Trip Around Cape

Trip Aroun dCape The South Shore and 0 - 0 Historical Plym ou th Written by E. G . PERRY A Cape Cod Boy PRI CE, i o f E. G PERRY 0 Bos n m e n C es can be obta ned . State St to n o r at Resi e n ce Mo u t Beach Mass. opi , 5 .. , d , , I N TROD U CTORY . H R been m c about a Cod a o E E has u h said C pe , its s ndy s il and its - ueer eo le . N ow am q p p , as a native born Cape Codder , I proud to th ink I can own this as my birthplace . I have done business in Boston s m en with m en of e o with its bu iness , and the business Cap Cod als , and th ink I have had an unusual opportunity to speak of the merits of each . I used to have a wholesale confectionery business in Boston and suburba n for m c m s som of t towns , and I had y usto er e the finest retail s ores o e- f m c elegant drug st res , with their plat glass ronts , their agnifi ent soda f a nd m of th e c s — o ne ountains , so e best gro ery and variety store and m ! t c . would naturally say , Wha splendid usto ers you have But , alas There is so m uch style in the fixtures and the living of some of the m oo f w S u m city people that , as a rule, so e p r ello pplying the with goods has got to be a good long waiter . N ow t for m on God oo , I have raveled Boston fir s Cape I had g d ft o trade , and never lost fi y dollars while on the r ute ; and I have done on for m f ca n for th n o business the Cape ysel , and say a tru there is — c of t o wh o m o lass people , nor h , s uth , east or west , are re willing or od o ready t o m eet their bills than the Cape C pe ple . me m h irih ab Take a trip around the Cape with , and ingle wit the ta c o m t e for i n ts . You will have a splendid va ati n , and ee a p ople who their sterling worth a n d honesty are n ot excelled by any people in the world . Yours tru ly , E . PER Y G R . s n f ff r n . Re ide ce o Joe. Je e so A I A N D A P D TR P ROU C E CO . TA R TI N G at Buzzards Bay station , we will find nestled there among its tall pines at Buttermilk Bay the stately residence of o ff o we one- f h o J seph Je ers n , and as have hal ur to spare , let us take a o n of our f c n drive ar u d the grounds riend , the oldest a tor in New E g . We c o m n n c i f land ann t help but think what a ag ifice t pla e , and we - m e . ff on h im c m an e t Mr Je ers , we will find su h a fine, kind hearted , ever ready to do a kind act . He has surrounded himself by his sons n and daughters and his dear friends . It is really a paradise o earth this beautiful estate . ROM here we ca n admire the view down the beauti ful Buzzards Ba f m ca n o r y ; ro the bridge , on our route , we see the fine D r estate with its beautiful buildi n gs and its fine v iew of the water . Who would n ot really enj oy such a fine location ! And here also we see the m f o of o o beautiful sum er hom e o Col nel Taylor B st n . Look at his well t wo m n i s for kept grounds, and see the new a sion houses he building his sons . On Buzzards Bay . o - o m Look again and see the w rld wide kn wn Gray Gables , na ed . fo by the distinguished and beautiful Mrs . Cleveland With its rty of f n acres fine land , with its beauti ul ativeness, and with its well r — for a ranged drives and walks , and its distinguished look should it n ot look distinguished in having the h onor of the President of the — United States as its o wner P with the President comi n g here for five cc an d m k o o n ot w for su essive years a ing l ng st ps , does it speak ell dear old Buzzards Bay ! Here we m ay see distinguished people who are being entertained P n f . u e m by the reside t His ll Cabinet have b en here , and any other very worthy and noted people . N ot only does the President entertain his fri n b ut com h is f as mm . noted e ds, he es , he and wi e , su er residents ra ab es uz a r R n r v a n . z s Ba . es ence of res e t rove e e G y G l , B d y id P id G Cl l d N ow o just take a l ook at Mrs . Cleveland as she goes int our little country church and si ts in the seat with some of her m aids during c c c . ee o om hur h servi e S her st op and kiss a kind Christian w an , a c wh o a n d wh o to o to c c ripple lives in this village , has be br ught hur h a c o m o m m of in hair when she d es co e . This is nly a s all gli pse the lady wh o has filled the ex alted place of the first lady in the land . D o ou o wh we f so o to our y w nder , reader , y eel pr ud have the Clevelands in o m m n so c t wn as su er reside ts , when they have been elebrated , and by their co ming have m ade this old Cape Cod talked abo ut and adver tise d as never before ! M ay peace and entire rest be theirs long to enj oy S' e e letter in b a ck o f b o ok . ar er House uz zar s Ba . P k , B d y Res ence f . N e ourne a e . o . id W A y , B d l Buzzards Bay we drive along through a beautiful wooded o a re of th e wa . ur y r ad . The trees very tall each side y O next o n . c c c stop will be at B ur edale The ountry view is ex eedingly pi turesque , n of on there being a very hig h ra ge hills either side . Bournedale is a f c mo the m co r beauti ul little pla e nestled in a ng hills , and a tri unt y village . m to th e o m i Fro here we drive next village , and we cann t but ad re h om n ocen S agam ore . It is a place where the es are all ow ed by their w o s w m o c pants , lawns ell kept , h u es ell painted , and a st attra tive Res ence of H n . I a o saa c . e t S a more. id N K i h , g c r a i t . s o oun y vill ge It a part of the town of Bourne . Riding thr ugh u m t w x Bo rne we find its drives are re arkably fine , the o n e pending a s m large u o f m oney each year on its highways . We desire to be gracious ou r m m fr m best of o to on for to su er iends , and g ive the the r ads ride , we x er c of o a n d realize they pay over si ty p ent the taxes in our t wns , the ’ only benefit they g e t is a few m onths pleasure in the sum mer . S m o o o two one- f We leave aga re , and have then nly ab ut and hal miles to m ake before we arrive in the town o f Sandwich ; that name m f o o to u s for o o o f o . s unds dear , it was the rig inal na e the t wn B urne I O \Ve feel delighted when ou r former town prospers in an y of its achieve ments . There is n ot on the whole Cape Cod a handsomer place than this f old town . We find here some o f t h e best arms there are any where in New Engla n d .

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