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white arms, — its hoarse voice, mellowed by distance, 

 coming soothingly to your ears; behind you the old 

 town sitting like a queen in the purple distance; before 

 you Sancoty's tower piercing the deep blue of the 

 sky; and the little village of 'Sconset nestling so se- 

 renely near by, — will give you an idea of Arcadia, and 

 your drive will become a dream remembered with 

 pleasure, years and years after.* 



Another pleasant drive is to Polpis, in the vicinity 

 of which is to be found one of the best conducted farms 

 on the island, — that of F. C. Sanford, Esq. ; and 

 from Polpis to Quaise, or Sesachacha, or Quidnet, 

 ending once more in 'Sconset. Still another pleasant 

 drive is to the water works, by way of the Cliff. Even 

 if the roads are bad, with a good horse and carriage 

 one can enjoy a ride on Nantucket, if one is so minded. 



Drowning. 

 Although thousands of people every year avail them- 

 selves of the pleasures of boating and bathing at Nan- 

 tucket, there are very few cases of drowning on record 

 here.f Of course, wherever there is water, whether 

 fresh or salt, there is a chance for an accidental drown- 

 ing. As few people realty understand what course is 

 necessary to pursue in the case of a person supposed 



* The regular road to 'Sconset is marked by milestones, but 

 many persons prefer what is called the li old road," a little south 

 of the new or regular road. The one mentioned above is " the 

 longest way round." 



t Those who have lost their lives by shipwreck are of course 

 excepted. 



