. King's handbook of Boston harbor. le capsized in deep water, and left several of its occupants todrown. The view from Nut Island is very pretty towards Houghs Neck,across the fields and treetops, and past the towns and villages beyond tothe distant Blue Hills; and the air is fragrant with the odors from theflowers and fruits of the shore. Morton, the Lord of Misrule, wrotethat ? There are divers arematicall herbes, and plants, as Sassafras, Muske,Roses, Violets, Balme, Laurell, Hunnisuckles, and the like, that with theirvapors perfume the aire; and it has bin a thing much observed that, ship
. King's handbook of Boston harbor. le capsized in deep water, and left several of its occupants todrown. The view from Nut Island is very pretty towards Houghs Neck,across the fields and treetops, and past the towns and villages beyond tothe distant Blue Hills; and the air is fragrant with the odors from theflowers and fruits of the shore. Morton, the Lord of Misrule, wrotethat ? There are divers arematicall herbes, and plants, as Sassafras, Muske,Roses, Violets, Balme, Laurell, Hunnisuckles, and the like, that with theirvapors perfume the aire; and it has bin a thing much observed that, shippshave come from Virginea where there have bin scarce five men able to halea rope, untill they have come within 40 Degrees of latitude, and smell thesweet aire of the shore, where they have suddainly recovered. And heshould certainly know, for he was familiar with every thing about his home,and especially with this locality. Morton tells this little story of himselfand Bubbles, the berated Master of Ceremonies at Merry-Mount: To-. I92 KINGS HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. gether Bubbles and hee goes in the Canow to Nut Island for brants,and there his host makes a shotte and breakes the winges of many. Bub-bles in hast and single handed, paddels out like a Cow in a cage; his hostcals back to rowe two handed like to a pare of oares, and before this couldbe performed, the fowles had time to swimme to other fiockes, and so toescape; the best part of the pray being lost, mayd his host to mutter athim, and so to parte for that time discontended. There are still manyfowls at Nut Island, apparently not in the least disturbed by guns greaterthan Mortons ; and could the jolly lord return-now with Bubbles, he mightperchance think more of the shooting and less of the fowls. Hangmans Island stands well out in Quincy Bay, with open waters onall sides. It is hardly more than a reef, with deep channels all around, anda convenient strip of bedch on the south. Here are several snug little hutsof fish
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