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; . his is one of the greatest places for songbirds that ever was; so far as possible the small boy with hisgun IS kept at a distance and the happy birds are ever givingthanks. Across the waters is Eastville, and back the eye comesalong the high bluff opposite, formed of what geologists callkame and terrace drift, where the materials have been collectedby the action of violent currents of water, such as sub-glacialstreams,
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; . his is one of the greatest places for songbirds that ever was; so far as possible the small boy with hisgun IS kept at a distance and the happy birds are ever givingthanks. Across the waters is Eastville, and back the eye comesalong the high bluff opposite, formed of what geologists callkame and terrace drift, where the materials have been collectedby the action of violent currents of water, such as sub-glacialstreams, or were formed by tidal action at some distance from,the ice front. This gouge in mother earth which we now callthe Lagoon was presumably cut by a swift current from the face of some glacier. WEBATAQUA The old Nortonhouse at the head ofthe Lagoon is one ofthe very old build-ings of the far back as about1760 it was moved,because of thecrumbling of thebank, and it had beena home for one ortwo generations be- Tlie old Norton Himse at the liead of the Lagoon, inrp- tViat Webatainia. In the midst of theancient apple orchard can still be found the grass-grown cellar. 134 MARTHAS VINEYARD. hole marking the former site of the old house, when it was thehome of the Presbnry family. The one family treasure in thoseearly days of plain living and hard work was Mother Presburyswedding ring, which, too precious to wear, was kept to begazed at by the younger members of the tribe. One day temptation overcame one of the girls and sheslipped it on a finger as she went off to Holmes Hole on someerrand. Somewhat late in returning, the hurry of the eveningmeal made her forget the ring, and its loss was only discoveredon a return from the woodpile with chips. A long search failed to show its hiding place, and her trou-ble was finally confessed, but every effort failed of success,though succeeding generations spent many a vain hour aboutthe site of the old house, until a youth of the sixth
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