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Apple Island, that most perfectly shaped little fleck of land of ten acres, was the home of a Mr. March, an Englishman who settled there with his family, and lived there happily until his death, being buried at last upon its western slope. APPLE ISLAND THAT MOST PERFECTLY SHAPED LITTLE FLECK OF LAND OF TEN ACRES WAS THE HOME OF A MISTER MARCH AN ENGLISHMAN WHO SETTLED THERE WITH HIS FAMILY AND LIVED THERE HAPPILY UNTIL HIS DEATH BEING BURIED AT LAST UPON ITS WESTERN SLOPE
 weak. But if history is more than wars, it is also more than institutions. If it is the record of man's daily life, the pleasures he works for, then again we are standing in an unparalleled spot to look down upon its present-day manifestations. From City Point with its Aquarium, from the Marine Park with its long pleasure pier, to Nantasket with its flawless beach, this is the summer playground of unnumbered hosts. Boaters, bathers, picnickers--all find their way here, where not only the cool breezes sweep their city-heated cheeks, but the forever bewitching passage of vessels in and out, furnishes endless entertainment. They know well, these laughing pleasure-seekers, crowding the piers and boats and wharves and beaches, where to come for refreshment, and now and then, in the history of the harbor, a solitary individual has taken advantage of the romantic charm which is the unique heritage of every island, and has built his home and lived, at least some portion of his days, upon one. REATMENT OF THE WAYWARD AND WEAK BUT IF HISTORY IS MORE THAN WARS IT IS ALSO MORE THAN INSTITUTIONS IF IT IS THE RECORD OF MAN'S DAILY LIFE THE PLEASURES HE WORKS FOR THEN AGAIN WE ARE STANDING IN AN UNPARALLELED SPOT TO LOOK DOWN UPON ITS PRESENT DAY MANIFESTATIONS FROM CITY POINT WITH ITS AQUARIUM FROM THE MARINE PARK WITH ITS LONG PLEASURE PIER TO NATASKET WITH ITS FLAWLESS SPEECH THIS IS THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND OF UNNUMBERED HOSTS BOTERS BATHERS PICNICKERS ALL FIND THEIR WAY HERE WHERE NOT ONLY THE COOL BREEZES SWEEP THEIR CITY HEATED CHEEKS BUT THE FOREVER BEWITCHING PASSAGE OF VESSELS IN AND OUT FURNISHES ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT THEY KNOW WELL THESE LAUGHING PLEASURE SEEKERS CROWDING THE PIERS AND BOATS AND WHARVES AND BEACHES WHERE TO COME FOR REFRESHMENT AND NOW AND THEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE HARBOUR A SOLITARY INDIVIDUAL HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE ROMANTIC CHARM WHICH IS THE UNIQUE HERITAGE OF EVERY ISLAND AND HAS BUILT HIS HOME AND LIVED AT LEAST SOME PORTION OF HIS DAYS UPON ONE
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