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and are still ours in memory. We fell into the grand 

 procession of fine turnouts on the prescribed ocean drive, 

 but the people generally did not look as if they were 

 having a good time. They had a sort of "prescribed" 

 look, except one young lady we met several times, 

 perched in a high cart, with a bright-looking pug for 

 company ; she really looked as if she was enjoying her- 

 self. 



The charm of Newport fled when we were inside the 

 hotel. The fountain in the park below our window was 

 very pretty, but it could not compete with our ocean view 

 at the Pier, and we had to sit on the footboard of the bed, 

 too, in order to see to read by the aspiring gaslight. 



We walked around the Old Mill and went into the 

 Channing Church and then left Newport for Fall River, 

 There we called on several friends, then inquired for 

 some place to spend a night, on our way to Plymouth, 

 and were directed to Assonet. We had never heard of 

 Assonet before, but we did not mind our ignorance when 

 the widow, who "puts up" people, told us the school com- 

 mittee man where her daughter had gone to teach had 

 never heard of it. Our good woman thought at first she 

 could not take us, as she had been washing and was 

 tired, but as there was no other place for us to go, she 

 consented. When she saw our books, she asked if we 



were traveling for business or pleasure, and as F 



drove off to the stable she remarked on her ability ; she 

 thought a woman was pretty smart if she could "turn 

 round." We had a very cosy time. People who always 

 plan to have a first-class hotel lose many of the novel 

 experiences which make a pleasant variety in a journey 



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