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Show Christines In III. ten II. i.e. Th ohservuiue uf I'tirjutinus In Now England nowiiluys Is In marked cou-traat cou-traat with that In the days of tho Puritans. Pur-itans. Nuw It Is a duy devoted to feasting and good ibeer, liupllal-knot tying. thealer-KoIng and bncthunullan revels; then It was one of tho must holy days of the year and any worldly dolnga subjected the gay to a ft no and possibly Imprisonment In the big lock- Th first Indication of rhrlatmns-kecplng rhrlatmns-kecplng waa r.. 'aided aa the appearance appear-ance of an arch enemy. It waa on the second season nf the Pilgrims' life at Plymouth that pious old Governor Bradford detected It and recorded: "Bom sew company excused them- c;vri rrem wots on t:iat nay. say " 11c It w.nt a;iv.. their consciences.' The goveinor excused them, aaylng hat he would apare them until they ere better Informed. Hut returning il midday and finding thetn playing Hie game of "stoolball" In the streets, he told them It waa againat hla ron-clrnro ron-clrnro that lliey .:ould play and others oth-ers work, and so nindo thrm stnp their gntt.o and go their way Had they i...n disposed to oVerve the anniversary In the true spirit of the English holy day an I not dewend-"d dewend-"d to "wanton ba.-iiin'i.ill.in" in. is. lliey mltht hiivn li.oti dealt with mote tenderly. It was the mlnsil. ..f puits Willi rellKliiliS geivlcn II. II I I ' I'll- (trlms tin tl condemned In old Kn''ii:i. snd they w, , bound lo keep It o il ol New EiiKl.'ind. The Plymouth colony bud H e .vm-puthy .vm-puthy of tlie Miis..:t. ;i., it 1 I .iv 01 il is-ton is-ton colony In tl.c .inn;.-,;.' t . keep ,,,t Chrlstnuia. mid so !,,iik :v t!i . .n-Rie-K.HIonal cnler if rh.t.eh giieriiment held they weio l.ii. iy sinn : il . Dnt It IcilKlll the I'll. ! ilfi .s lentlment crept in and there ieer d to ! .. no other hope of auppre :'I:m II hut by working Iho htroug arm . I fie law. |
