. New England; a human interest geographical reader. building by the wheel. These mills wereset on high ground and served as landmarks, for therewere no tall trees nor other objects that could beseen so distinctly on a far-off horizon, unless it was themeeting-houses, which also were commonly on anelevation. The Cape lies very open to the winds, and the buffet-ing of the fierce sea gales is evident in the upheave ofthe sand dunes and the landward tilt of the exposedtrees. These trees have a very human look of fear,and seem to be trying to flee from the persecutingstorms, but to be retarded by
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. building by the wheel. These mills wereset on high ground and served as landmarks, for therewere no tall trees nor other objects that could beseen so distinctly on a far-off horizon, unless it was themeeting-houses, which also were commonly on anelevation. The Cape lies very open to the winds, and the buffet-ing of the fierce sea gales is evident in the upheave ofthe sand dunes and the landward tilt of the exposedtrees. These trees have a very human look of fear,and seem to be trying to flee from the persecutingstorms, but to be retarded by laggard feet. The outer side of the Cape presents a desolatesuccession of scrubby hills and hollows with rarely anycultivated land in sight, and the villages are for themost part on the low-lying and more protected innerside. On this side the water is often as smooth and Cape Cod 41 quiet as a pond, but the sea is never at rest on theother shore. There is an almost straight beach twenty-five mileslong fronting the Atlantic, extending north from the. On Cape Cods inner shore. The boat is a tisliermans dory elbow of the Cape. Thoreau, the famous naturewriter, once started at the southern end of this beachand walked the entire distance. He tells how everywave sent the foam running up the hard wet sand,sometimes making him beat a hasty retreat when abillow was unusually forceful. The sea was dark andstormy, and the breakers rushing to the shore lookedlike droves of a thousand wild horses with their whitemanes streaming far behind, and the long kelp weedthat was tossed up from time to time suggested thetails of sea-cows sporting in the brine. 42 New England The early settlers waged war against blackbirdsand crows to protect their corn, and against wolvesand foxes that were prone to prey on the domesticanimals, and they dug clams, fished with line and net,and watched from their lookouts for off-shore whales. In many respectsconditions are stillthe same. The seais very near onboth sid
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