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Surely the fair town of Duxbury, which so smilingly enticed the Pilgrims across the bay to enjoy her sunny beach and rolling pasture lands, must be happy to day as she was then to feel her ground so deeply tilled, and still to be so daintily adorned with homes and gardens and with laughing life. SURELY THE FAIR TOWN OF DUXBURY WHICH SO SMILINGLY ENTICED THE PILGRIMS ACROSS THE BAY TO ENJOY HER SUNNY BEACH AND ROLLING PASTURE LANDS MUST BE HAPPY TO DAY AS SHE WAS THEN TO FEEL HER GROUND SO DEEPLY TILLED AND STILL TO BE SO DAINTILY ADORNED WITH HOMES AND GARDENS AND WITH THE LAUGHING LIFE
, where in the winter is the well-known boys' school--a Duxbury of summer cottages, white and green along the shore, green and brown under the pines. Of these summer homes many are new: the Wright estate is one of the finest on the South Shore, and the pleasant, spacious dwelling distinguished by its handsome hedge of English privet formerly belonged to Fanny Davenport, the actress. Others are old houses, very tastefully, almost affectionately remodeled by those for whom the things of the past have a special lure. These remodeled cottages are, perhaps, the prettiest of all. Those very ancient landmarks, sagging into pathetic disrepair, present a sorrowful, albeit an artistic, silhouette against the sky. But these "new-old" cottages, with ruffled muslin curtains at the small-paned, antique windows, brave with a shining knocker on the green-painted front door, and gay with old-fashioned gardens to the side or in the rear--these are a delight to all, and an honor to both past and present. AY SOCIETY AT POWDER POINT WHERE IN THE WINTER IS THE WELL KNOWN BOY SCHOOL A DUCKSBURY OF SUMMER COTTAGES WHITE AND GREEN ALONG THE SHORE GREEN AND BROWN UNDER THE PINES OF THESE SUMMER HOMES MANY ARE NEW THE RIGHT ESTATE IS ONE OF THE FINEST DOWN THE SOUTH SHORE AND THE PLEASANT SPACIOUS DWELLING DISTINGUISHED BY ITS HANDSOME HEDGE OF ENGLISH PRIVET FORMERLY BELONGED TO FANNY DAVENPORT THE ACTRESS OTHERS ARE OLD HOUSES VERY TASTEFULLY ALMOST AFFECTIONATELY REMODELLED BY THOSE FOR WHOM THE THINGS OF THE PAST HAVE A SPECIAL LURE THESE REMODELED COTTAGES ARE PERHAPS THE PRETTIEST OF ALL THOSE VERY ANCIENT LANDMARKS SAGGING INTO PATHETIC DISREPAIR PRESENT A SORROWFUL ALBEIT AND ARTISTIC SILHOUETTE AGAINST THE SKY BUT THESE NEW OLD COTTAGES WITH RUFFLED MUSLIN CURTAINS AT THE SMALL PANED ANTIQUE WINDOWS BRAVE WITH A SHINING KNOCKER ON THE GREEN PAINTED FRONT DOOR AND GAY WITH OLD FASHIONED GARDENS TO THE SIDE OR IN THE REAR THESE ARE A DELIGHT TO ALL AND AN HONOUR TO BOTH PAST AND PRESENT
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