| Show U A A candle ca adl e in i n the wilderness ef a tale of the beginning of new england abbt jd bac esa essa p av by 07 civino living living bacheller Bachell Ba cheffer pr service copyright bonyi Copy leht richt by irving E bacheller THE STORY robert nobert heathers and Will william willmarn farn cleydon gr e don to escape e secular and re ous tyranny leave ea V e england in 1634 for the now world w orld they are welcomed at boston by ne rev doctor cotton and make i n tance lance with amos TodI cill geteian ve eran soldier and woodsman CHAPTER I 1 continued one of the young men asked how they had bad treated the indians firmly and in a manner to my liking they punish every white man who ho mistreats the savages every savage who breaks their law trade with the indians Is a new kind of commerce it may be unjust to take their furs and land for wampum and hatchets and tn on whistles but what Is one to do but give the things they demand they care not for money or any symbol of value our clothing Is of no more use 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 so go and minister to these abandoned ones so that often death Is induced to give them back stern with misi chief tender with misfortune these white folk have stayed the arrows and cooled the fierce passions of the savage bavage still he cannot understand us industry and thrift are not for him film ne ile Is the child of bloody strife 11 soon or late we got to fight it out with him said ToC kill blaxton went on you boys have enlisted in a war the end of which will not be in your time it is a war against two enemies one before and one behind you tyranny and the wilderness the winds ant and waves and wideness deness wl of the sea will be your allies there Is but one power which can hold men to a purpose through many generations he paused to fill his pipe will you name it william asked the power personified by endl aridi cott religion even the fleas on his nog dog have religion robert laughed as lie he said A flea lit ht on me tile the other day and in a minute lie he sucked nil the religion out of me it if fleas have religion I 1 know how low they get it I 1 can shoot and fence and ride and play foothill football but I 1 have never had any gift for religion its af a better game than any you tou know under two great calit captains ains after nil what Is religion but a window wind 0 w through which we should see tile the light fight of truth here you will fand it covered with the dust of ages the cobwebs of ancient error eror it Is the part of the young not net to break the window but to clean and renew its panes remembering mem knem bering that no earthly thing is perfect winthrop Is a window cleaner lie ile would be a father to you As they were leaving this lover of solitude robert exclaimed lies iles a whale he overawes ove me I 1 feel foolish why not asked theres no good reason robert agreed the man Is a prophet CHAPTER 11 II william falls in love at doctor cottons party they met the grent great men of the parish and some lately nr arrived rived the dinner was served at twelve to their surprise they found both and dudley in a genial mood governor dudley said young men I 1 can give you no better compliment than to say that you look 1001 much alike many spoke of their resemblance but under the skin there were subtle differences not quickly discovered william of a family distinguished in scholarship and statecraft had a milder and more generous temper than his friend robert of a family of soldiers was made of sterner stuff ile he had a keener relish for desperate hazards like that of racing with the kings officer and a cooler head in facing them them lie he had bad not Wil williams linins skill in choosing words to serve him there was wag nn an inborn grace and refinement in the manners of william which robert had bad tried in vain to acquire he was of a lighter spirit and carriage these young men had puritan sympathies yet they had done no worrying about their souls it must be admitted that neither was quite prepared for admission to the first church of boston the gate of a way straighter and narrower lhnn any they had bad known they had ben been b en familiar with the fat rump of luxury and its license I 1 the tha governor kindly offered to send a man of the best judgment as to land arid to help them find a good site for their i plant plantation atlon it was while they were talking with i him that they were introduced to the most comely girl in the colony miss bliss E lizabeth elizabeth brade she was dressed like a lady ot of fashion in london satin overskirt virago sleeves with puffs old flemish lace rare and costly jewels in her hair and on her neck and wrists what a glory dory of youth I 1 the KOY got arnor exclaimed as as he took tier her hand 1 I could wish it were not my duty to chide you for this rich ilch attire it quarrels with our teaching and Is a bad example quickly she answered you sou should have hac grace for the young 1 I have grace for every one but myself lie he answered ile he exercised tile the license of a governor being not himself plainly dressed ile he wore a blue coat arold ered doublet velvet et breeches and white stockings with ribbons at the knee only endicott Endl cott was in sad cloth ills his great white linen collar over tits his coat q as lie he came in had reminded the young men inen of a lions mane sirs mrs winthrop spoke up for the young lady lad nery girl who has to find a husband in this land should liae have special indulgence miss grade brade turned and greeted the young men and quickly chose between them her talk was chiefly addressed to william why are old people always thinking about marriage she asked one would suppose that our only thought was of mating I 1 am not a bird good I 1 I 1 like girls better even than larks or nightingales and we have they not the same right to plumage I 1 cannot put away my love loe of silk and satin and jewels and embroidery she lifted tier her skirt a little showing her pretty ankles and a bit of the embroidery on tier her petticoat and gave gae the perfumed satin a shake do vou ou not like tile the sound of it yes but better the grace with which you ou wear it and tile the smile la in your hiir query quer 1 I like youl she exclaimed 1 I am going to ask our host bost to make you sit by me if I 1 were a queen id I 1 d litre hire n poet to flatter me as mary alary did its better than wine 11 the blood of both had reddened their faces a little when she left him william was asked to take miss drade brade to dinner III his s seat scat was next hers all stood with bowed heads while mr endicott Endl cott made a long prayer william found another new world in the eyes eves of the young lids lady they were brown gentle pes eyes her abundant hair was brown the skin on tier her face was fair but filled with glowing vitality tier her mouth charmingly curved tier lier teeth perfect it was said by one who knew tier her at that time and whose words me are now on record 1 I have hae met the lady ness bess as she Is called slie she has every eer grace of form and feature yet tier her charm Is in something beneath it all rad fating from her countenance artful and yet iet artless it is a something very lovely that comes of tier blood and breeding and her frank good na ture 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 man was impressed by tier her and the more because he be had come out of great hardship to a crude wilderness the young lady was in a merry mood not like that of the older folk a at t the table the latter began at on once ce to discuss the vexed eed problem should the cross be cut out of tile the kings colors all agreed with mr air endicott that it was a symbol of ancient old world superstition out of place in the new world still miny many were of tile mind midd of mr air winthrop that the colony should ho he careful not to offend the king the governor quoted roger williams of the church nt at salem whereat the old lion endicott growled there Is one respect in which I 1 can agree with that man of rush rash and lamentable apostasies apost asies they spoke also of the growing fortifications which were to defend them against the threat of the archbishop of canterbury to take charge of them while this talk engaged the others william and the girl gave thought to things of an interest limited to tham m seles tell me of dear old england she urged what were you ou doing there school mostly for a time I 1 was a page to the earl of lincoln A pagel what did you have to do 1 I was in training to be a squire and finally a knight I 1 waited on ray my master and mistress attended in the chase served the lady in her bower was much instructed by the chaplain the lady arid and her damsels offered the first birst 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 she looked in his eyes and answered with a smile the light of which was long in lit his memory 1 I think that I 1 will engage you and mainly to serve the lady with compliments my friend robert was another rage page in the great house high prices and repeated levies of the king reduced the fortune of our patron so had to cut down ills his household we went home our fathers fat liers 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 fattier father and the rest of us ile he Is a son of sir edward brade A great states statesman maril 1 one of tile the kings op posers in tile the parliament A speech of tits his helped to make me a rebel St strange rangel 1 she exclaimed thoughtfully the same wind blew us over the sea se my grandfather was in part the cause of your coming as well as mine Per perhaps happ 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 of liking it lie he nn answered 1 I begin to have a hopeful feeling oil oh you will be running away soon here they blame one tor for being young they the want you to burry up and grow old and solemn and now she wills pored get your soul saved theres little amusement many think its wicked to be merry one mut never forget death and go to all the funerals I 1 wish that god were not so easily offended here lies iles more indulgent in england edgland the wine had been poured when doctor cotton arose and said 1 I know that the vain drinking of one to another Is to some an offense but bilt I 1 have hae no vain purpose in proposing the health prosperity and content contentment merit in our land of two young men lately arrived here namely william cleydon and robert heathers both of families which I 1 knew and loved in lincoln shire they pissed passed through tigh a mighty storm in which their ship was well nigh foundered in the sea rind and in which I 1 am told though not by him that william saved the life of the he loved famous puritan capt jolin john iju addleston dd leston a life worth saving as many have reason to know like a well bred english gentleman gent lemin lie will of course disclaim all 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 prose aroe and drank the toast william then said with a remarkable grace of man mail nor ner 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 shall evar be ready to do but I 1 would not have you overestimate me you will find me a poor hero but I 1 hope a good citizen I 1 thank the doctor and each and all of you for these welcome good wishes in making his acknowledgements acknowledge ments robert said we were shaken up like ike dice in a hot box and had to pump tor for our lives on that ship im pumping now and as as seared scared as I 1 was then im sinking with embarrassment and gratitude the hold Is full A Is enough for a sample so I 1 say thank you iou 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 he entreated that no sin eln be made of drinking one to another and thus adding a new sin to those already proclaimed by the almighty A number of those present agreed that there were sins enough in tile the catalogue they sat long iong tit at dinner with venison and wild turkeys and pigeons and fish and cakes and jellies and pumpkin sauce made into a pie pic TO BE CONTINUED I 1 |
