. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . ty by the loud-resounding sea, and anonsome fishing and shooting; and this was the result: — Boston via Haverhill to Lake Winnipesaukee; thence bj rail toOld Orchard and Portland, Maine, and steamer to Mount Desert; thenceto Moosehead lake and the Eangeley lakes in succession; and finallyto the White Mountains. Several side-trips were suggested in addition,as possible. Everybody thought this an admirable tour; and Baily telegraphedthat he would come up
. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . ty by the loud-resounding sea, and anonsome fishing and shooting; and this was the result: — Boston via Haverhill to Lake Winnipesaukee; thence bj rail toOld Orchard and Portland, Maine, and steamer to Mount Desert; thenceto Moosehead lake and the Eangeley lakes in succession; and finallyto the White Mountains. Several side-trips were suggested in addition,as possible. Everybody thought this an admirable tour; and Baily telegraphedthat he would come up from New York by the way of Worcester andNashua, and overtake us at Rochester, , at a certain time. The General Passenger Agent of the Boston & Maine Railroad pinnedus together a little book of tickets which should carry us all the wayround : the appointed day came and we started, with a look of expect-ant enjoyment on Prues somewhat wan face, that it did me good tosee, for I knew the color would come into her cheeks fast enoughwhen we got a taste of the balsamic breezes blowing straight from thecool northern hills. CHAPTER Along the ®ld Iostoj^ ii, Wlmm. When things are once come to the execution, there is no secrecy comparable tocelerity. —Bacon. pN Haymarket Square, the Boston & Maine Rail-road has the advantage of possessing the sta-tion nearest to the business centre of the city,of all the passenger depots in Boston. Fiftyyears ago sloops and barges, bringing ruralproduce, used to float up to the place where itnow stands and deliver their merchandise onthe adjacent wharves. So large a part of thistrade was in hay, that the locality became knownas the hay-market. Oyster boats from Wellfleetwere accustomed to land here, too. Then the canal was replaced bythe railway, and filling went on until it had gone beyond the old cause-way (now Causeway street) which formerly bounded the river-front atthe edge of the flats. Now, as we leave the station and cross the Charle
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