. Pigeon Cove and vicinity . e ocean, 54 PIGEON COVE AND YICIXITY. rose and sank with the rising and smking the base of Pi^^eon Hill, the strao-olinorhouses were torch-bearers showing the way; andthe restless waves, at hand, whisi^cred now softlyand now harshly, and anon lifted their voicesangrily, as if in dispute with the crags and thepebbles confronting them along the shore. PigeonCove Harbor was smooth and silent, reflecting thestars and holding a fleet of vessels and dories withinits thick and lofty wall. The stage ascended thehill, passing the few dwellings with lighted ha
. Pigeon Cove and vicinity . e ocean, 54 PIGEON COVE AND YICIXITY. rose and sank with the rising and smking the base of Pi^^eon Hill, the strao-olinorhouses were torch-bearers showing the way; andthe restless waves, at hand, whisi^cred now softlyand now harshly, and anon lifted their voicesangrily, as if in dispute with the crags and thepebbles confronting them along the shore. PigeonCove Harbor was smooth and silent, reflecting thestars and holding a fleet of vessels and dories withinits thick and lofty wall. The stage ascended thehill, passing the few dwellings with lighted haliSand parlors, and stopped at the gate of the PigeonCove House. From the door of the inn came forththe earlier comers to welcome the later. From theinside and from the outside of the stage, theselatter alighted and exchanged greetings with theformer. So ended fittingly the rare ride of a lateafternoon and an early evening in the stages, onthe old stage road from Salem to Pigeon Cove. WALKS AND RAMBLES. 55 WALKS AND THE KNUTSFORUS. The walks and rambles near Pigeon Cove are ascharming for variety and for answering the endsof out-door exercise as the clearest seeing andmost wisely discriminating pedestrian would the nearest are the first to try. Theseare made easy to those who are not accustomedto the rough paths of pasture and wood. Sincethe purchase of Andrews Pasture and the exten-sive adjacent grounds, by Eben B. Phillips andGeorge Babson, these proprietors have improvedtheir tract by laying it out with broad avenuesand winding walks. These avenues and walks arenicely graded and gravelled. From the hotels intothe principal avenue, — that is, Phillips Avenue,— it is but a step. The miles walk of this wideand smooth road is circuitous, partly throughgroves of oaks and pines, and partly over open 56 PIGEON COVE AND VICINITY. grounds, fragrant with sweet ferns, bayberry slirubs,and wild roses, and affording fine views of the seafrom Thatchers Ishmd
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