Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-31

SSo-Ank e4oA1s44u, ne appeared as the
top OF the hill, and sFe IonR be jumped
into the bsat, the sail vas hoissed, the
center board pushed down. and we 90
oar course 20 the shores Of NsrraQansess,
about one mile distant.
We sailed quite near 20 Dutch Island,
such a charming place, owned by the
o9vefBment. There was Just the night
amount OF wind owing for lively sail.
Ihe boat caree0ed little on one side,
then Riidsd swiftly and smoothly
through the water onward to the goal.
eneo1nterlng nov and then in her
course wase which eaussd the water
70 dash upward in = wreath Of spray,
which oftentirnes fell upon % more 60
pioosiy than a0rseable- Tue melton,
the AIR. the whole thing. in short. vas 20
deliRhtfui that / should have liked to
save spent the remainder of the after
noon IN ski'uming over the animated
bay. Indeed, I intimated as much 10
the ferryman; bat a. l did not follow
up my wish With something Of a more
substantial and effective nature, the fer
ryman, th0u0h be must have been
pleased at my undisQnissd enjoyment,
made no motion toward prolsnRing IL
In about twenty mizutes after leaving
ConaBicat we found ourselves, all too
soon for me, In the small breaksater
and a. the stone pier Of the West Ferry.
ttsfore reaching the shore the-saIs 80.
man asked the ferFymsn WHISTLER be
could change q $2 bill, as that was all
the small money she had With her, save
q dine. He could not do il; so l. in the
beusvolence Of nv heart. said that per-
haps l could assist him in making the
chanRe, a. i had a dollar and seventy
f1ve cents IN my porte N, naaie.
Well, will give you tnis 81 for IT,
ha rsiofned With aianrity, producing. as
be sDske, his pure.
ssv N q twinkle the mistake be vas
making. % | said:
Certainly, that will Just suit me-"
A qaizzieal look upon my face, and
hearty laugh from Maliey and the tall
woman, in which / Immediately Joined, !
made him perceive how near he had
come to paying me quarter for carry
inc me over the ferry, instead d Of pay
ing him.
I don't think he al all relished being
made the subjsct of our mirth. bat the
idea Of this shrewd Rhode Islander be-
ing thus caught was 20 me 30 inexpress
IDLY funny that | was only too glad 10
conceal my broadening face beneath ny
japanese parasol.
Upon landing bade adisu 10 the tall
woman, whose path lay in quite another |
direction from mine. The last saw Of
her she vas walking slowly, carefully
hslding in Der right hand the can of |
oysters, and carrying the tomatoes and
steak In her left.
The few buildings at the ferry lsok |
primitive and ANCIENT enough, as indeed |
they are, having changed but little for |
thirty years. / had noW a four.m mile |
walk before me IL followed the road,
bot by going across lots the distance |
would be materially lessenea. had |
mensioned to the ferryman my intention |
Of crossing the delss, but he advised ns |
30 strongly not 20 do il that I, remem-
bering the old adaes that the longest |
way round 10 the shortest way heuie,n
to follow his advice.
Tue afternoon vas ssperb, tribe too /
warm, perhaps. aseended the steep /
hill which leads TO the ferry, then walked |
for half a mile over road by the side /
Of which two men we're engaged in cut |
ting down tall grass and weeds, then /
turned at right angles to my left, and, /
still accompanied by tall telegraph poles,
walked northward in the direction OF |
the pier. had nov reached the high |
land OF Boston Neck. This region lies /
between the Narragansett Bay on one /
side and the Marrow OF Pettaquamscut |
river ON the other. At the head of this
pretty meandering stream still stands
lhe mill and the house Where Gilbert |
Stuart, the painter. was boruz His father
ran snuff mill in those dsyR.
Away TO nay left were the numerous
islands which intersect the waters of |
Bay. the larger ones of |
Newport and Conanicut aza she lesser /
sized islands of Dutch, Goat and Rose
These looked nearly as fresh and pro- |
duetive as in the month of June. The
blue oeesn IN who bosom they reposed
shone like zephyr's, " 50 deeply, aarkly,
blue"
On my right was the valley and stream |
Of the Pettaq1amscnt, with the long /
ridge Of high land known as MeSparrox |
rising bey md it. met bat one or two |
pedestrians and some vehicles in my four |
mile walk. passed half dszen farms |
or %, With large farm houses and ether |
buildings, and q country meeting house |
Of the most unblemished looking white |
appearance. having pert, aspiring stee- |
pie vhiah poin,ed heavenwards; also tso |
small schoolhousss numbered respect |
lively one and two.
At each farm the farmer and bis labor |
ers were occupied in ontting down fields |
Of fodder cera with corn knives or
OF else IN binding up the same
into stacks, which looked picturesque
enough; brown though the stalks and |
leaves we're In most cases. eapeci slfy |
when great orange eslored pumpkins |
Were crossing IN between, rs though |
scattered broadcast oyer the fieids By
soFue giant hand.
AZ nearsd the end of my long tramp
the thought flashed through my mind.
"Oh, how diderent would 10 be had
NOS kind friends 10 welcome me, but
bad instead 70 seek shelter amongss
strangers.
Bas there 10 stood. ss IL has for syer
one hundred years, the great white
house, with tts gAmhrsl roof half hid
den from the roadside BY the shade trees
which shelter and beautify IL, the end
OF my journey. There was the old or |
ehard In rs rear, whsrs the white Brah-
ms poultry wander at their will and eat
the juicy apples lying on the ground;
tue old veil, with the beehives standing
near: the stable, the barn, the hea
houses, the sheds. all forming q titlle
eolsny Of comfortable homss for the
various kinds Of creatures they shelter;
the substantial stoae wallis dividing ef
thsse places from each other. And here
by the roadside is the lord Of the do
main. Who starts baek In surprise ~
bid him good day, and, while giving me
Q hearty shake Of the hand, asks:
Why didn't you lst me knov that
you we're coming. 90 could have sent
team 10 meet youf OLxNPIa.
mAknRogCk a FkkRx
Are aeents for Needham's He'd Glover