The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . s hands pantominelyrung a bell, was: Missing from Nantucket about the 3rd ofnext month, a tall complexioned young man, 5feet, 6 inches of age, 37 years high, when lastseen wore a pair of swallow-tailed seal-skincoat, iron trimmings, double-barrelled frockcoat, water proof, tight canvas boots, withleather tips, turned up at the sole, deaf anddumb of one eye and hard of hearing in theother, pock marked on the back of the head,stooped shoulders unless standing straight,slight impediment of a Greek bend upon theupper lip, whiskers cut off sh
The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . s hands pantominelyrung a bell, was: Missing from Nantucket about the 3rd ofnext month, a tall complexioned young man, 5feet, 6 inches of age, 37 years high, when lastseen wore a pair of swallow-tailed seal-skincoat, iron trimmings, double-barrelled frockcoat, water proof, tight canvas boots, withleather tips, turned up at the sole, deaf anddumb of one eye and hard of hearing in theother, pock marked on the back of the head,stooped shoulders unless standing straight,slight impediment of a Greek bend upon theupper lip, whiskers cut off short at the roots,do not return him, pass him on, or hell beprosecuted to the extent of Nantucket. While, as a rule, there is a sufficiency ofaccommodations to meet any demand, thereare, of course, exceptions to the rule. In theearly days of boarding-houses James Arkins, aQuaker of some 20 years ago, became involvedin the task of accommodating traveling night a party of tourists came to hishouse and asked for lodging. Unfortunately NANTUCKET. 45. Paciflc National Bank. Main St. he could not take them under his fold. Thedrummers persisted that they must sleep some-where, consequently the Quaker rememberingthat possibly his friend, Mr. Coffin, could re-ceive them, said: Gentlemen, Ill find thee rooms but thoumust sleep in coffins (Coffins). It is need-less to remark that the drummers misconstruedthe good Quaker and hurriedly rememberedan engagement. The village post-office, which cuddles inlike a sandwich between two slightly largeredifices (?) cannot be mistaken. Here thecrowds made their rendezvous after supper 46 NANTUCKET. and the lines which form to seek letters fromabroad is phenomenal About the office onthe walk are signs and notices of every de-scription, some hung, others tacked and sign tells in woeful tone, and more woefulchirography, and grammar, of a lost dog. Others say that taxes must be paid or . As they are contemplated in their entiretythey wou
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