The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-22
PEARLS OF PLUM BROOK.
EFFECT OF GUIDE HOTLIND's rat,
ON AN ADIRONDACK COMMuyITy

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| Children of Towns Mills Are WpJ,..
| the stream for Ciams-Astuts Max Ko,.
Who Held His Tongue aud Got u,,,
Along tho borders OF that part OF the AdIroD.
dack wilderness known as tho North Wood,
| where Governor Flower finds relief rror
| tho cares OF State in casting n fly for Tn,
| spcckled trout or sending shot TO the heart
| OF the wild doer. there meanders little stream
over n tortuous course some twelve miles long
| finally to empty its waters into tho River
| Grass The stream Is known to the native.
| rs Plum Brook. and was not known at all
| To tho great world outside until on a recon
| Sunday morning an Adirondack guide went
down to take his weekly bath. or in the
Plum Brook vornacular to wash on" In
the stream and picked up n clam shell where
in wns hidden large and perfect pearl OF a
| beautiful pink color and without II flaw or
| speck. Then 1.-THE past was q dream and IL )"
| began for Plum Brook" and tho festive clam
| has had turbulent time. for all tho men.
| women. and children OF the region have been
standing on thor heads In tho stream ever
since. hunting for pink pearls with garden
rakes and fire tongs.
This hero OF the pink pearl adventure who
comes when you call him Rowland has mob
been considered a very lucky fellow. though
he has had the honor OF padding the skin and
pulling corks for no less n man than the Gov-
ernor. He is great favorte with tho ladies'.
for he has fluent tongue. and women do not
mind so much II the catch is small il there are
moving accidents by field and flood" along
the way that make interesting adventures to
relate on the hotel veranda in tho evening"
1t was Howlands barn tho cyclone struch
in tho picturesque hamlet OF Towns Mills on
the banks OF Plum Brook and blew the roof Ok
No other building was demolished. And boz
cause it was Rowland that picked up the pink
pearl no one b believed that it would sell for h
made pilgrimage to the lake In the North
md tnew nj 'e ahou n1,nnJ 1' o nie1 h.
anu me-" a., apour iio"i"hu atu MS iuckS
brought it back to tho cit, city. and offered it'd It I'd
the experts. IIe had several chances to sel1
waited to make the sale here The first jewell
a. VI o ,aa nil,t go iuf Az INC see1nu map
VINO looked at 1t would give 500. He camp
Vnr, "ru'o nn euek apf ,ne amount Ihe new
f. luSs t thiowlsnds luck t? have tho jeweller
When tint check struck tho Post H Zones ONES
HowanG rtaod HIpgd a9W9 on the side where
the county bank e4riy the next morning to get
cautioned to Keep aulet. industriously, snread
me me news az over tho township. and the hunt
Now. Towns Mills was remarkable for two
therent ing hngs before though ne fame
put PVT Tor the remoteness OF the region. which Is
Just day, = drive from anywhere: over tho
New YorE; 4as is. nat in its suburbs is set up
bs stone the Lhenezer Of his satanic male.ty.
sabbath and man may suggest earossy to
rs Creator the ultimate disposition OF such Of
ANS %oTks as ARE without having
All the tP PEOPLE have that frank way Of appeal
town in tho heart Of st. Lawrence county is 4
little
by perhans dozen homes and schoo!house.
ecptiye chair at Washington Towns Mills has
bna for nce n lGr fhG ERE. isn't e
couldn't and any one to rssSmmen d' him n''' ~
Now ii, IN each of these little log houses with
tnell whlts SECURED noors ana PATCHWORK
covered BED In the narlor there are to he found
ewp g " tba c93inet organ tow
the ilnstallmsnt plan. and u little bottle of
l 9Hsis Jnrkeu u up Win rag me Goou house
saucer. and You viii lind perhaps Ss" ONE m' in
twenty-five that is perfect in shape and color.
out Of an Oh teIsseoss and iSP By 's Standing S
WI ynu your ax neal r, at 1uit me pronef angie
but de- not inc Won H ak f hy %ns
fn owns Mills now; PearIs OF Orient and 81
n preo en nne On WSa
hese WHY farmers and their crafty wives
,nurH S ior me pearIs OF rum brook. Inc men
nG; and tho women tuck up their pctticoats
ma nc wade into the shallow waters lifting out
IT, ennny Clamns WIN IonE-hanuieu Spoons OF
my y po' A. STICKS.
,i hait On thls tae nnhgs another, Tor IN the
iuest iot pears AZ Towns Nils u was dis.
-, o. unaI one NAN row man IKE Peter,
y w., a. y pc IN III MS speech nad been
,rnt' : T. II On tne uead Ihiet Tor Two years
S n ahreo "s1Is,ahts; and had found and sold
hot t pe Pc r 10 puy MIN mouse and lot IN
u VOW yoWn l OF M y -
T Low see IL was .nis way. ne STAN mered.
in w ~ ~ 10 nan y SI solE c'ams loT the
nv wU ~, ~. 70 .oPk. oom9 ioiks says they
'tn ~ 70 eat ant sohe iolks says they ne; 81
o"t' ~ ny ny wi, VII, ~ some II youH
H.; GoA em. Gnu We IL SEE ney WASH nothn'
ihe hysteI' anu we uiun care nluch Tor EN-.
~. S Stana I wa" as opehin, VI en- louhd