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; . reeze; only around the edges of thefield where the Indians had ventured close, was it broken down,and there was no sign on the ground but their own they stood amazed, and looking at each other mutteredCheepii! Cheepii! MOSHOP. Moshop is said to have originally held sway on the main-land where, after a fierce battle and the loss of nearly all hisbraves, he was defeated and forced to fly. Then he came toA
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; . reeze; only around the edges of thefield where the Indians had ventured close, was it broken down,and there was no sign on the ground but their own they stood amazed, and looking at each other mutteredCheepii! Cheepii! MOSHOP. Moshop is said to have originally held sway on the main-land where, after a fierce battle and the loss of nearly all hisbraves, he was defeated and forced to fly. Then he came toAqumnah, and in a well watered place called the Den he madehis home. The Devils Den is a hollow in the edge of the cliff,about 100 feet deep, and several hundred feet south of the light-house. It is claimed by some to be the crater of an extinctvolcano. To this dwelling he brought his lovely Squant, now OlSquanL, and their twelvebeautiful at his door hewould catch a whale, orother great fish, by thetail and swing it up to hishearthstone where a firealways burned, constantlyreplenished by large for-est trees which he pulledup by the roots for Tlie Gay Head sliore. Eocks that liave fallenas the clitt lias been undeiiiiined. 210 MARTHAS VINEYARD. When the whales failed to approach near enough Moshopwould throw great rocks into the sea on which to approach hisvictim—hence the Devils Bridge. Moshop appears to have been a kindly disposed old fellowand a hard worker when it was necessary. The followinglegend tells how he was outwitted and his work brought tonaught by the cunning of an old woman. Those living on theVineyard wished to secure easy access to the island of Cutty-hunk, and begged Moshop to build a bridge across, while theCuttyhunkers, who were satisfied with their home trade, anddesired not the intrusion of foreigners, as earnestly begged himnot to build; thus was he torn between two opinions, untilfinally his home friends prevailed and he c
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