. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . the housebut rather was intended to commemorate the familyexodus. The mansion in question was one hundredand fifty feet square, with a hall sixteen feet wide run-ninof throuQ^h the centre of it. The roof was a flatdeck, with seats, promenade, and railing. It seems evident from many circumstances that theRhode Island settlers brought with them their worldlygoods without molestation, and that the Puritans of theBay, though averse to being contaminated by theirprecepts or example, made no objection to communi-cat
. Narragansett Bay, its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting . the housebut rather was intended to commemorate the familyexodus. The mansion in question was one hundredand fifty feet square, with a hall sixteen feet wide run-ninof throuQ^h the centre of it. The roof was a flatdeck, with seats, promenade, and railing. It seems evident from many circumstances that theRhode Island settlers brought with them their worldlygoods without molestation, and that the Puritans of theBay, though averse to being contaminated by theirprecepts or example, made no objection to communi-cating in the way of trade, and received as welcomecustomers the men that they refused to cherish asneighbours and for whom they kept the scaffold inrepair. One thing should be clearly understood : the Aquid-neck settlers were not a poor starveling band. Theywere, not a few of them, men of wealth, and theybrouorht their wealth with them. Brentons place was divided into the east and westfarms, under one name of Hammersmith, after hishome in England. Around his house old-time wardens. Ghosts at Newport 283 and orchards fruited deep, while groups of the greatforest trees were left to break the otherwise uninter-rupted view of sky and ocean. Along the shores andbetween the hills native small fruits and many wildflowers grew in abundance. In that wonderful climate,since become world-famous, roses and the rarer gardenbeauties from the old world flourished in rich profusionbetween formal borders of box. Roads were laid outto the different parts of the Neck and buildings erectedfor the shelter of flocks and herds and the convenienceof dependents. Prices Neck was the site of a smallhouse built by Brenton for the family shoemaker, im-ported (it was before the importation of contract labourwas banned) from England. Here also the gentlemenof Newport were wont at a time to come for the ex-cellent shooting and fishing, the Neck being a famousaround for teal, canvas-back, and other birds. Deerab
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