The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . e adequately toldin words. Starting amid theswampy head of Paint MillBrook it offers all the luxuriousrankness of the marshes, withtheir many flowers and grace-ful grasses. Sweet Pepperbush or WhiteAlder lines the way the mo-ment the ground becomes a bitfirm, its white clustered ra-cemes catching the eye as itsincense does the nostril; theair is suffocated with its sweetperfume. Then comes thehigher ground and close co
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . e adequately toldin words. Starting amid theswampy head of Paint MillBrook it offers all the luxuriousrankness of the marshes, withtheir many flowers and grace-ful grasses. Sweet Pepperbush or WhiteAlder lines the way the mo-ment the ground becomes a bitfirm, its white clustered ra-cemes catching the eye as itsincense does the nostril; theair is suffocated with its sweetperfume. Then comes thehigher ground and close con-tact with the hills that the eastand west roads do not give. It is a matter of common remarkthat a specimen of every wild growth on the island can befound on Tea Lane. A few old skeletons of cherry trees shaketheir withered fingers at one, for all the world like some grumpyold chap, filled with dyspepsia, who thinks the world should beas gloomy as he. Beyond these we pass on the left the house ofGranville Manter, a man of prominence in his day. Near the top of the ridge is an intimate little view of thefields that is like a friendly introduction. It is a great place to. A decorative suggestion from Tea Lane. 170 MARTHAS VINEYARD. get in close touch with the Chilmark country, a farmers roadlittle used, and that carriages seldom travel; in fact there aremany places where teams cannot pass each other, the track be-ing as narrow as the road to Paradise, though far from asstraight. One is tempted to throw the rems on the horses backand let him browse along, and so comes the Middle Road, longbefore its needed. Just before the Middle Road comes intoview the house that gave Tea Lane its name is seen standingwell back from the byway. Around the corner on the Middle Road stands the Chilmarkchurch with its surrounding settlement of houses, but we aregoing the other way. WEST TISBURY. 171 WEST TISBURY. THE MYSTERY OF THE BUTLER Middle Road follows a central valley between theri
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