Coit Correspondence of 1871

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Excerpt from Coit Correspondence of 1871: Or the Second Trip to New BrunswickOur most excellent band, the Worcester Brass Band, T. C. Richardson, leader, gave us and the people assembled some rich, stirring music. The steam was up and away we glided down the harbor. The scenery was beautiful, and every heart was as full of enjoyment as it could be, but alas! It was of short dura tion, for the white heads were soon visible, and the rocking and pitching of the steamer was not calculated to make those of us who were unused to a sea-voyage admire its beauty, or desire its long continuance. The upper decks were not as crowded as when we left Boston harbor. Eyes had become tired and heads dizzy by the wonderful sights, and so rest was sought in a more obscure retreat. To make the story short, it was dreadful rough sailing, with now and then a little fog. There were people who really enjoyed this trip to Portland, and called it delightful! And so it may have been, for there must be some thing wonderful and majestic in the heaving and rolling of the waters of old Neptune. For my part, I didn't see it just at that particular time. I think, however, that distance would have lent enchantment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.