Beyondthecottagesettlementsisastrugglinglittlepark，dedicatedtotheonlyIndiansaintIeverheardof，thoughtheremaybeothers。Hisstatue，colossalinsheet—lead，andpaintedthecoppercolorofhisrace，offersanyheathencomerthechoicebetweenaBibleinoneofhishandsandatomahawkintheother，attheentranceofthepark;andthereareothersheet—leadgroupsandfiguresinthewhiteofallegoryatdifferentpoints。Itpromisestobeaprettyenoughlittleplaceinfutureyears，butasyetitisnotmuchresortedtobytheexcursionswhichlargelyformtheprosperityoftheBeach。Theconcertsandthe\"high—classvaudeville\"promisedhavenotflourishedinthepavilionprovidedforthem，andoneoftwomonkeysinthezoologicaldepartmenthasperishedofthepublicinattention。Thishasnotfatallyaffectedthecaptivebear，whorisestohishindlegs，andeatspeanutsanddoughnutsinthatpositionlikeafellow—citizen。Withthecockatoosandparrots，andthedozendeerinaninclosureofwirenetting，heisnomeanattraction;buthedoesnotcharmtheexcursionistsawayfromthesummervillageattheshore，wheretheyspendlongafternoonssplashingamongthewaves，orinlollinggroupsofmen，women，andchildrenonthesand。Inthemoreactivegayeties，Ihaveseennothingsodecidedduringthewholeseasonasthebehaviorofthreeyounggirlswhooncecameupoutofthesea，andobligedmebydancingameasureonthesmooth，hardbeachintheirbathing—dresses。
Ithoughtitverypretty，butIdonotbelievesuchathingcouldhavebeenseenonOURbeach，whichissafefromallexcursionists，andsacredtothecottageandhotellifeofthePort。
Besidesourbeachanditsbathing，wehaveareading—clubforthemen，evolvedfromoneoftheoldnativehouses，andverandaedroundforsummeruse;andwehavegolf—linksandagolfclub—housewithineasytrolleyreach。Thelinksareasenergetically，ifnotasgenerally，frequentedasthesands，andthesportfindsthefavorwhichattendsiteverywhereinthedecayoftennis。Thetennis—courtswhichIsawthrongedaboutbyeagergirl—crowds，here，sevenyearsago，arenowalmostwhollyabandonedtotheloversofthegame，whoarenearlyalwaysmen。
Perhapstheonlything（besides，ofcourse，ourcommonmortality）whichwehaveincommonwiththeexcursionistsisourloveofthetrolley—line。
This，byitsadmirableequipment，andbytheterroritinspiresinhorses，haswell—nighabolisheddriving;andfollowingtheoldcountryroads，asitdoes，withanoccasionalshort—cutthoughthedeep，green—