page [83] 16 Aug 1901 (seq. 85)

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Magnolia, Mass.
1901
Aug. 16

Sky quite clear, haze in the distance, fresh breeze
a little south of west, cool & comfortable sailing
and driving. Mercury 73° {degrees}, 8 A.M.

I drove over to Dr. Heard's this morning, his man
calling for me and at about 9.30, started off
sailing with Theodore, Henry, & Edmund in their
knock-about, Masooka, single mast, with
mainsail and jib, 34 ft. from stem to stern, no
bowsprit. There is a very spacious cuddy where
you can sleep. I did not see Roger, the
youngest boy who is in the 6th class, when I
left the old school in 1895. We sailed first
through the outer & inner harbor, and I was
shown all the various points on the shore, and
Ten Pound & Five Pound Islands & Rocky Neck.
It is in a wonderfully secure harbor and every
moment was interesting. On Ten Pound Island
there is a Light House and a Govt. {Government} Fish Hatchery Station. In the
inner harbor we saw a large iron salt
steamer from the Mediterranean, unloading
salt. Craft of all kinds were passing one way
or another. As we were sailing in the
outer harbor, a fine brown Marsh Hawk
sailed across our bows low over the water
to the western shore, her long tail and
pure, white rump very visible and diag-
nostic. Five Pound Island is just three miles
from Norman's Woe our starting point at
the mouth of the outer harbor. It is
near the head of the inner harbor.
When quite near it we put about and