8 THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



could entertain one for hours with moving tales of 

 shipwreck, disaster, suffering, and adventures of all 

 kinds. 



There are numerous wrecks lying half embedded in 

 the sand that one might visit, and certainly the bot- 

 anist or geologist has no occasion to find fault with 

 this heap of " glacial drift," that is covered with such 

 a wonderful display of flora. 



To sum up with, there comes the fishing and the 

 gunning ; the rowing and sailing ; the bathing, the 

 botanizing, the geologizing ; the moonlight rambles on 

 the beach, and the love-making, — it is really true 

 that hearts are won and lost on Nantucket, — and then 

 the clear skies, the pure air, the gentle, refreshing 

 breezes ; and last but not least, the eating and the 

 sleeping, and oh ! the gloriously cool nights in which 

 to sleep ! If one comes to Nantucket, there is cer- 

 tainly enough here to make one healthy and happy. 



Agents. 



Insurance, — Matthew Barney, Joseph B. Swain, Geo. W. Macy, 

 Andrew Whitney. 



Real Estate. — Geo. W. Macy, A. M. Myrick, Geo. E. Mooers, 

 E. K. Godfrey. 



Ticket, Telegraph, and Associated Press. — Chas. C. Crosby, Office 

 at Pharmacy. 



Underwriters and Wreck Commissioners. — Joseph B. Macy, Under- 

 writers' Agent and Wreck Commissioner; Andrew G. Hussey, John M. 

 Winslow, Geo. W. Coffin, Wreck Commissioners. 



Auctioneers. — Andrew M. Myrick and Geo, E. Mooers, Main Street. 



Agriculture. 

 Mr. W. W. Mcintosh, the writer of the following 

 article, is one of the most successful farmers upon the 



