Down North and Up Along 
pect, after watching the laden vessels enter, 
that the haven they have sought is there for 
but a few hours at a time, by the grace of 
Neptune. 
The Racquet, like many another bay along 
this coast, is a gift of the giant tides of Fundy. 
When the tide goes out, the ships lie on their 
keels in the gravel, and the hard bed of the 
Racquet becomes an excellent roadway for teams 
that wish to reach the other shore. 
In the morning one may cross the Racquet 
dry-shod ; in the afternoon laden vessels will 
sail over his footprints. 
There are no weirs in the Racquet ; but if 
one desire those fantastic forms, let him walk 
to the farther end of the town through its one 
long street, and there he will come upon the 
broad and winding Joggin. It is another tidal 
basin, but the receding waters do not lay it 
bare. Into it the fish come in shoals with the 
coming of the water, but at the going out of 
the water they remain, for the weirs have their 
long arms about them. 
These weirs are distinguished among their 
kind by their simplicity. The fisherman does 
not lavish costly nets upon them, as is the case 
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