BASS RIVER There's a gently flowing river, Bordered by whispering trees, That ebbs and flows in Nobscussett And winds through Mattacheese. Surely the Indian loved it In the ages so dim and gray, River beloved of the Pale Face Who dwell near its banks today. Lovely it lies in the moonlight, A silver scroll unrolled, And glorious when the sunset Turns it to molten gold. Yet we love it when the mist clouds Hang over it like a pall; No less when the hand of the Frost King Holds it in icy thrall. In all of its moods and changes We joy in its billows salt, With the deep strong love of a lover Blinded to every fault. Always its gleaming beauty Raises our thoughts from the clod; Up, up to the crystal river, That flows from the Throne of God. They pass on,--the generations,-- Thou stayest, while men depart; They go with thy lovely changes Shrined in each failing heart. Beautiful old Bass River! Girt round with murmuring trees; Long wilt thou flow in Nobscussett. And wander through Mattacheese. ARETHUSA. * * * * * A CORRECTION The article in our May issue, "Automobile Tour of Cape Cod," was written before the advent of automobiles to Nantucket, and therefore did not take account of the fact that autos are now not only allowed but plentiful there. The fact that the article was not up to date escaped the attention of the editor. CAPE CODE NOTES The Harwich Independent says: Indications are that the coming summer will be another record breaker along our shores. A big building boom is on in cottages now under construction, and we are to have new comers from New York, Boston, and other places. Cottages for rental are being rapidly taken. * * * * * Artist George Elmer Browne left America for France the first of May with a class of 40 pupils. Mrs. Browne and Miss Hallett will accompany him for the summer. Provincetown will miss the Brownes this summer, but wishes them a pleasant and successful season abroad. * * * * * Charles A. Atwood, night operator in the Sagamore telephone exchange, has been awarded a Theodore N. Vail medal for his services on the occasion of a night fire in the building where the exchange is located, March 27, 1921, when he made his way through the smoke to the switchboard and gave the alarm first to the Keith Car Works and next to the local fire chief. After that he was overcome by the smoke, and the staircase was on fire when he was revived. He got back into the operating room after that and remained on duty the rest of the night. * * * * *