Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-13

l said that the drive along the North Shore from Boston to Marblehead, is
 one of the most beautiful and inte- resting in all New England.
 l Anyone who has had the privilege to enjoy this journey of eighteen or | twenty miles, both Dy automobiles and by trolley and to spend the better i portion of three days in this quaint | and interesting town. so rich in both colonial and revolutionary history will readily agree.
 The distance from the capital to Harblehead seemed all too short, but course of the journey. something a little different from the home town being presented to the every stage of
 the trip: Passing down through yard. with it's well guarded wall of great height, though in a dingy quarter of the city. through Chelsea wit it's many one story buildings and still vacant lots; reminders or the ais astrous fire of but few years since, through Revere and Everett the
 drive across the marshes with their
 ever-present refreshing salt breeze
 brings one at last to the busy and
 thriving city of Lynn, where for
 some months past it's great industry
 of making shoes has been almost par alysed by . strike, out through
 broad and beautiful street. with 2
 park and many stately churches and
 public buildings. to Swampscott with
 it's magnificent beach, and from that
 town along through wood and plain,
 with occasional glimpses of the At
 1antic. or that Portion of it called by the geosraphers, Massachusetts Bay. are enjoyed before the city which is the subject of this sketch is reached; a city containing but a small popu1a-
 tion, some 1000 in the winter, some
 1Jr nd in
 because of it's influx of visitors.
 After dinner in the evening at the .pavilion or restaurant on the shore of the harbor, a most delightful one. by
 the way, we slept. under blankets; a refreshing change after hot and dusty Boston, and in the morning started,
 before breakfast for a stroll unac- companiel; having in mind our hosts of the town. not to get lost in its mar row and crooked street having also been warned by friend before leav-
 ing Boston. that these ways lied from nowhere back again."
 In and Out, Out and In.
 Going up the hill we branched off
 to the right of our road and soon be-
 came involved in. this maze of little
 street and carbohydrates. which
 would have delighted the soul of
 Dickens, in and out, out and in. al-
 ways endeavoring to keep in mind the
 general direction which should lead to
 a speedy and safe return, and at last
 reaching the desired point which
 should give us a view of the famous
 narrow and beautiful harbor, usually dotted at this season with yachts and ether craft. but now sadly deserted except for few of the smaller size, and a number of sea-planes with their sombre. leaden war-color, Marblehead d.
 being the seat of their manufacture nnd construction. as well as their
 hof he hn vVai1 1t- tary term.
 On returning. though hardly by the se me path for that seemed an impos- sibiiity though the rickety. tumble down buildings se4me6 much of the same order as those encountered on the outward journey to the heights, substantial breakfast with our h" ensued. and then followed a ride in his car, through what seemed to the writ e.. portion of dreamland,A in that bright. 0pol. almost too cool for com fort. summers morning.
 The sea front. known as the cause way. beggars description. As one rolls smoothly along over pe-enot road, many stately and ornate ma sions are encountered. With spacious green lawns ornamented and beau age and flowers. but the sea itself on 1 summers morning. is the picture. l and most attra~tive and impressive 1 one. Out in the distance rise several | 1SianQS. Wn1cn seem to the eye Ol the 1 observer. of great height. several of l them with beacons or light houses for | the guidance of the mariner and the 1 view, in the bright sunshine. of Na : | hant. Swampscott. with its noble bathing beach the one hand and l of Manchester; by the Sea, Beverly Farms. and a neighboring village on l the other shore is one deseined long
 to remain in the memory.
 | The Home of "MoIi" Pitcher. l Marblehead was the home of "Moll' l Pitcher, and in 8 noble building 1 known as Abbott Hall. presented to 1 the city by a gentleman of that name, l olr the walls of the reading room 1 hangs the original of the much copied
 Tthographed painting of The Spirit l Of '76'' presented by Gen. John De-
 vereux. of Cleveland. O.: as well as a spirited marine. in gray tones, por- | and a little gem of Capt. Jos. P. i Snow, entitled "On the Lucy E." a tarry pitcher indeed, sthe old salt being
 at the wheel of his smal craft.
 |! A large oil named William of orange giving up his jewels to carry ] on the war in the Netherlands is a i court scene of great vigor and beau | ty: a stately old clergyman, with II white neckcloth and surplice whose
 name is undisclosed, a copy of the
 Woman of Samaria at the Well and several other marines, one of then
 "Croseins the Grand Banks" com plete the list of paintings which or nament this stately room, and whicf