOISY. fractions. bOi.terous
loud. II 50 the poor man may have had a still
worse time after he wrote those lines, and the lee
lures poor Mr.. Caudie 60; may have been very
mild compared with those that !; may have been
his fate to listen TO.
The MarylAndeFs here were extremely shocked
10 hear Of the death of Mr.. Richard J. Cuttings.
No one had heard Of his sickness. and the last time
| saw him, which was only u few days before I
Jeff Maryland. he seemed 90 be ia his usual health.
can scarcely realize the fact that will never see
him again. A warn. hearted friend and an able
lawyer has paced away and not will hi. place
be oiled.
"Green be the turf above thee.
Friend of my better days" PiLcRIu.