. Rides and rambles on Staten island . to sizeand shapes, he could find shoes on the sands, and for household utensils, brooms,chairs, coffee pots, rat traps, tables, bottles (corks drawn by the fishermen longago), and even beds come iu on the waves and the sea—it pays the of all sorts floats in, everything thai will float has been found, everythingfrom a straw hed to a hustle—the latter doubtless a cast-off appendage of somemermaid belle, or perhaps not the style w ith the ladies of the sea. sent hack w ith thelegend didnt suit or was a mile too big. Across the Raritan Bay ca


. Rides and rambles on Staten island . to sizeand shapes, he could find shoes on the sands, and for household utensils, brooms,chairs, coffee pots, rat traps, tables, bottles (corks drawn by the fishermen longago), and even beds come iu on the waves and the sea—it pays the of all sorts floats in, everything thai will float has been found, everythingfrom a straw hed to a hustle—the latter doubtless a cast-off appendage of somemermaid belle, or perhaps not the style w ith the ladies of the sea. sent hack w ith thelegend didnt suit or was a mile too big. Across the Raritan Bay can he seen the Jersey towns on the highlands, and . amis of Sandy Hook w ith the light-ship floating restlessly outside. The hell buoy nearerthe shore rings an incessant knell of passing swells that break iu on the sandy beachfor bathers purposes. Tin: Sou in Shore is reached by the railroad leading south from Clifton, and after leaving that stationthe scene is mure of inland, with an occasional glimpse of the sea from the windows. ON STATEX ISLAND. 15 cm the left-hand side of the cava. At Garretsons and Grassmere the meadow landsBtretch out to the shore on the south side, and wooded hills rise up on the other,making some charming landscapes, with hill, valley, plain and seashore features. Thetrain passes altogether too quickly, and it is advised to stop wherever the fancyimpresses, and walk or ride through the shady lanes and fertile farms. Grant City


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