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crossing to a convenient wharf on the premises of the farm 

 of Ephraim Brown, jr. Esq. Many availed themselves of 

 this latter conveyance, especially the ladies, who wished to 

 try the unknown seas. The ferriage, though short, was suc- 

 cessfully pleasant and in some instances prolonged into 

 further adventure on the deep. It was our fortune to be 

 attached to a party, which essayed the exploration of the en- 

 tire shore, even to the Ultima Thule of the Light House and 

 its picturesque surroundings. The sun's fervent heat made 

 visible effects upon those, unused to its glare, as we traversed 

 the beach ; but the ocean breeze seemed, perhaps, the more 

 refreshing. To some the plants, which grew upon the salt 

 sands were novel in their botanical experience and gave an 

 interest to the stroll. To others the deliquescmg Medusae, 

 offered attractions. Thus wc won our way over sand and 

 rock and around headlands of stratification. Sometimes a 

 polished and bold granite mass rounded by waves and storms 

 disputed our passage sometimes a deep fissure, cavernlike 

 and cool spoke of an ancient basaltic dike now completely 

 washed out and dissolved. Sometimes we encountered piled 

 up layers of banded porphyry like leaves of some book a little 

 tilted out of place. But all wore a changed look, as if once 

 the elemental fires burned fiercely and did their best to pro- 

 duce strange things and rare, such as were fitting for a frame 

 to the mirrored ocean which it enclosed, as with a wall of 

 adamant. 



The place of rendezvous was the seedroom of the farm, 

 offered us by the proprietor. Mr. Brown's farm indeed oc- 

 cupies a greater portion of the Neck, and its well tilled fields 

 resembled large beds of a garden. The land under cultiva- 

 tion and tillage is about 240 acres. We found 25 acres under 

 hoe culture, and the hay crop is annually about 100 tons. A 

 field of onions quite free from rust and fly promised a har- 

 vest which might cause " tears of joy." These are theDan- 

 vers yellow onions, and the produce of this year will be 

 about 1500 barrels. Besides this single root crop, there 



