. The old colony, or, Pilgrim land : past and present . es is a peculiarity atonce observable to every traveller under roof or tent-fly during sum-mer on the South Shore. The villages are of the quaint, quiet, New England (and especiallyMassachusetts) sort, well-ordered, tastefully built and kept, and supe-rior in neatness and attention to sanitary details. The invigorating,life-giving, natural qualities of the section are thus seconded by theinstitutions and practices of its humanity, and comfort and enjoymenthere does not in the least depend upon the ministrations of greatcaravansaries or ma
. The old colony, or, Pilgrim land : past and present . es is a peculiarity atonce observable to every traveller under roof or tent-fly during sum-mer on the South Shore. The villages are of the quaint, quiet, New England (and especiallyMassachusetts) sort, well-ordered, tastefully built and kept, and supe-rior in neatness and attention to sanitary details. The invigorating,life-giving, natural qualities of the section are thus seconded by theinstitutions and practices of its humanity, and comfort and enjoymenthere does not in the least depend upon the ministrations of greatcaravansaries or many-roomed popular hotels, flaunting all the latestand first-class attachments. The enjoyments are simply of naturalbeauties and creations, which are indeed lavishly bestowed; but theseare seconded by ample provision for civilized, even cultured humanityin all reasonable and appropriate directions, and the true lover ofNatures grandest offerings and the attributes which have been partiallyset forth above, will find no disappointment in all this The historic associations belong chiefly to Old Colony periods, andthe connections are rather with grand old names and individual orfamily characters than with remarkable deeds and incidents, thoughthe latter have been by no means left out of South Shore experiencesin the past. Not alone the unsophisticated or inexperienced admirerof, or sympathizer with, Dame Nature has found attractions in thisneighborhood. Thoreau delighted in these shores, and pronounced thebathing afforded in the vicinity of the great ledges superior to anywithin his knowledge. The smooth and fantastically worn rocks,and the perfectly clean and tress-like rock-weeds falling over you, andattached so firmly to the rocks that you could pull yourself up by them,greatly enhanced the luxury of the bath, he writes, and thousandshave sympathized with him in this regard. Also he delighted in thelong-drawn beaches and the variety of research they suggested andinvited,
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