14000 MILES 



all day in the rain on Monday and enjoying it, making 

 hasty doorstep calls, spending the night at Lake Massa- 

 poag House in Sharon, and on through the Attleboros to 

 Pawtucket the next day, dining Wednesday with friends 

 in Providence, then on to East Greenwich for the night. 

 A drive of twenty-one miles Thursday morning, and we 

 are with you again at the Pier, where our first exclama- 

 tion was, "Oh ! let's stay here !" We like the mountains, 

 but the ocean is quite satisfying if we can have enough 

 of it, and as our host said, here there is nothing between 

 us and Europe, Asia and Africa. We wrote letters all the 

 afternoon, with one eye on the surf, and the next morning 

 we drove to Point Judith, where we investigated the 

 wrecks, went to the top of the lighthouse, and were much 

 interested in hearing all about the work at the life-saving 

 station. We took a long walk, and visited the Casino in 

 the afternoon. 



We were still enthusiastic about the Pier, but the next 

 morning was so beautiful it seemed wise to enjoy it in 

 Newport. The captain could not take our horse across 

 from the Pier, and we drove twelve miles back to Wick- 

 ford to take the ferryboat. It was quite cool, but with 

 warm wraps it was just right for a brisk drive. We had 

 time for dinner before going to the boat. The hour's sail 

 was very delightful, and at half after two we were in 

 Newport, with nothing to do but drive about the city 

 until dark. We saw all there was to be seen, even to the 

 hydrangea star described in the Transcript by "M. H." 

 We did not know which was Vanderbilt's and which Oak 

 Glen, but that mattered little to us, for to all intents and 

 purposes they all belonged to us that bright afternoon, 



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