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is known as Eastern Point Farm, the adjacent beach, and 

 the light house, the beauty of the locality abundantly 

 rewarding the pedestrian effort. Others passed over the 

 ridge of the promontory to the seaward side, where 

 rugged rocks echoing the beat of the waves, and sur- 

 rounded by the foaming surf, contrasted sharply with the 

 quiet wash of the waters upon the beach at the inner 

 shore. 



At this spot, known as "Bass Rocks," was much mate- 

 rial to weave into entertaining fancies. The sheltered 

 ledges formed here a cave worthy of, and naturally fitted 

 with, some thrilling legend. The waves which broke at 

 its entrance sounded as from some distant sea, hinting 

 that concerning this cavern they had a tale to tell of 

 events far remote in the past ; there a marvellous passage- 

 way through solid granite, with irregular steps of trap 

 rock from the water's edge to the summit of a granite 

 boulder, suggested ascending and descending Indian 

 braves, or smugglers bending beneath the weight of mys- 

 terious bundles, or more picturesque pirates with wild 

 faces, untrimmed beards, and a small arsenal of horrify- 

 ing weapons worn at their belts, each using at times this 

 flight of natural steps as their ladder to fortune. If such 

 events were realities instead of fancies, the name "trap" 

 rock might have a moral as well as a mineralogical signif- 

 icance. At another point was a natural stone basin, 

 whose picturesque interior, massive setting, grand sur- 

 roundings, clear water, large number and variety of liv- 

 ing occupants, constituted a royal aquarium — one of 

 Neptune's adornments of the approaches to his territory. 

 In most aquaria one thinks of the peril of the animals 

 from the owner's lack of skill, or his negligence to keep 

 the waters clear, or to observe the conditions of marine 

 life. You fear lest the beautiful form of life you see to- 



