I like long walks on the beach, puppies, poetry ...

"9 August.—The sequel to the strange arrival of the derelict in the storm last night is almost more startling than the thing itself. It turns out that the schooner is a Russian from Varna, and is called the Demeter. She is almost entirely in ballast of silver sand, with only a small amount of cargo—a number of great wooden boxes filled with mould. ... A good deal of interest was abroad concerning the dog which landed when the ship struck ... To the general disappointment, however, it was not to be found."