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of another way, by the then undiscovered Cape of 

 Good Hope ; and he was eminently successful. 



Now, might not the town of Scarbro' imitate 

 this good example, although upon a little scale. 

 She has fully the means to do so. Neither would 

 she anyways lessen the profits of the bridge; for 

 I feel quite assured, that, were a dozen roads laid 

 open to the present esplanade, this bridge would 

 always be attractive and triumphant :— such are 

 the charms to which it leads. The winding walks, 

 the beds of flowers, the castellated concert-room, 

 the spa, and the sea- commanding seats, would 

 never fail to gain frequenters, not from the town 

 alone, but, from all parts of the United Kingdom. 



A highway, free from toll in any shape if 

 possible, ought to connect the railway with the 

 esplanade; and it must be sufficiently level to 

 counteract the precipitous descent of the road in 

 actual use. This would set everything to rights ; 

 whilst the immense value of such a desirable road, 

 would be more and more apparent, each forth- 

 coming season. 



This once effected, where is the man who could 

 prescribe a boundary to future plans and specu- 

 lation ? Scarbro' would increase in bulk, like unto 

 a growing giant : and, who knows, but that Oliver's 

 mount itself, under the directions of some modern 



