CHAPTER VIII. 



NARRAGANSETT PIER AND MANOMET POINT. 



"Think on thy friends when thou haply seest 

 Some rare, noteworthy object in thy travels ; 

 Wish them partakers of thy happiness." 



We thought of omitting our annual lettter to the 

 Transcript, believing that vacations in everything are 

 good ; but, even before the journey existed, except in 

 mind, a report of it w^as assumed as a matter of course, 

 as the part belonging to our friends, who have not found 

 opportunity to travel in our gypsy fashion. Then, too, 

 w^e remembered the lines above, quoted by Andrew Car- 

 negie, as we journeyed with him in his "Four in Hand 

 through Britain," and still more delightful "Round the 

 World," all in a hammock in those scorching July days, 

 without a touch of fatigue or sea-sickness. Even a 

 carriage journey on paper has some advantages, no dust, 

 no discomfort of any kind; but we prefer the real thing, 

 and enjoyed it so much we will change our mind and 

 tell you a little about it. The places are all so familiar, 

 and so near the "Hub" of the universe, that when you 

 get to the end you may feel, as we did, as if you had not 

 been anywhere after all. We did, however, drive four 

 hundred miles, and had a very delightful time. 



Before we really start, we must introduce to you the 

 new member of our party. With deep regret and many 

 tender memories we tell you we parted with our Charlie 

 last spring, and a big, strong Jerry came to take his place. 



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