The past and the present . esea level. The extreme point is rocky, buton either hand stretch away beaches of puresand and glittering pebbles on which swellthe great pulses of the Atlantic, and in what-ever direction the wind may blow some partsare always sheltered sufficiently for thebather. The sweetest of fish, finny andshell, are here abundant. By day the watersare dotted with the crafts of commerce, andby night the peninsulas of the main landand the far-off islands throw their lights—twelve in number with the light-ship—vtponthe darkness. Since the multiplication ofhotels and cottages with
The past and the present . esea level. The extreme point is rocky, buton either hand stretch away beaches of puresand and glittering pebbles on which swellthe great pulses of the Atlantic, and in what-ever direction the wind may blow some partsare always sheltered sufficiently for thebather. The sweetest of fish, finny andshell, are here abundant. By day the watersare dotted with the crafts of commerce, andby night the peninsulas of the main landand the far-off islands throw their lights—twelve in number with the light-ship—vtponthe darkness. Since the multiplication ofhotels and cottages within the last decadethe people, with the aid of the visitors, haveerected a fine chaijel where non-sectarianreligious services are regularly worship is conducted as circum-stances may require; the chapel seats twohundred or more. Of the hotels, so widely and favorablyknown, we need only give the names. TheWatch Hill House, the oldest; the AtlanticHouse and the Ocean House, both temper- BA Y AND SHORES. m.
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