II。
Thetypeismostlyofaseafaringbrown，acomplexionwhichseemstobeinheritedratherthanpersonallyacquired；forthecommerceofKitteryPointperishedlongago，andthefishingfleetsthatusedtofitoutfromherwharveshavealmostaslongagopassedtoGloucester。Allthatisleftofthefishinginterestistheweiroutsidewhichsupplies，fitfullyanduncertainly，thefishshippedfreshtothenearestmarkets。Butinspiteofthisthetinttakenfromthesunsandwindsofthesealingersonthelocalcomplexion；andthelocalmanneristhatfreerandeasiermannerofpeoplewhohaveknownothercoasts，andareinsomesortcitizensoftheworld。ItisverydifferentfromtheinlandNewEnglandmanner；asdifferentasthegentle，slowspeechoftheshorefromtheclippednasalsofthehill-country。Theloungingnativewalkisnottheheavyplodtaughtbythefurrow，buthasthelurchandtheswayofthedeckinit。
Nothingcouldbebettersuitedtoprogressthroughthelongvillage，whichrisesandsinksbesidetheshorelikealandscapewithitssea-legson；andnothingcouldbemorecharmingandfriendlythanthisvillage。
Itisquiteuntaintedasyetbythesummercottageswhichhavecoveredsomuchofthecoast，andmadeitlookasiftheaestheticsuburbsofNewYorkandBostonhadgoneashoreuponit。Therearetwoorthreeold-
fashionedsummerhotels；butthesummerlifedistinctlyfailstocharacterizetheplace。Thepeoplelivewheretheirforefathershavelivedfortwohundredandfiftyyears；andforthecenturysincethebaronialdomainofSirWilliamwasbrokenupandhispossessionsconfiscatedbytheyoungRepublic，theyhavedweltinsmallredorwhitehousesontheirsmallholdingsalongtheslopesandlevelsofthelowhillsbesidethewater，whereamanmaypasswiththeleastinconvenienceanddelayfromhisthresholdtohisgunwale。Notallthehousesaresmall；somearespaciousandambitioustobeofuglymodernpatterns；butmostaresimpleandhomelike。Theirgardens，followingtheexampleofSirWilliam\'svanishedpleasaunce，dropsouthwardtotheshore，wherethelobster-trapsandthehen-coopsmeetinunembarrassedpromiscuity。Butthefish-flakeswhichoncegavetheseinclinestheeffectofterracedvineyardshavepassedasutterlyastheproudparterresoftheoldbaronet；andKitteryPointnolonger\"makes\"acodorahaddockforthemarket。
Threegroceries，abutchershop，andasmallvarietystorestudythefewnativewants；andwithalittlemoneyonemayliveinasgreatrealcomforthereasformuchinalargerplace。Thestreettakescareofitself；theseafaringhousekeepingofNewEnglandisnotoftheinsatiableDutchtypewhichwillnotsparethestonesofthehighway；butwithinthehousesareofalmostterrifyingcleanliness。TheotherdayI
foundmyselfinakitchenwherethestoveshonelikeoxidizedsilver；thepumpandsinkwerecladinoilclothaswithbluetiles；thewallswerepapered；thestainlessfloorwasstrewnwithhome-madehookedandbraidedrugs；andIfelttheplacesoaltogethertoogoodformethatIpleadedtostaythereforthetransactionofmybusiness，lestasharpersenseofmyunfitnessshouldawaitmeintheparlor。
Thevillage，withscarcelyanintervaloffarm-lands，stretchesfourmilesalongthewater-sidetoPortsmouth；butitseemstomethatjustatthepointwhereourlineshavefallenthereisthegreatestconcentrationofitscharacter。Thishasapparentlynotbeenweakened，ithasbeenaccented，bythetrolley-linewhichpassesthroughitswholelength，withgaylyfreightedcarscomingandgoingeveryhalf-hour。Isupposetheyarenotlongerthanothertrolley-cars，buttheyeachaffectmelikeaprocession。Theyarecheerfulpresencesbyday，andbynighttheylightupthedim，windingstreetwiththeflareoftheirelectricbulbs，andbringtothecountryavisionofcitysplendorupontermsthatdonothumiliateordisquiet。DuringJulyandAugusttheyaremostlyfilledwithsummerfolksfromagreatsummerresortbeyondus，andtheirlightsrevealtheprettyfashionsofhatsandgownsinallthecharmofthelatestlinesandtints。Butthereisanincreasingdemocracyinthesesplendors，andonemighteasilymistakeapassingexcursionistfromsomeneighboringinlandtown，orevenalocalnativewiththeinstinctofclothes，forasocialleaderfromYorkHarbor。
Withthefallingleaf，thebarge-likeopencarscloseupintowell-warmedsaloons，andfaltertohourlyintervalsintheircourse。Butwearestillfarfromthefallingleaf；wearehardlycometotheblushingorfadingleaf。Hereandthereanimpassionedmapleconfessestheautumn；
theancientPepperrellelmsflingdownshowersofthebaronet\'sfairygoldintheSeptembergusts；thesumacsandtheblackberryvinesareablazealongthetumblingblackstonewalls；butitisstillsummer，itisstillsummer：Icannotallowotherwise！