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But in spite of the sea's readily accessible crop it was natural that the "men of Kent" who settled the town should demand some portion of dry land as well. These men of Kent were not mermen, able to live in and on the water indefinitely, but decidedly gallant fellows, rather more courtly than their neighbors, and more polished than the race which succeeded them. BUT IN SPITE OF THE SEA'S READILY ACCESSIBLE CROP IT WAS NATURAL THAT THE MEN OF KENT WHO SETTLED THE TOWN SHOULD DEMAND SOME PORTION OF DRY LAND AS WELL THESE MEN OF KENT WERE NOT MERE MEN ABLE TO LIVE IN AND ON THE WATER INDEFINITELY BUT DECIDEDLY GALLANT FELLOWS RATHER MORE COURTLY THAN THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND MORE POLISHED THAN THE RACE WHICH SUCCEEDED THEM
ts. The food of any region is characteristic of that region, and to travel along the Old Coast Road and not partake of one of the delicious fish dinners, is as absurd as it would be to omit rice from a menu in China or roast beef from an English dinner. While the fishing trade was highly important in all the South Shore towns, yet it was especially so in Scituate. In 1770 more than thirty vessels, principally for mackerel, were fitted out in this one village, and these vessels not infrequently took a thousand barrels in a season. In winter they were used for Southern coasting, carrying lumber and fish and returning with grain and flour. The reason why fishing was so persistently and exclusively followed in this particular spot is not hard to seek. The sea yielded a far more profitable and ready crop than the land, and, besides, had a jealous way of nibbling away at the land wherever it could. It is estimated that it wastes away from twelve to fourteen inches of Fourth Cliff every year. PRODUCTS THE FOOD OF ANY REGION IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT REGION AND TO TRAVEL ALONG THE OLD COAST ROAD AND NOT PARTAKE OF ONE OF THE DELICIOUS FISH DINNERS IS AS ABSURD AS IT WOULD BE TO OMIT RICE FROM A MENUINE CHINA OR ROAST BEEF FROM AN ENGLISH DINNER WHILE THE FISHING TRADE WAS HIGHLY IMPORTANT IN ALL THE SOUTH SHORE TOWNS YET IT WAS ESPECIALLY SO IN SITUATE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY MORE THAN THIRTY VESSELS PRINCIPALLY FOR MACKEREL WERE FITTED OUT IN THIS ONE VILLAGE AND THESE VESSELS NOT INFREQUENTLY TOOK A THOUSAND BARRELS IN A SEASON IN WINTER THEY WERE USED FOR SOUTHERN COASTING CARRYING LUMBER AND FISH AND RETURNING WITH GRAIN AND FLOUR THE REASON WHY FISHING WAS SO PERSISTENTLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOLLOWED IN THIS PARTICULAR SPOT IS NOT HARD TO SEEK THE SEA YIELDED A FAR MORE PROFITABLE AND READY CROP THAN THE LAND AND BESIDES HAD A JEALOUS WAY OF NIBBLING AWAY AT THE LAND WHEREVER IT COULD IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IT WASTES AWAY FROM TWELVE TO FOURTEEN INCHES OF FOURTH CLIFF EVERY YEAR
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