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Down it floated the vessels made by Kingston men, and out of it was dug much bog iron for the use of Washington's artillery. DOWN IT FLOATED THE VESSELS MADE BY KINGSTON MEN AND OUT OF IT WAS DUG MUCH BOG IRON FOR THE USE OF WASHINGTON'S ARTILLERY
 but on the soil that may also be read by any who pass. Some remnants of the trenches and terraces dug by the quota of Arcadian refugees who fell to Kingston's share after the pathetic flight from Nova Scotia may still be seen--claimed by some to be the first irrigation attempt in America. The old "Massachusetts Payth" which follows the road more or less closely beyond Kingston is traced with difficulty and uncertainty in Kingston itself, but there is another highway as clear to-day as it was three hundred years ago. And this is the lovely tidal river, named after the master of the Mayflower, up which used to come and go not only many ships of commerce, but, in the evenings after life had become less austere, boatloads of merry-makers from Plymouth and Duxbury to attend the balls given at what was originally the King's Town. It has carried much traffic in its day, that river which now winds so gracefully down to the sea, and which we see so well from the yard of the old Bradford house. S TRACED NOT IN SAND BUT ON THE SOIL THAT MAY ALSO BE READ BY ANY WHO PASS SOME REMNANTS OF THE TRENCHES AND TERRACES DUG BY THE QUOTA OF ARCADIAN REFUGEES WHO FELL TO KINGSTON'S SHARE AFTER THE PATHETIC FLIGHT FROM NOVA SCOTIA MAY STILL BE SEEN CLAIMED BY SOME TO BE THE FIRST IRRIGATION ATTEMPT IN AMERICA THE OLD MASSACHUSETTS PATH WHICH FOLLOWS THE ROAD MORE OR LESS CLOSELY BEYOND KINGSTON IS TRACED WITH DIFFICULTY AND UNCERTAINTY IN KINGSTON ITSELF BUT THERE IS ANOTHER HIGHWAY AS CLEAR TO DAY AS IT WAS THREE HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND THIS IS A LOVELY TITLE RIVER NAMED AFTER THE MASTER OF THE MAYFLOWER UP WHICH USED TO COME AND GO NOT ONLY MANY SHIPS OF COMMERCE BUT IN THE EVENING AFTER LIFE HAD BECOME LESS AUSTERE BOAT LOADS OF MERRYMAKERS FROM PLYMOUTH AND DUXBURY TO ATTEND THE BALLS GIVEN AT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE KING'S TOWN IT HAS CARRIED MUCH TRAFFIC IN ITS DAY THAT RIVER WHICH NOW WINDS SO GRACEFULLY DOWN TO THE SEA AND WHICH WE SEE SO WELL FROM THE YARD OF THE OLD BRADFORD HOUSE
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