. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . ica that com-mands more romantic scenes and waterways. At a distance lay the town-ofLittle Compton, the residence of Captain Benjamin-Church the Indian-fighter,and the rich hunting-grounds of the Awasonks. In the lowlands at the sea-levels was the island of Rhode Island, where had lived Bishop Berkeley, of pro-phetic memory. In the town now called Middleton, near Newport, the Aquidianshad met their fate; and the same town now is famous as the place where Bartoncaptured General Prescott: — Twas on that dark and sto
. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . ica that com-mands more romantic scenes and waterways. At a distance lay the town-ofLittle Compton, the residence of Captain Benjamin-Church the Indian-fighter,and the rich hunting-grounds of the Awasonks. In the lowlands at the sea-levels was the island of Rhode Island, where had lived Bishop Berkeley, of pro-phetic memory. In the town now called Middleton, near Newport, the Aquidianshad met their fate; and the same town now is famous as the place where Bartoncaptured General Prescott: — Twas on that dark and stormy night,The winds and waves did roar,Bold Barton then with twenty menWent down upon the shore. The old inhabitants still love to tell how Tuck Sisson on that memorable Julynight broke open the British Generals door by butting against it with his the west, where now the great stone bridge, costing a quarter of a million,connects the island of Newport the Beautiful with the mainland, was thepleasant ferry. And beyond lay the Narragansett, one of the beautiful inland. THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR. 157 seas of the world. Here also were the Highlands of the Pocassetts, and thenceQueen Wetamoe and her warriors used to cross Mount Hope Bay to unite inthe war-dances of King Philip at night. To-day every town on the Heightshas its wonderful tales and romantic legends. The husk-heap, as the unharvested corn was called, was many hundredfeet long, and covered on the top with thatch and swale meadow-hay. Behindit rose a number of husk-stacks, as the heaped husked cornstalks weretermed, while in front were two huge ox-carts, with high sides, which werebrimming with yellow Indian corn. Over the corn-heaps where the huskinghad already been done was a long row of pumpkins, pig corn and smuttycorn, on the ground. The crickets were singing cheerily everywhere, as theyalways did on bright days about the corn-heaps. The huskers were a merry company. In the middle of the long row ofthe
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