Excerpt from Nahant, and Other Places on the North-Shore: Being a Continuation of Notes on the Sea-Shore, by the Shade of Alden He put off from the beach with his stanch boat, under a clear sky and with a free breeze, and shaped his course for the land on the opposite shore, in the direction of Chelsea, where he made a temporary landing, on what is called Hog Island. He spent a part of his time there, but most of it, the Whole of the succeeding sum mer and fall, in cruising about the islands in Boston harbor - occasionally landing to procure fresh provisions and water, but never making a long visit. He and his associates literally lived on the water for more than six months, almost always find ing safe anchorage as the night approached, and never meeting with the least accident. They were known as the floating family. Hog Island, however, appeared to be the favorite resting place of Mr. Marsh at this time, whenever he landed any where with his family. His movements were noticed by the owner of that island, as well as by others, and he was finally ordered off, lest he might become a permanent squatter. He quietly submitted to the mandate of Mr. Breed, and sought a resting place elsewhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.