Evening journal., 1908-09-21

Jagged outlines Mt them to hold on 70
one another. They are brought from
the nearby quarries in numbering
scows, towed by tugs. They have der
ricks attached to their masts and pat
ent bottoms which. by means Of pow
erful levers are made to swing open
and heavy, dull rumbling follows as
granite blocks. weighing from four TO
ten tons sink into their place in the
sea forever. for the completed portion
OF this sea wall has withstood the furi-
GUS attacks OF winter gales during
with few stones moved from their
places. At present 1t is little more
than a further menace to navigation.
and bell buoy and automatic light
warn vessels off It, but when COM
pleted Il will make the name of Rock
port dear to those who go down to
the sea in ships" for there will the
sailor find a safe haven. Rockport al
ready possesses a tiny inner harbor
protected by massive stone jetty
which leaves an entrance only wide
enough to allow one vessel at a time
to pass into a haven perfectly secure
from the widest storms. Around this
little cave are old wharves, at which
lie idle schooners, their masts outlined
against the sky, and fishermen's homes
and warehouses. unpainted and pic
turesque and set at all angles. a
charming and ever varying scene as
the vessels come and go and the sun
set lights change and linger on head
land and harbor. A daily interest Is
! in watching the swordish boats go and
come. large seagoing sloops with lit
tie iron pulpit on the very end OF the
bowsprit, in which man stands hold
ing a long harpoon, while another sits
on little cross bar near the very top
of the foremast From this dizzy point
of vantage he can see far below the
surface of the waves and direct the
harpoonist where to strike. Sometimes
when the great fish feels the cruel har-
poon he makes a sudden turn Of fury
and rushes upon the ship. driving his
sword into her side, for his weapon Is
Of immense strength and deadly sharp
ness. Unfortunately for the beauty
and quiet Of the harbor motor boats
are displacing sailboats for fishing.
The first one was introduced in 1900,
and brought I'm the largest earnings
ever made by one boat. There were
the fish, millions Of EN-" said an on
a
move a boat. Chug-a-chug, away she
went and scooped 'em in, we a-lookir
on" Now the poorest fisherman can
let his oars lie idle and save his
strength to drag in his nets and does
not mind that the chug of the motor
browns the music Of wind and waves.
Across the harbor from RoclSpori
lies Pigeon Cove. a favorite summer
resort with its bracing air and magnifi-
cent terraced rocks. engraved on one Of
which is this tribute from Ralph Waldo
Emerson. "At Pigeon Cove made ac-
quaintance with the sea. 'Tis a noble
friendly power which seemed to say ia
me. Why so late and slow TO come tc
me? Am I not here always. Thy
proper summer home? 1t not my
voice thy needful music, my breath
thy helpful climate in the heats. my
touch thy cure? Was ever building
like my terraces. was ever couch so
magnificent as mine? Lie down on
my warm lodges and learn a very little
hut is all YOU need. have made this
architecture superfiuous and It is paltry
beside mine. Here are many Rames
Nenevehs and Karnalxs in ruins to
Eether. Here they all are PROSTATE ol
half piled. and behold the sea is opaline
plentiful and strong. yet beautiful as
the rose or rainbow. Full of food
nourisher Of man, purger Of the world
creating a sweet climate end in. its un-
changeable ebb and flow and its beauty
giving a hint Of that which changes
not and is perfect"
The heavy surf which followed tho
recent storm along our coasts made a
magnificent sight as It broke over the
great rocks of the cape, Long lines OF
surf were churned into foam and great
waves. leaping over them. ran up the
face of the cliffs and broke in snowy
foam far above them. descending in
wreaths and showers Of spray.
BY merely going about IT'S regular
business Of fishing. boaa building and
other trades that relate to the sea,
Gloucester manages to be so quaint and
foreign-looking and picturesque that II
has long been q favoiite resort for
artists. who NAV be seen on every side
under their white umbrellas sketching
a group Of rocks here. n sail there. q
sunrise over Thatcher's Island. a SUM-
set over the Magnolia hills, tha
vharves. the Sicilian baruues unload
ing salt. or the many-spired town.
Nearly all our artists Of note have
tried their hands on some phase Of her
ever-changinF charm. Prof Stockton
Axson. Of Princeton University. voiced
then robable attitude of the busy fisher
men toward them thus;
What is It siclxens with disgust the
Gloucester sailorman,
It isn't fightin' wind ard fog, MOI
driftin' in a calm;
It isn't toiling off the Banks, where
fishin's on the bum;
It isn't even wrcstlin' with the facts Of
Gloucester rum.
It's these everlastin' artists a setting
all around.
A painting everything they see from
topmast to the ground.
Fore we get to Ten Pound Island
they're a rcostin' on the shore,
And they follow us about the port til
we put 10 sea once more.
II we only drop an anchor or lowe
away a sail.
They're a-slappin' paint on canvas aut
a-worlSin' like a gale.
We can't Law hold upon rope, bu
} Lord Almighty's sake.
! They're a-hoclSin' all about us like file
} around a cake.