The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-26
VISIT THE ISLEg'OP SHOALS.
PEACE CONFERENCE Watchers
TAKE A DAY OFF.

Quiet and nestful Spot Out or Touch with
the W0rld-POrtsmou th Has an Inter.
esting "Doc" VINO Wandcrs Around In
Public In . NiEhtsiiirt and Straw Hat.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 2S.-visits to
the Isle OF Shoals have been the order OF the
day. The weather was bright and neither
too hot nor too cold; the sea between the
harbor and the islands showed never II
trace OF swell. and since II Is up to st.
Petersburg and Toxic again the Went
worth rested. Capt. Hank. the ancient
German mariner who runs the boats at
the Wentworth landing. made three trips
back and forth with the gasoline launch.
In the afternoon the Russian attaches
who fingered about the hotel With little
to do caught the cont sgion. The forces
OF Uncle Sam In Portsmouth are at the dis
posal OF the official parties, and when after
luncheon Nine. Rojestvensky mentioned
that she would Like to see the Isle Of Shoals
q message was sent to the Msyhower and
an ensign brought down the ship launch
for NJ. Rojeetvensky. Nine. Rojestvensky
and the Rojestvensky dog.
The Isle Of Shoals, which is really five
or six little islands about as big - fair
sized meadow, lies ten miles out to sea.
There are summer hotels on two Of them,
. few cottages and . lighthouse. For
their size there 10 lot Of history on them.
Once Appledors Island had village OF
600 people, which the British wiped out
root and branch In the Revolution. The
foundations Of the village houses arc there
yet-a big checkerboard Of stone work.
Here lived Celia Thaxter. poet. after her
eccentric father abandoned the world and
went away to be an island dweller. Her
grave Is on Appledore.
Star Island also has It's graveyard-the
tombs Of tho Caswell family. who began
to bury their dead there early In the last
century. The fishing town Of Gassport
Of corporate existence and quit being,
leaving debt Of $4,000. which will remain
plastered to tho island, % far as man can
see, until the morning stars sing together.
On fine days you can see the debt from
the Wentworth
Longfellow, Whittier and the other great
Of their period used to summer out there.
and every tree has had q poem or tale
nailed to 1t. You can't be eminent In New
England letters until you We touched up the
Isle Of Shoals.
The hotels are inhabited by quiet and
restful persons who are summering there
to get away from the hustle Of the world.
They are not without their excitements.
Both hotels have croquet grounds. At the
Appiedore, on Appledore Island, they play
crokinole every evening and on Star Island
there's q progressive authors party every
Friday night.
One Of the guests on Star Island said
yesterday that 1t was just like taking va
cation on a ship at sea. only you missed
the roll. The young people take out their
mentioning In rowing from island to island
and then back again. The chaperon sys-
tenn is wholly unnecessary. There u not a
spot on either island which 10 not In plain
view from tho hotel.
The King Of the Isle Is Oscar Leighton.
brother Of Celia Thaxter. He was born
there and never saw the mainland until he
was ia. He has seen It very few times
since. The only horse on The islands unO
very lately was . mare named MadSe. She
was brought there IS a flly and never saw
another horse until this summer, when
they brought ono out to relieve her In her
old age When she beheld the terrible
beast she acted like q country horse vh6
sees an automobile for the first time.
Oscar Leighton il a character. Every
town hereabout is long on charactep. In
Kittery. they have Mel Stimson. the author
and the only Southern gentleman born on
New England soil. also Old Man Patch,
the weather prophet and political sage.
and Sam Lea the Chinese ally Of the Rum
Devil.
In Portsmouth,; they have them on every
street corner. Just now, Doc attracts
medicine, in spite Of the title, has command
Of six or seven languages, and was present
as medical student at the first administra-
ton Of ether - an anesthedo. Doc
lives alone In . beautiful Colonial house Of
the Washington period. or late he has been
dissatisfied With the arrangement Of the
coal bin for the hall fireplace. Therefore,
he out . hole IN the hardwood ceiling Of
the old halli 1igged a bin and chute up in
the air and now be has but to pull q string
and the fireplace u full.
His dress, however, IL his title to be called
q character. Summer and winter, he wears
q straw hat with . hole cut in the top for
ventilation. On ono Of the hottest days this
summer he went down town to do some shop
ping Glad In q flannel shirt q dress suit, q fur
overcoat, . straw hat and q pair Of tan
shoes without heeA. He always cuts the
heels on his shoes: believing that It ia q
healthful plan. When asked to explain
the fur coat episode, he said that he was
only showing the folly Of modern dress.
Sometimes he appears On fhe street In his
night shirt; maintaining that night shirt
IL fully - chaste and proper a. the costume
OF the ancient Greeks.
It was only last month that . modest
young man OF Portsmouth was driving
through town. escorting . woman visitor
from the middle West. As they drew near
the Docs house, DO said: Nov. there IL
q noble example Of our architecture Of the
Warrington period. Observe the beautiful.
white doorway They passed into full
Wow Just then. and there was the doc. In
his nightshirt. painting pillars.
John W. Hutchinson passed down Main
street. Portsmouth, yesterday. with the
now Mrs. Hutchinson. Their bridal tour
begins tomorrow. They will wind up at .
grand reunion Of the Hutchinson family,
where statue to Fraternity will be un-
veiled. Mr.. Hutchinson paused on the