Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-16
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wreck. The beach below & the is
sire Wn with .Wreckags. OF all descripti ions,
from O nearly enrirs hull .of q vessel to:
barrels, cables, and cocoannts From the
mainland the reef can be reached only by
embarking on one Of the little fish boats
running from Elizabeth City or New
Berne. It is a twelve hours' sail under
the most favorable circumstances, but the
trip generally takes an entire day and
night A boat-man unacquainted with
shoals would make sad work of d journey
across the sound, but thu native fishermen
wind about through the tortuous channel
without ever once grazing the bottom.
TIE FISHERMEN AT HOME.
Hetteras reef is far from being q bare
sand beach. All about the lighthouse and
south of it stretches dwarfed forest Of
live oak and holly trees, broken by fresh
water ponds fragrant with water lilies
The woods and marshes are enlivened
by the songs Of innumerahle mocking
birds and blackbirds, but the,enjoy yment
of wandering about is somewhat marred
by the presence OF rattlesnakes and cop
perheads In these woods is the village OF
Trent, the home Of the fishermen. The
houses are scattered along the sandy
roads, which wind hitheF and thither
through the>woods. A square OF sand, in
closed by a, rough, low fence and fur
nished with we'll and a few rose bushes,
which seem to find life very hard, forms
the front yard. The back yard is gener-
ally occupied by garden sass" upon the
growth of which much pains are bestowed.
These kitchen gardens Jared badly this
year. a high tide, which occurred re-
Gently, flooded great many OF them aud
ruined them. v&.*
The natives" are honest; kindly dis
posed, reticent, and leisure-loving. When
asked how people managed to live on 80
barren spot, one of the fishermen replied
that they throve by fleeing strangers,
and that when there were no strangers
they turned to fleeing one another. There
is no court, no Jail, 10 physician, and no
regular minister of the gospel on the reef.
| Crime is unknown and liquor is prohib-
tied. Some Of the fishermen, however, are
| wont to make merry when they go to
Elizabeth City, but this aside, the morals
Iof the IIatteras people are quite aalna-
peachable. Many OF the men belong TO q
sort of religio-social club, and are known
as "Brigit:Jewels. If visit is made out
of the fishing season one may fnd reason
to complain Of the dishes served up at
dinner. On several consecutive days a
| visitors dinner consisted of hot biscuit,
boiled cabbage and honey. It is not i'm
proved by the addition of the famous OF
! infamous yaupon or sblack drink" of the
| Carolinas, which is common beverage
here. Every householder makes his own
yuupon tea A large hole is dug il the
sand, into which is thrown layer Of
twigs of the yaupon bush. Next comes q
layer of hot stones, then more yaupon
twigs and more stones, and SO Oh until the
hole is filled. The half-charred leaves and
stems are finally taken out and placed in
barrels. and the tea is ready for use.