Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
PICTURESQUE 81. IVES
Ii IA. the aua1n4 Charm OF = Fer
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Ii Has the Quaznx Charm OF = Fer
eEEn Town-
St Ives, center OF the Cornish fishing
industry, and known IN ART circles As
the home Of school Of painters Who
founded colony there ten years ago.
has much OF the quaint charm Of a
foreign Town. II Is built On the side of
hill descending s+eeply 10 the sea. and
On promon1ory commonly called the
island" With lis grassy slopes,
crowned by q cxumbIing and deserted
fort. its ancient houses clustering be-
low the great stone pier. the gray stone
pier or mole, and its lighthouse and
harbor crowded with shipping, II bears
\ certain likeness 10 Antilles On the
French MeoiEerranean. and sometimes
the atmospheric coloring Is As bril-
liant For the gulf stream breaking
On those Cornish shores brings with II
not only a winter temperature which
ing hues OF earth and sea and sky. uzs-
known in eastern England. when the
days are al their shortest
There is Spanish blood IN this part of
Cornwall. relic Of old armada DAYS One
ean trace II not only in an occasional
surname, such as Jose and Jago. bat IN
the dark eyes and hair. the chiseled
features the passionate glances and pc
cuI5ar grace Of certain of these fisher
folk
The harbor is the heart Of the town,
its center Of life and activity In the
morning crowds stand round the men
who sell the fish by auction On the
sands, while the women pack the fish in
crates and barrels for the London train.
But the afternoon presents 10 the On
locker the more poetic and inspiring
side Of the 6shermaa's calling. The
fishing boats some 800 strong. which
lie in orderly crescent-shaped ranks AT
their moorings. are getting ready to
put 10 sea: all Is life activity and color
Some OF the men IN their high sea
boots and helmet-shaped caps. are mag
ni6cent-lOoking Eeri1able sea kings
Ones heart beats quicker watching the
strength agility and swiftness with
which they leap into their boats. hoist
their sails and steer out into the bay.
Sometimes half dozen Of these crafts
are closely wedged together. masts and
Z
crowded hour Of glorious life TO the
onlooker-
There Is no 5os1Ing. no confusion, nc
vie language. only CHEEKY Look out.
nv lad" If the gear should chance &c
get entangled. and the order and dis
cipline seem like that of navy. Now
two or three pairs Of vigorous arms
pull hard al the ropes: up goes the
sails which have the hue and almost
the texture Of brown velvet the
beats gradually separate themselves
from the 1hrong: and so with spread
ing wings the whole feet sweeps forth
] into the wide, blue bay. til. as II fades
into the distance, II looks like fight Of
brown fritillsry butterflies
At night the boats lie al anchor. hay-
/ ing cast their nets abroad. The myriad
lights. seen from the wooded Tregenna
/ heights. seem like firefiies among the
/ trees; or, when they spread them
! selves along the distant coast, one can
/ fancy the opposite shore of the bay is
/ lined by vast, silent, lighted city For
/ five nights OF every week. in Perils of
| the sea. in WEAKNESS and painfulness, in
/ watchings.~ the fishermen thus ply
E their craft The dangers and hard
/ ships are many; the pay Is poor and
/ precarious- Sometimes they get only
1 s7xpence for hundred herTings: and
yet the London poor have 10 pay =
! penny OF two-penee for each Of these
same fish As usual, the middleman
4 makes the profit
The kindly. father-like old harboI
master. who seems 10 watch over the
welfare OF all the inhabitants of St.
/ Ives, including the seagulls, tells me
that a drunken man Is rarely to be
SEEM and the comparative scarcity OF
{ public houses and the abundance o.
4 Methodist chapels bear evidence 10 the
f habits OF the people The strict IN
written law Of the place Is no fishing
on Saturday OF Sunday nights There
! Is plenty TO be done IA the harbor Sat
/ ur7ays: boats 10 be cleaned sails mend
/ ed. nets spread TO dry: but On Sundays
/ rest in their own homes. 3 guief walk
4 and plenty of chapel-going are the OF
der of the day Woe be1ide the man
/ who dares do a stroke Of work on the
! Sabbath There Is a tradition that
] an artist who was seen ske1ch1Dg Oh 9
I SUNDAY was stoned out Of 81 IEes--St
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