Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-11
COUNT THAT DAY LOST WHEN NO WORTHY
DEED IS DONE.

frequently make Il very dangerous Cor
sailing vesaeiA
From Truro we 5curnsy 20 Province
, town at the very tip end Of Cape Cod,
with steep protecting hill Of sand at
It's back. The hasbor 10 airaost circular
In form, with safe anchorage for vessels
/ OF any size. The United states North
Atlantic feet ASSEMBLIES hero every sum
u2er.
Nearly the whole town 10 engaged In
catching and chipping FISH, The wha-ves
where the fishing vessels used to land
in days gone by are deeaytng and disap-
pearing. Cod. haddook. bluehSh, mack
e-ei and sea bass arc abundant
Provincetown has marrow streets
houses of uncertain ago and interesting
with their old fences and old fashioned
flowers, and We saw artists standing be-
| side the fences in the streets s,Ietching
some OF the attractive places to adosn
some city home I presume when finished.
| We went UP to the Pilgrim Memorial
monument which ia 252 feet high and
cost 100000. This monument stands on
Town Hill, Is erected to commemorate
| the landing Of the Pilgrims at Cape Cod
| Nov. II, 1890, their anchoring In this
( harbor the adoption in the cabin of the
/ Mayaower, on the day Of the arrival, OF
| the compact OF the government, the first
/ charter Of a democratic government in
! the worlds history; the birth here Of
! Peregriae White. the first white child
! born In New England, the death OF Dor
! city Bradford, the vile OF William
I Bradford, afterwards governor Of Ply
! mouth, the explorations in search Of a
| placs FOR permanent oolonisations and
| the entire train OF events which pre-
/ ceeded tie settlement Of Plymouth My
| great gTandTnother's name by marriage
was Alice Bradford.
| A man at the base Of the monument
lo'oi. ed after the twenty-five cents a6rnis
! sion 10 the stories above and assured US
+, all tte assent was easy but respectful
| declined as 1t came to my mind about ex-
peTience al Bunker HILL Groton and few
mailer monuments, ard the after effect
o Z remained below, while the younger
;o0eraSion went h:Rher. TIE view from
the Ease Is very pretty indeed
Cl1oa Long Point at the very tip end
Of the cape IS the light which guards the
entrance 20 PTovi7teetown harSo- To
get the lfe-saving stations and Eth
houses you drive over miles Of sand d7rnes
which have never been advertised as on
OF tie attrsctions OF tn 8 r1ace but sshoul
be, as only on the coast OF Scotland (e1 we
were told) viii you find anything to com
pare with them. Cape Col Is no longer
a s;hool for sea cap aims nor viii II
ever be again. The old family names
stih remain IN the districts they once
made populous. The names familiar tc
ne are HoTyes, Bakers. Shows and Kelly
We reached Plymouth a little after ]
IN III tn paTean- was to beg that
evening and many were getting tickets an
filing up the tiers Of seats erected 70
the o-,casio-. a boat came IN with 200
Shriners N their bright reeaHa an, Keep
Ing step 10 the music of their Oaud n
sa0r the famous rock that nag been move
three tir1es-b-oken and now cemented 70
} getler. The lard has bean flied IN and
you 1ooN Gown ui1o1l It 3ron the s.dewsik
not an extravs E2ntly large roci; but afte
suca & sea voyage must have been to the
q we'come Sterf:rinB stone. We regret Tee
o. time vas 80 limited that We could no
p Visit the old spring and drink from it Z
J our forefsthere did (rnothers, too,
lmaS!ne) also to nave gone insto the oil
) cemetery where many people OF taos
J early years lie. Before we started, nome
ward the crowd Increased and autos. wer
: parking side BY side and due. was arixri
5 and under our conditions we were gla
to speed away to Connecticut ] certa IN
~ hope soulo OF our members take tn
trip and tell more about the rGaces to u
!, IN the Corner. CRETIA