Show A candle in the wilderness ol ca 01 tate tale of the beginning of new england sa tok aba aaa by irving bacheller service 8 copyright rv by irving bacheller cheller Oa THE STORY robert heathers and william iler heydon d 0 n to escape secular and religious 11 tyranny branny leave Bli gland in 1634 for the world they are welcomed we 0 med at boston by rev doctor cotton and acquin acqua ln with atno aanos Tod lill veteran boodler and woodsman CHAPTER I 1 continued one of the young men asked it how ow they had treated the indians firmly and in a manner to my liki liking ua they punish every white man who wit 0 mistreats the savages ever aery egav savage who breaks their law tr trade ad wit the indians la Is a new kind of commerce it may be unjust to take their furs fure and their land for wampum and hatchets and tin whistles but what Is one to do but give them the things they demand they caro care not for money or any symbol simbol of value our clothing Is of no more u use se to them than our religion yet our religion in spite of their distrust Is a comfort to them in a pestilence they turn away from their own sick the brethren go find minister to these abandoned ones so that often death Is induced to give them back stern with mischief tender with misfortune these white foll folk have stayed the arro arrows ws and cooled c the nerce passions of tile the savage still he be cannot under understand s annd us industry and thrift are not for him lie Is the child of bloody strife 11 soon or late we got to fegl fight t it out t with him said blaxton went on you boys have enlisted in a war the end of which will pot be in your time it Is a war against two enemies one before and one behind you tyranny and the wilderness the winds and waves and wideness wl deness odthe of the sea will be your allies there Is but one power which can hold men to a purpose through many generations lie ile paused to fill 1111 his pipe will you name it william asked the power personified by endl cott rell religion gion ihen even the fleas on his dog doff have religion robert laughed as he said A lea flea lit on me the other lay day and in a minute lie he sucked nil all the religion out of me if fleas have religion I 1 know how they get it I 1 can shoot and fence and ride and play football but chaye I 1 have never had any gift for religion its a better game than any you kno know wunder under two great captains after nil what Is religion but a window 1 through which we should see the light of at truth hero here you will find it covered with the dust of ages the cobwebs of ancient error it Is the part of df the young not to break the window but to clean and renew its paries remembering mem bering that no earthly thing Is perfect winthrop Is a window cleaner lie ile would te be a father to you As they were leaving this lover of Boll solitude tude robert exclaimed itea a whale ile he overawes ove over alves me I 1 fe feol feel ol foolish why not itske asked d theres no good reason robert pg agreed reo the man Is a prophet CHAPTER if william Vl lliam falls in in love at doctor cottons party they met the grent great men of the parish and some lately arrived tile the dinner was served nt at twelve ob fock to their surprise they foun d both bolh endicott Eidl cott and dudley in a genial mooed mood governor dudley said young men I 1 can give you no better compliment than to say eay that you look much MCI alike manya ciny spoke of their resemblance but aut under the skin there were subtle differences not quickly discovered william of a family distinguished in scholarship and statecraft had it milder and more more generous temper than ilian ith his friend robert of it family of soldiers was nade made of sterner stuff ile ho had a keener relish for ar desperate hazards like that of racing with the kings loi officer licer tind and a cooler hend head in facing them ile he had not Willia williams in choosing words to serve him there was wag an inborn grace and refinement fili ement in tile the manners man of william which robert had tried in vain to acquire lie ile was of a lighter spirit carriage these young men had puritan sympathies yet they had iad done no worrying about their souls it must be admitted that neither was quite prepared for admission to the F first arst church of boston the gate of a way straighter and narrower lhnn any they had known they had bad itten ben familiar w alth the fat rump of luxury and its license th the e governor kindly offered to send a man of tile the best judgment as to land to help them find a good site for their plantation it wits was while they talking with him that they were introduced to the roost most comely girl in the colony miss elizabeth brade she was dressed like a lady of fashion in london satin over overs s kirt klit virago sleeves with puffs old flemish lace rare and costly jewels jewel i in her hair and on her neck and wrists wh what a lory of youth I 1 the rov eov arnor exclaimed as lie he took her hand 1 I could wish elsh it wae were not my duty to chide you for tila rich attire it quarrels with our teaching and Is a bad example quickly she he answered you yon should have h ave grace for the young 1 I have grace tor for every one but myself lie he answered ile ho exercised tile the license of a governor being not himself plainly dressed ile he wore a blue coat haold ered doublet velvet breeches and white r stockings toc kings with ribbons nt at the knee only edicott Endl E cott was in fit sad cloth ills grent great white lin over ills his coat us as lie ile came in find reminded the young men of a lions mane inane mrs winthrop spoke up for the young lady every girl who tins has to find a husband in this tah land should have special indulgence niss miss brade turned and greeted the young men pd and quickly chose between them atheni lier her talk was chiefly addressed to william I 1 why are old people always thinking about marriage she asked one aou would id suppose that our only thought was of mating I 1 amnot a bird IC good dodl I 1 I 1 like girls better even t than han larks or nightingales and have they not the same right to plum plumage age I 1 cannot put away my love of silk and satin and jewels and embroidery she lifted tier her skirt a little showing her pretty ankles and a bit 0 of r the e embroidery brol dery on her petticoat and gave tile the perfumed satin a shake do you yon not like the sound of it yes yea but better the grace with w which you yon wear it and the smile in your query 1 I like youl you I 1 site she exclaimed 1 I am going to ask our host to make you sit by roe me if I 1 were a queen id hire a poet to flatter me as mary did it its Is better than wine 11 the blood of both had reddened reddened their faces a little when she left him william was asked to take miss aliss brade to dinner ills seat was next hers all stood with bowed heads while mr endicott Endl cott made a long prayer william found another pew new world in the eyes of the young lady they were brown gentle eyes her abundant hair was brown the skin on tier her shapely face was fair but filled with glowing vitality her mouth charm charmingly lag curved tier her teeth perfect it was said by one who knew tier her at that time and whose words are now on record 1 I have met the lady bess as site she Is called site she has every grace of form and feature yet her charm Is in something beneath it all radiating from her countenance artful and yet artless it Is it a something very lovely that comes of her blood and breeding and tier her frank good nature the light in tier her smile Is like the suggestive glow of certain flowers not easy to explain it Is no wonder one would say that the young nian man was wag impressed by tier her and the more because lie had come out of great hardship to a crude wilderness der ness the young lady was in a merry mood not like that of the older folk at the table the latter began at once to discuss the voted vexed problem should the cross be cut out of the kings colors all agreed with mr endicott Endl cott that it was a symbol of ancient old world superstition out of place in shenew the new world still many were of the mind of mr winthrop that the colony should be careful not to offend the ddn king g the governor quoted roger williams of the church a at t salem whereat the old lion ilon endicott Endl colt growled there Is one respect in which I 1 can agree with that man or of rash a and acl lamentable apps apostasies apost asies tastes they spoke also of the gro growing w ing fortifications which were to defend them against the threat of the archbishop of canterbury to take charge of them while mille this talk engaged the others william wililam and the girl gave thought to things of an interest limited to ohp m telf me of dear old england she urged what were you doing there school mostly for a time I 1 was wa s a page to the earl of lincoln A pagel page what did you have to do 5 1 I was in training to bo be ft a squire and finally a knight I 1 waited on my master and mistress attended attend cd in the chase served the lady in bierbower her lier bower was much instructed by the chaplain tile lady and tier lier damsels offered tile first glass of wine to my master and the guests waited at dinner helped with the dishes served the napkin and ewer I 1 could be a great help in your house site looked in lits ills eyes and answered with a smile the light of which was long in ills memory mainor 1 I think that I 1 wili will engage you and tria mainly lilly to servo serve the lady with compliments ay iy friend robert wits another page in the great house bligh prices and repeated levies of the king reduced tile fortune of our patron so that lie had to cut down his household we went home our fathers were in hard times it was necessary to put money in our purses we began to hate tyranny we became rebels fled from england and here we are so it was with my father and the tha rest of us os ile he Is a son of sir E edward d brade A great statesman I 1 one of the rings kings posers op oD in the parliament A speech of his helped to make we me a rebel St strange rangel she exclaimed thoughtfully the same wind blew us over the sea my grandfather was in part the cause of your coming as well as mine perhaps Ws its destiny who knows slie site turned toward him and smiled saying 1 I wonder quickly she asked do you like tills this new world one needs help in the task anak of liking it lie he answered 1 I begin to have a hopeful feeling oh you will be running away soon alere they blame ono one for being young they want you to hurry up and grow old and solemn and now shei she whispered get your soul saved theres little amusement many think its wicked to be merry one must never forget death and go to all the funerals I 1 wish that god were not so easily offended here iles ijes more indulgent in england the wine had been poured when doctor cotton arose and said 1 I know that the vain drinking odone to another Is to some an offense but I 1 hava have no vain pui purpose pose in prop proposing the health prosperity and contentment in our land of two young men lately arrived liere here namely william cleydon and robert heathers both of families which 1 I knew and loved in lincoln shire hire they passed through a mighty term storm in which their was well nigh foundered in the sea and in which I 1 am told frough not by him that william saved the life of the famous puritan capt john huddleston a life worth saving as many have reason to know like a well bred english gentleman lie he will of course disclaim nil fill credit for this noble doing but I 1 wish him to rise and greet us after the toast Is drunk all clapped their hands and arose and d rank drank the toast william then said with a remarkable grace of manner 1 I have been trying to forget that little incident of the storm of which the beloved doctor has spoken I 1 am sure that any of you would reach out a hand to one in trouble that I 1 sha llever be ready to do but I 1 would not have you overestimate me you will find roe me a poor hero but I 1 hope a good citizen I 1 thank the doctor and each and all of you tor for these welcome good wishes in making his acknowledgements acknowledge ments robert said 1 we were shaken up like dice in a box and had to pump for our lives on that ship im pumping now and as as scared as I 1 was then im sinking with embarrassment and gratitude tile hold Is s full A Is enough for a sample so I 1 say thank you these two speeches illustrate the differing methods of the young men john winthrop read a letter from thomas shepherd minister of the first church of salem in which lie entreated that no sin be marte made of drinking one to another and thus adding a new sin to already proclaimed by the almighty A number of those present agreed that there were sins enough in the catalogue they sat long at d dinner with venison and wild turl turkeys ays eys and pigeons and fish and cakes and jellies and pumpkin sauce made into a pie TO BE continued CONTINUED |