Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from In the Heart of Cape Ann or the Story of Dogtown
New Mexico. There are comparatively few ruined cities in America; and even more rare are the in stances of deserted villages which were once inhabited by white men. The progenitors of people who are liv ing to-day. It has been the pleasure of the writer during the past few months to acquaint many people with their ancestors, in a figurative sense, for in the heart of Cape Ann may be found a village which was once inhabited by the grandparents or more dis tant progenitors of many who are to-dav active in the affairs of Gloucester and Rockport.
To-dav the only inhabitants of Dogtown are lowing kine, an occasional decrepit horse turned out to pasture as a pensioner, or woodchucks, crows and migrating birds. Its grass-grown streets are there, its foot-worn door-stones may be used for a resting place bv the occasional summer tourist on a tramp across the cape, a curiosity seeking Appalachian, or by the more numerous berry pickers. The cleared land in the midst of such a waste of rocks, as is the rule in Dogtown Commons, always leads to speculation; even more suggestive are the walled yards and the many cellars, both of houses and farm buildings.
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