Ancient Landmarks. 179 



Beyond Pleasant Hill is the mouth of Weymouth Back River, 

 here an arm of the sea. At this point is Huet's (Hewitt's) 

 Cove, which with the land in its vicinity, including the localities 

 formerly known as The Wigwam and The Captain's Tent, is a 

 beautiful and romantic spot. The cove itself is an indentation 

 formed bv a low rocky point making out to the westward, the 

 opposite shore being a steep ledge or precipice, the upper part 

 covered with canoe birches, oaks, and other forest trees in pro- 

 fusion. The rolling contour of the country here, embracing 

 pretty open fields, alternating with savin and linden thickets 

 extending to the verge of the beaches, gives a charming va- 

 riety to the landscape, while the water view is all that could be 

 desired. 



Dnrino- the siea-e of Boston bv Washington, the English found 

 themselves in sore straits for forage. Learning of some barns 

 well filled with hay upon Grape Island, which lies off Huet's 

 Cove, the British commander ordered a foraging party to pro- 

 ceed in boats to the island and secure the supplies. The expe- 

 dition, however, was discovered, and the militia of Hingham and 

 vicinity were soon on the march down Lincoln Street to Huet's 

 Cove, it being feared that the enemy intended landing there. 

 Finding, however, that their objective point was Grape Island, 

 a. detachment was sent off which set the barns on fire before 

 the English could land. Being disappointed in their object, the 

 enemv returned to Boston without attempting a landing. 



Among the fields at Huet's Cove is a small tract formerly known 

 as Patience's Garden. Patience Pometick, the last Indian squaw 

 living in Hingham, used to gather roots and herbs here, and sell 

 them to the townspeople. In later days, and early in this cen- 

 tiirv, an eccentric colored woman called " Black Patty" used to 

 visit Patience's Garden, and haunt the territory adjoining Huet's 

 Cove. Upon one occasion Patty was collecting herbs there, when, 

 happening to glance seaward, attracted by a peculiar and unac- 

 customed sound, the poor wretch's blood was frozen by what she 

 saw. A dark, uncouth looking monster was rapidly approaching 

 over the water, snorting black smoke with a spiteful sound, the 

 waves of the bay foaming behind it, and sparks of fire mingling 

 with the smoke which it belched forth. Patty waited to see no 

 more, but rushed over the fields and into the first house that she 

 could reach, screaming that the Fiend himself was close behind 

 her. The monster which poor Patty had taken for the Enemy 

 of Souls was the first Hingham steamboat coming into the harbor! 



Farther up Weymouth River, and just before reaching the 

 bridge over which the Hingham and Quincy turnpike ran, there 

 is a high, partly wooded promontory, which until within a year 

 or two belonged to the town, and is known as Stoddard's (Stod- 

 dar's) Neck. 



The old building nearest the bridge, on the north side of the 

 road was, in the days of the turnpike, the Toll House. From 



