New Castle, historic and picturesque . out the Sagamore creek region, one needs a guide;but, sauntering there on a summer afternoon, memory andnature are enough. Going by boat we shall pass, on the righthand, the Martine cottage, almost hidden by trees. The lawn iswashed by the creek; and to this, as to all the other dwellingswe pass, it is evident the ancient approach was by water. Theirroad was the gift of nature. In 1798, Louis Philippe was aguest for some days at the Martine cottage; and flowers fromits gardens were sent to him when he became King of France. No place is without its local p
New Castle, historic and picturesque . out the Sagamore creek region, one needs a guide;but, sauntering there on a summer afternoon, memory andnature are enough. Going by boat we shall pass, on the righthand, the Martine cottage, almost hidden by trees. The lawn iswashed by the creek; and to this, as to all the other dwellingswe pass, it is evident the ancient approach was by water. Theirroad was the gift of nature. In 1798, Louis Philippe was aguest for some days at the Martine cottage; and flowers fromits gardens were sent to him when he became King of France. No place is without its local poet, or human oddity. As wego on we shall hear of several on these shores, in addition towhich we call to mind a real hermit and a reputed witch, and atthe head of the creek stand out the solid memories of theLangdons and Lears, of more universal fame. The local annals of Sagamore creek mention Estwick Evansas a writer and traveller, and at all times eccentric. He flour-ished in the first half of this century, and would, perhaps, have. 7^ IpMf!-^
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