The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-23

treated to a ducking. This was intro
duced in latter part of sixteenth century
and continued until the early part Of
the eighteenth century About a mile
and half further along, we came to the
wells; these formerly supplied the navy
with water before the large tanks and
watersheds were constructed that are
now in use. Bottoms OF these wells were
sunk to the high water level of the sea
and the surface rain water gathered in
them; lay on the heavier salt water,
mixing only slightly with ii The water
in those wells became braclish and inn
pune hence the introduction OF the pres
ent tank system. Every house has its
own water tank; catches the rain water
it is splendid water when little ice
is used.
Gallows Island next claims our at
tention where on Its highest point
stands a weather worn pole which marks
the spot where a slave was hanged for
numbering his master in the year 1854.
Flats Village is the next place Of
interest; at one time this used to be
one Of the principal harbors on the Is
land and considerable trade was carried
on here. All however now wears look
Of desolation; the Wondering walls
with the carved portals are draped with
the prickly cactus, while the gigantic
Paw Paws raise their leafy crowns
above the whole. The Paw Paw tree
is in shape like one Of the tall palms
the fruit grows in bunch at the top,
around the trunk, just below where the
leaves spread out. This fruit is sour,
resembles an orange II shape and color
-it is an Indian name
Harrington Sound is the next place
that arrests our attention; its surround
ings are moro picturesque than any
other part Of the Islands, especially
about the shores of Trunk Island which
reveal many submarine wonders to the
eve. We also see the high cliff known
as the Devils Head, it presents a fine
appearance ali ragged and torn as its
face is by the storms OF many years.
st the Western end OF the Sound, there
is an outlet into the sea, not wider than
our river (Barre) at the Brooklyn
Bridge This is spanned by bridge.
When the tide recedes the water PUSHES
through here with great impetus and
is still rushing on to the sea when the
tide returns and again fills up the Sound.
The body OF water is so large in the
Sound. that it has not time TO empty
until tide returns and fills it up again
$50 on it goes through ages.
We now come to the Devils Hole, or
Neptune Grotto between which and the
ocean there is Subterranean Channel.
we we're charged 2jc admission each;
a -. - A., al al 4 ko
door for US, we had few steps to go
down. As soon as the fishes saw US,
they came towards with big gaping
mouths, looking for something to eat.
Visitors feed bread, ETC., to them; they
are very tame and will come right up
and bite your boot, Choppers" they are
called and are about two feet long; all
eolors aud have very large mouths. Here
ono can see the lovely angel fish dis.
porting itself with graceful motion, as
eending and descending in the clear
waters as ii proud OF its splendid
livery OF blue green and gold. There
arc many other fishes in the pond, diff
fercnt shapes and eolors. No visitor to
Bermuda leaves without paying a visit
TO this place.
We next visited Admirals Cave Duke
of Edinburgh was here in 1s61). This
is considered one OF the finest in Der
muda; the one on fuckers Island would
not be corner OF it, its roof being
studded with long and pendant stal.
acites. resembling the huge ieicles which
grace Niagara ia winter. Uniting with
them likc pillars are stalagmites Of so
hard a nature that when struck they
pieces These are formed by the con
piecse 4 hese are formed by the con-
slant dripping Of water through the
limestone rock above. saturated with
calearecus matter until is becomes like
stone--some like onyx. According to
Biologists, it is supposed to have taken
six hundred thousand years Tor their
formation Noticed that at some former
period, no one can tell the date, large
Iortion Of the root had fallen down:
Il looks as If it had fallen yesterday,
the breaks in the rocks look SO fresh and
clean. Looked up and saw where the
mass had fallen from-got out OF the
way fast as / could in case another iall
might take place. II IS u wonderful
place aud strange 70 say, half way
through IL is suspended Old Glory, un-
der 50 all visitors pass. Tho people here
are very friendly to the Stars and
Stripes.
Next we pass the old homestead Of
the Paynte family, once very prominent
on the Islands, but now going to ruin.
Here at the entrance gate stands a mag
nincent fddle-wopd tree; brought from
Barbados about the year 1929 and piaut-
ed here. Near by is tho old buying
place Of the family.
Walshingham, the next place we pass
on the way to St, George, was made his
torical by Tom Moore, the bard Of Erin,
His home is now occupied by Chinese,
who do laundry work The grounds
around this place are most beautiful and
picturesque, presenting singular ap-
pearance Of broken rocks, caverns and
ponds Miniature lakes, with trees over.
hanging their banks, TEEN with fish won
derful in variety and color, whose mo-
lions are the ideels OF grace. We notice
here that the soil turns d very bright
rcd, different from others parts Of the
island. 1t was in 1908 that Moore was
here, assigned the post Of registrar OF
the court of vice admiralty. He was
too far from the busy world Of gayety
he had left behind in the metropolis Of
England, so after few months he took