. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . ld be in alarming the boyand probably paralysing his strength, Mr. Robinsonheld up a Spanish silver piece and shouted to his sonthat he would give him that if he reached the shore intwo minutes. Of course, young Robinson made a dashfor the unusual prize, the value of which was relativelymuch higher at that day than it would be at thepresent. As he lessened the distance between himselfand the coveted prize, the shark also seemed to scentprey and moved more swiftly through the water, thoughnot yet fairly upon th
. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . ld be in alarming the boyand probably paralysing his strength, Mr. Robinsonheld up a Spanish silver piece and shouted to his sonthat he would give him that if he reached the shore intwo minutes. Of course, young Robinson made a dashfor the unusual prize, the value of which was relativelymuch higher at that day than it would be at thepresent. As he lessened the distance between himselfand the coveted prize, the shark also seemed to scentprey and moved more swiftly through the water, thoughnot yet fairly upon the boys track nor exercising hisfull speed. The father, by this time almost frantic, saw theshark cutting down the space and moving ever moreswiftly, yet he still held up the silver piece and en-couraged the boy with such words as he could commandto do his best to win the prize. Just as he caught the breathless lad in his arms andswung him clear of the water the shark turned on hisback and made a vicious but futile snap at the disap-pearing swimmer and then unable to check his own. The Narragansett Country 267 headway ran aground in the shoal water and was dis-patched by the axes of the carpenters. It is not re-corded that Sylvester Robinson indulged his desire fora swim any more at that point. We know that the pierwas finished and that it stood for many years, a curiousold crib of timber and stone with a derrick atop forhoisting- in lumber and coal from the schooners. Between 1870 and 1880 the Pier had grown from ascattered village to a more compact mushroom town ofinns and hotels of all sizes and varying degrees of dis-comfort. Shingle palaces were run up everywhere andnow and then among them appeared more ornate andsubstantial buildings. The rare beauty of the shore, thesalubrious climate and freedom from many of the illsthat infest other resorts, brought Narragansett Pier intoalmost immediate popularity. It became a mint, a goldmine, for those who were first in the field as
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