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rates' Glen." A halt was made here ; for the members 

 were both tired euoiigb and scattered enough to render this 

 advisable ; and here, in the deep shade of the heavy trees 

 of the Glen, the old mythical tradition of the Pirates was 

 recounted and discussed anew. Evidences of a lingering 

 faith on the part of vsome one were not wanting, for l)esides 

 the circular pit at the lower end of the ravine which 

 passes for the "Pirates' Well," more recent excavations 

 showed that efforts to search out the buried treasure had 

 not been wholly relinquished. 



Pursuing their way, the explorers gained the ancient 

 road whose remaining portions now serve only for the com- 

 munications of Mr. Howard and his immediate connections 

 with the town below. This road, however, appears to have 

 been, in early times, the chief seat of civilization hereabout. 

 Many relics of former dwellings are discoverable along the 

 track it traverses, and but a few steps to the west, lie the 

 half obscured earthworks that once served to defend the 

 village " Garrison House " from the attack of the savages. 

 By continuing on this and the other, or cross-road leading 

 back to the bridge, the party rejoined their companions at 

 the town Hall. 



The afternoon meeting being called to order, the President 

 and Vice Presidents being absent, B. F. Mudge of Lynn, was 

 called to the Chair. Alter some appropriate introductory re- 

 marks from him, the record of the last meeting was read, 

 and donations were announced as follows : — 



To the Library — Fiom Edwin Harrison of Saint Louis, 

 Missouri ; Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science ; Chica- 

 go Historical Society ; Nathaniel Paine of Worcester ; John 

 P. Webb ; Miss H. Becket ; Wm. A. Osborne ; George F. 

 Read ; D. A. White ; xV. G. Browne ; Elliott Society of 

 Natural History, Charleston, S.O. ; Jonathan Perley, Jr. 



