The sun., 1896-09-20
wars OF OLD xAx1UcKEr.
Elegance OF speeeh. SineeFe Prenerer', ths
AuetIoreer, and Other Manifestatlons.


| Auetioreer, and Other Manifostations.
NANTUCKET, Sept. 12.-Outsiders can got no
| idea of what Nantucket really Is. or how 10
got 30, until they stay, favored guest, with one
of the islanders. They may come here good
| many times and see 1t from hotels and summer
| cottages but they do not get at tho true inward-
| ness OF the Nantuckotlife. To do this the visit
| tor must 20 everywhere, to market. whore the
| burly butcher boy tells customer that he has
succeeded in obtaining from Nobadur Farm
several dozens OF fresh eggs" and that II she
| "wishes to ascertain for q certainty concerning
| the possibility of further accommodation, che
must apply TO tho senior partner"
| Tho servant girl is no whit behind the butcher
boy in elegance of dotion. The other day, go-
ing through the kitchen, q housekeeper sud-
denly swooped down like hawk on tho chiok-
ems lying In the bright pewter platter In the
dresser. There was a brief and terrible instant,
| and then holding them out with an incompaS.
ably tragic air:
Here, Jane" said she. "tate those straight
back. They smell"
Jane hurried down to market, and on her re-
turn reported that she had told the butcher
that Miss s. was obliged to restore to him
his fowls as they had not sufficient fragranoy."
So much for Nantucket schools.
An irate customer demanded at this same
market the reason Of the failure Of her order-a
small one-to arrive in time for luncheon.
"Oh. WE'LL" said tho proprietor. I've didnN
happen TO be going up your way" SO much Tor
Nantucket business methods.
Then tho visitor should 60 to tho church ana
hear the honest young minister explain that
he leaves out part Of tho rather meagro re-
sponslve service because he doesn't believe the
statement contained therein" though none OF
his hearers probably would havo thought OF
holding him responsible for tho Psalms; still, 10
is best to be on tho safe side. After portion OF
st Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians he goes on to
announce that he Twill now read something
from George Eliot In the Same vefn!"
He must 60 to auctions, too. and . Nantucket
furniture auction 10 most excellent entertaiu-
ment, that ia, IL you ignore tho frequent pathos
of tho affair. This morning, for instance, they
sold lot Of things from one OF the hno old
houses, whose late. long-lonely occupant had
at last gone. more or less willingly. the way OF
all flesh. The auctioneer is O Nantuckoter BY
birth and half his ancestry. but tho other
half is "ofr-island" consequently he isn't OK.
actly typcal-tho island sentiment and preju-
dice having been diluted by an infusion Of the
continental commercial spirit. Among other
old-fashloned bric-A-brac to-day he produced
an oval plaster cast, protected by q bulSinE slsss
and enclosed in q grooved ebony frame.
Now" said he. holding It admirinEly at arm's
length. this represents Madonna." Whore.
upon a bystande- s.ernly interrupted,
"Just what said" urbanely insisted the uns
abashed auctioneer. "a Madonna of George
washinGton before he started out on his propa-
ana
thing rr Miss Miss, s: for to go under them flags
The spectator shook her head. and after sew.
eral futile attempts to work of the poor Ma
Ss, ,hs bis In. and
aside EemarfiIg that he'd keep 1T himself
Now he starts afresh holding n N IN hotb hand,
half Sa1rs hsls He begins saoa
Here he waysrs turnsft Ground with some df.
TsispE hs toss with ErGwinE
gentlemen, French china punch bowl, just right
for hops and sailing parties. who'll bid? gimme
AS he pauses to take breath a stately woman
who sometimes lets the spare chamber" to
natnredly correcta him,
That's q foot tub she says.
Foot tub" echoes he vaguely brought up all
standing on this unsupported shoal: but, recov-
ns yh
that for feet? Well. guess not! This here's q
Now he's Off again. and the tide Of his elo-
quence rolls and surges about the antique"
until at last it Is actually knocked down for 81
Nsd in God
letters on his hat band.
You GO over To- the Post oTice. and. finding
nothing in your box, q friendly voice from the
Doesn't often happen. does t?"
This local sympathy ia very common among
doubt to the fact that almost every body claims
descent from the, original ten." and conse-
else's affairs. Moreover. to tho ordinary ISL
ander nothing whatever " of island +" is Of any
1t is not strange that various traits common to
he hf,la hn.a ha1 t0to anI
to an unusual degree among these people It
does seem. however. remarkable that there is
portions vary In each combination. so that the
original descendants Of the original ten"
and actions are thus accurately ticketed.
oh, that's the Hussey streak" !" He gets
from ed Ann To can vou
from reading Folrer p. and these earmarks
Last week the selection of hat pcrplexed .
woman who is true islander in mind. body.
than in her wide range OF activities. She can
and get him % in without condio@Ds @ mow ,o tene
acre lot or shingle the barn roof, write a sum.
naive as the children she sometimes teaches,
and as free from vanity as the old people she
of quite n different type. tall. blond. stylish,
with tendency TO Gush tempered by natural
her modest and mistaken notion OF her own
unusual head and face, concluded her order
her look nice" adding loosely. to cover what
seemed to her. perhaps an unworthy anxiety.
"Of course know that I'm drawn beauty"
70 heP %nm
can't all be beauties but intellect and cheerful
manners go a good ways"
Here is one more story Of NantuGketer: this
Is about an old lady with bachelor nephew
who Is the apple of her eye. She is OF course.
rather jealous OF any attention paid to this idol.
over With fresh beach plum pie for this young
ish man; who Is somewhat OF favorite of hers.
tion OF the gift, and as the messenger turned 10
go she flung OUT
Tel your aunt guess Amt lost my facul-
ties yit."
Wasn't that delightfully."- gracious?
DemocrnpuIIst-A New Mexican Contribu-
tion to Nomenclature.
To THE EDIToR TIE SuS-Sir: As a contribution