The Pine-tree coast . WENTWORT!! MANSION AND MOUTH OK THE PISCATAQFA. the coast, as if searching (mt some ship to guide or some heart to cheer. Osailor on the stormy sea. be this thy nightly hail ! Lead, kindly Lii^lit ! amid tlu- tluin-linir tlioii me on ;The niiiht is dark, and 1 am far fmin liome ;TiCad thiiu me on. The reverse of the hill drojjs us gently (h)\vn anu)ng the houses at KitteryToint. KIl TKHV AM) JHE PISCATAQUA. 23. WIIALl; S 1!A( K. Kittery Point has grown to be a place of considerable resort for people whodo not demand of the landlord his list of attractions in
The Pine-tree coast . WENTWORT!! MANSION AND MOUTH OK THE PISCATAQFA. the coast, as if searching (mt some ship to guide or some heart to cheer. Osailor on the stormy sea. be this thy nightly hail ! Lead, kindly Lii^lit ! amid tlu- tluin-linir tlioii me on ;The niiiht is dark, and 1 am far fmin liome ;TiCad thiiu me on. The reverse of the hill drojjs us gently (h)\vn anu)ng the houses at KitteryToint. KIl TKHV AM) JHE PISCATAQUA. 23. WIIALl; S 1!A( K. Kittery Point has grown to be a place of considerable resort for people whodo not demand of the landlord his list of attractions in advance, bnt arc con-tent to live ontside the bustle of the so-called fashionable colonies, into whicha continued round of gayety intrudes its unwelcome reminders of the greatnoisy world all too prominently. The Point has an interesting liistory,much of which is associated Avith the for-tunes of a single family, — a family ofmerchants, or, if you will, traders. — • Teering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads. And this neighborhood is intimatelyassociated wuth the rise of the Pepperells,as that a little way back is with what maybe termed their decline and fall. The portlygambrel-roof house in which Sir Williamlived and died is still a prominent land-mark here, even in the midst of a crowding settlement; jjerhaps quite as muchon account of its unusual size, fine situation, and well-known history as anythingelse, for it is certain
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