Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 26, September 24, 1870 by Various
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This certainly seems a little curious, but as the young man says he was
born here, I suppose he knows. This same young man pointed out a beautiful spot called Green Island and asked me if I wouldn't like to live there. He said he thought it would just suit me. The attention of these people is really delightful. Some of these places, however, have very inappropriate names, for instance another little gem is called "Hog Island." No one knows why it was so called. The clerk of the boat don't either. He wanted to know if I had ever dined there. I always make it a point to get on the right side of these Steamboat fellows, always. About half way up the Lake is a place called Tongue Mountain. A long time ago a colony of strong-minded women settled there. That may have had something to do with its name. Nobody ever goes there now. People go very near the mountain in boats, however, as it is noted for something very extraordinary in the Echo line. |
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