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YOUNG LADY'S TRIP TO
WESTHAMPTON PARK
Truly tho people of Rlchnaona are to
_? conrratulatcd on tho opening ot this
" fcULeurui rcsort. "Wo had the pleasure
'"or _p*nrting th. day thrre. and enjoyed it
.o much that wo wish othcr* to know
#>f Its beautlcs. so that they can go and
_. Ukcwlsc. First. a delightful rid* on
stnooth-runnlng electric cars through
fields in which were pretty calves and
<S*_rv colts standing knec-deep ln clover.
ar.fl daisy blossoms; past apple orchnros.
*r?p_ and blackborry patches. at sight
of which each small boy determined tbat
?when the fruit ripened. even If they had
.tarted for the park. lt would not hurt
them to get off th? car. and rest on the
way. Of course, the owner would be
hmUc.scd, because thev would frlghten the
<rcws away, and crows do so much dam
ag<> to fruit. you-know.
Well, at last we reach our destina
tion. but just at first exp?rience a feel
?:-g of dlsappointment. as a ploughed
jlold and sevenal unfin'.shcd buildings
come into view. But only for a moment.
however. for a few stc.ps nre tak^n.when
a large lake ls seen. with an island, boat
_<?__. and beautiful rustic bridges. while
orposite aro thc most delightful woods.
just the place for poor, tired humanity
!??> peek rest and repose. How appropii
ate the Uncs of Gray:
"There at the foot of yonder nodding
boech,
That wrcathes its old fantastic roots
so high.
His listless length at noor.tlde would he
stretch,
And pore upon tlie brook that btibbles
by."
While lying on your back under some
huge oak and llstening to the twittering
biTds which aro sporting ln the thick
foliag. overhead, a senso of perfect rest
Etcals over soul and body and you feel
bow good It is to oommune with nature
and with nature's God: Who is it that
says: "God eends the birds as messen
pe'rs. to cheer the hearts of men and
riraw their thoughts to heaven." The
chUdrcn find counlless treasures. Toad
smgIs on a carpet of rich green moss
are the fah'ies' tables, while empty acorn
oups and saucers, also stemless butter
<i:p_, which made golden goblcts, show
that not long since the fairies had a feast.
It must have been a weddlnc. for the
flowers of the Coltsfoot grew close by
and anyone could hear the tlnkle, tinkle
of the tiny bells. Then the children find
a held of dalsies, which sets them off
slnglng the old familiar song: "Daisy.
daisy, give me your answer true."
We hear screams of dellght from the
tooys and running to them find that they
have discovered the home of Brother
Rabbit. who just then remembered an
important engagement and scurried away
to keep it. Finding a squirrel's nest in
a hollow tree was the next event of im
portahce. Judging b(y the number of
empty nutshells. Bunny had not b??n
worried much on account of the beef
trust. One of the bcys thought a cherry
tree grew near. He found a beautiful
large cherry and with a look of expec
taiion. popped it into his mouth. but
after chewing or: lt a minute the look
clnrged to one of wonder. and taking
: out he found that it was made of
i_*:_er and cotton. and had dropped off
some one's hat.
The boys thought they would improve
the lake by making a dam. and were
econ working like b??vers. What a
blesslng to be a barefoot boy. with the
cool water flowlng over your nnkles and
Ihe clean sand trickling through your
toes, with not a Thought of the troubles
and sorrows that *he comlng years may
bring. God bless Cne bar^foot boy. and
lot him paddle to h'r heart's content!
One of the boys Was not consldered
very good and the others thought bap
tism might improve him. They were
undecided whether he should be a Bap?
tist or Episcopalir>?!. so they compro
tnised by just dvckin'g his head in the
^r.ier A deop. hnarse voice from the
lake said: "PurU him w?Tl. duck him
well." We were quite startled until we
Baw a broad giin spread like a snnbeajn
_ver the face of .1 yorngster. as he said,
"Water frog."
Search was immediately made for the
rnossy log upon which Master Bull Frog.
big and strong. ls supposed to sit while
he teaches little froggles how to slng and
nroak. It must have been recess time,
for they were not in. Even the teacher
aecided that lt was getting too warm
to remain and took a plunge, kerr-splash
Into the deep, cool water.
Along comes a country boy, whlstllng
nerrlly and dressed in blue overalls kept
ip by a slngle suspenfler strap. which
b fastened oy a nail instead of a but- I
on. but his heart is light. and with his
arge hat flapping laslly in the breeze, he
ooks the picture of contentment. He
knows where there are plenty of fish and
>oon has his line baited and set ready to
fcatch some of the flnny tribe. Several
>f the girls found a swampy place full of
Whlte violet*, whlcn brought to mind
_tiss Taylor's beautl.ul poem.
?T_own in a green and shady dell, a mod
est violet grew;
Its staik was bent, it hung its head, as
if to hide from vi?w."
Some of the6e violets were not quite
|o modest though, for they held up their
jear little whlte faces for the sunbeams
lo' kiss and didn't even blush. Some of
Ihe children were tired and willingly sat
lown to hear the story of the forgei-me
fcot flowers, which were scattered all
Iver the moss-covered cai-th, while some
lf the boys went off to explore the, dceper
jroods. They soon came back panting.
Javing been chased by Gypsies. so they
Jald. They had been walking through
l_ds of blue Lupine, which is said to
ltro.ngthen the lmagination. It certaln
^ exerted a powerful Infiuence in this
lase. for investlgation prove^l that it was
)nly a gentleman and his children. who
tcre walking through the woods singing
>ixie. The boys, like the Indians, must
iavft had their eyes and cars sklnned
br trouble. or surc-ly they would havo
teeognized dear old Dixie. I forgot to
pention that there was a tent down on
lle edge of the lake that the children
la_ been watchlng all day long. and
hats what made them think of Gyp
fcs.
'_ did not know that lizards were clever
lnough to play " 'possum." but they
tre. One was caught and the boys were
Jautioned not to hurt it. but they said it
ras already dead, although they had only
aught lt by the tall. It was turned topsy
urvey. sldeways and every which way.
nit his lizardship did ndt move a muscle
r blink an eyelid. However. when he
ras put against a tree and every' one
?d retired to a safe distance, he scam
scred away fast enough. ln our wan
crlngs we discovered a beautiful water
all. which we prornptly nnmed Mimie
_?: ha! or laughing water. The little ones
;e plannlng another pScnlc. when they
Mll make bows and arrows and choose
liawatha for R Icrfder. JCo need of
arrying Ice to the park. for there is a
rand spring of clear. sparkling water,
rom which wc made delicious Temonade,
jenty of nice tables, with benches esch
Ide. and also seats built for two, are
cattcrod all through the woods. and
eautiful walks are cut through the
6nes. while from th* woodside can bc
ten a gran- double paviiion. with its
ras-y _lop?VS cut into' ter-.aces. which
?11 be a favorite promenade when the
knd begLns to play. Flirhts of steps
iad down to a _umrr.er-house out on thc
Jatcr. and not far off a pretty boat
-???<? l_r._K charm to the _cene. On top
f"tj-<# h*n is an immense mcrrj'-so
__-d the delight of all children. beth
t-opt *and small. Numbers of fashlcnable
; ecple wero enjoylns: the new park. and
lt me whisper a^ecrct: Thc very new
j cst fad is to charter a car ahd Invite
vour friends to visit the park.
The boys finished the day by playing
tho game dear to the heart of every
American boy, although they only had
a broken ball and a stick for a bat. With
baskets laden with wild flowers and other
woodland treasures, also hearts filled
with contentment. they started for home
and will long rcraemoer the glorious day
spent at beautiful Westhampton Park.
A PICKNICKER.
?
A Question of Conscience,
Why the Mountain Men and Women Si
Apart in Church.
A man was talking to his fellow trav
elers in a Pullman smoker, relates "The
Kansas City Star."
??On ono occa:.ion." he said, "I was
down in the mountalns of Tennessee,
where cvcrythlng is primitive. and on
Sunday 1 attended a Baptist Church.
Much to my surprise and interest, the
women were seated on one side of the
house and the mon on the o_.'er. I had
never seen anything of the kind before.
and after services were over I spoke to
one of tho members about it as he was
a pillar of the church and a man I knew
quite well.
'? We have always done it that way,'
he said in explanation.
" 'So s to worship God accordin' to our
own conscienccs. as the constitution per
vides," he replied ln a matter of course
tone.
" 'But sitting on opposite sides of the
churcn doesn't make any difference with
your conscience, does it?" I kept on.
"'Don't it?' ne suid. with emphauc
confidence in the knowiedge that it did.
'Well. it makes all the difference ln the
world. Do you mean to say that a man
kin set over there alongside uv his wife.
where she kin nudge him in the short
ribs with her elbow every time the
preacher says anything she thinks flts
his case? I say. kin a man do that and
worship God accordin' to his conscience?
Not much he can't, I reckon, nowhere,
an* pertlckler-n'ot in this neck uv woods.*
The explanation and the argument
carried conviction beyond all controversy,
and I had no more to say."
A Word in Season.
Moth protection is much more than
half accomplished when a garment is
brushed free from dust, stains. spots.
and any soil removed. and every fold and
seam scanned closely for a deposit of
moth eggs. If it can be made sure that
linne of tho latter are in the garment, it
is easy and cheap to keep them out. Im?
mediately on finishlng the cleansing and
Inspecting treatment, slip the garment
Into a bag made of calico or muslin. that
v.ill hold it easily, and that has not the
smallest break" or tear. Close the open?
ing by running the ends together in the
p?wing machine, and lay away on a
shelf or in a trunk, as preferred. A
l.ousekeeper, who has kept blankets.
furs. ar.d clothing year in and year out
In this way, here in moth-infeslod New
York, gives this as her advice, after her
long and successful experience. "Some
times," she says, "I dip a cloth in tur
pentlne. and drop it in tho bag with my
blankets. and I always go over the closct
shelves. or the trunk, or the bureau
drawer in which I pack away this bagged
clothing. etc. with a brush dipped in
turpentihe. Moths won't eat cotton or
linen, and if you are very careful to keep
them out of the garment till it is into the
bas". they are out for the summer. Don't
use cheesecloth .or the bags; it is too
sleazy. Use any clean. firm cotton or
linen material. Old pillow-cases that are
not broken or worn through anywhere
are uscful for the purpose. Many things
acrumu'late in the house that may be
used. light silesia dress linings, faded
chambray, percale. or linen dress skirts.
?nd the like. I have such articles ripped
and washed. and made into straight bags
of various sizes. These accumulate in
my linen closet reaay for the spring
lacking away."?New York Evening
Post.
Mr. Morgan's Nerbal Contract.
Now that the attention of half of Eu?
rope and most of America is directed to
the shipping trust and its organizer, the
following London narrative of an inci?
dent in'thc career of a great financier
will bear rcading:
Some years ago at a dlnner the late
Colo-nel Auchmuty sat beside J. Pierpont
Morgan at the table. Somehow the tai_
drifted to industrial education, and the
Colonel stated his belief in the possibili
ties of trade schools in New York. He
spoke of a plan of his for the erection
of a building wherein young men could
lcarn trades closed to them by the oper?
ation; of social labor societies and the
abuse of labor power and apprentice sys
tems. Ile mentioned the probable out
right cost of such an undertaking. After
th.-- dinncr, while the gentlemen lingered
over their cigars, Mr. Morgan turned to
the Colonel.
"What you have said is most inter?
esting." he remarked. "I have thought
it over. Go ahead. Get your plans and
your property. I'll do it. . "But do not
bothcr me until the thing is ready and
complete."
. And so the Colonel got his plans and
got his property. and three years went
by before cverything was ready, and all
this time hot one word had .ie spoken to
the man who had liodded his head. No
one knew. not even those closest to tne
proiect. who it was that was behind it.
The incidental expenses had been car?
ried by the Colonel himself, who was
a manof mcans. But, as we have said,
the dav came, and the Colonel went
down to, the corner of Broad and "wall
Streets the first time in connection with
the business. His card secured him a*n
immediate audience with Mr. Morgan.
Some people might have been nervous.
Often men have said such things and
forgotten. It is very much better to have
them in back and white.
"Aoout the trade school project?" the
Colonel began.
"Oh, yes." replied Mr. Morgan, and he
tapped a bell. "We will see how we
stand.
?? . . . Bring the statement a*nd ac?
count of Colonel Auchmuty's Industrial
Trade School." said Mr. Morgan to the
clerk and there it was the full amount,
with interest at 6 per cent. from ?e
day on which he had made his verbal
contract.
cA ^se ofLong Ago.
Ur.Mi the panel opposite
From out the tarnished frame it glows.
Tho sunset gleam that touches lt
I'tveals. in dlm inscription writ:
"A Lady with a Rose."
Long since the dark eyes lost their
light:
Long since the red leaves dropped
away.
No hand outstretehed across the night
May lift tha veil that shrouds fiom sight
1-Ter dead. forgotten day.
If life was fair in that far Spring,
If hearts were true or faithless found,
If 'neath the sweetnoss lurked the sting,
What proflts now tho questioning?
'Ihe. sealed lips make.no sound.
*_*.t in thy painted semblance lies,
Red rose that shared her Maytlme glow,
Tho tender smile. the lovelit eyes.
The song. the scent, the sunny skies,
The soul of long ago!
_{By Blanche Trennor Heath in Town
and Country.
YOUNG SPORTSMAN WRITES
TO PRINCES OF PLESURE.
He Depicts the Delights of the Deer Hunt and the Chase
and Gxows Eloquent on Fishing.
A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE NERVOUS STRAIN
Richmond College, May, 17. 1902.
To the Sportsmen:
Dear Princes of Pleasure,?I was un?
able to be with you at the banquet held
at Murphy's Hotel some weeks ago
However, I thought of you many timea
during the evening and longed to be
there. I am proud to claim you as men
after my own heart. Next to my "home
folks" and my sweelheart I love myv
horses and my dogB* next to these J
prize my gun and my fishing tackle; and.
above all assoclations except those men
tioned above. I prefer. your society. There
is no music like the music of the chase;
there is no excitement equal to it. When
the wild deer springs from the shady
copse or tangled covert. and fhe eager
pack open in full cry, you take the "buck
ager" and tremble on the stand near the
water brook, where the panting hart ln
his flight is rapidly retreatlng to free
Itself of Its howling pursuers. You hear
the music rlsc and fall and rise and fall
from hill to hollow and from hollow to
hill like the chlmlng of dlstant bells;
louder and louder it rises. nearer and
nearer lt comes: you turn pale and trem
ble from head to foot; your pulse begins
to beat about a hundred and twenty-five
times a minute; you hear the qulck rust
ling of the leaves a hundred yards away;
vou catch a glimpse of somethlng bound
ing bv you like a rubber ball; you jump
around like a eat "shot in the foot,"
your arms take the palsy and you pull
the trigger and shoot the top out of
a sappling. The hmmds go sweepmg
by vou like a whirlwind. You wipe
the 'beads of sweat from your brow,
and trv to fan down the temperature
with your hat. Tnen before you think
of it vou hear the report of a gun hair a
mile below you on the stream. the mu?
sic suddenlv hushes: you rise and run.
You hear tne exultant yell of your com
panions; you at once know that there Is
venison in camp. The next thing is ran
sacking your brain for explanations o
exenses: the following night your sleep
is full of dreams and nightmares and vis
ions of vanishing deer.
But the depr hunt is not what it has
been in many section of America. We
have been no more merclful to the gam
est game of tho forest than to the poor
lndians; they have gone together to the
"happyi hunting ground." lt is a pity
that our law-makers have so completely
neglected to give us.wholesome laws for
the protection of our game. T fear that
in their eagerness to protect the cities
and towns, they have forgotten the coun
trv. both man and beast; but I think
I se<- now a tendency towaru the protec?
tion of game. And I trust our statesmeu
wx.. give more attention to the protection
of timber and game. and less to the up
building of privileged classes and the
cultivation of tfusts, so that our people
can have more health. wealth and hap
piness.
Just here I feel like saying a word in
regard to the sly old individual of the
forest a-nd field which still Hves in spite
of all we can do. or say: and he is the
unextingnishable fox. which still con
tiniies to dress in his red or grey uni?
form. and still delights to play; drum
major for our hounds an_ us. Did you
never rise from your bed at the break
of day "when the frost was on the pump
kin and me corn was in the shock." the
air crisp and cool: and d.d you never
mount your prancing horse and sound
vour hunter* s horn.
"Hark! hark! What sound on the wind
is borne? , ,
'Tis the conquering volce of the hunter s
horn!
The horn! the horn!
The merry sweet nig of the htmtei-s
horn." _
And then to listen to your howling and
whining hounds as they gather around
nnx?ouf to join in the glonousJubilee
nnd as you rode off yot, could h?r "??
?ound of other horns in the distance.
<-t,mmoning you to the meeting place
down at the cross roads where the hunt
.vas to begin? Of course you have. and
vou galloped on with joy, and just when
the morning was hanging her banners ot
.mrple and gold on the sky. and the for
esi was nodding a tribute of weleome to
h_i just as the glad world was waking
with laugnter and song. old "Leader
and "Bell"' opened on the hlU.half a mile
away* "Sporf and "Speck" gave two or
three ouick shrill yelps. And with a
hu--h! hark! from the hunters, the hounds
huddled and struck the trail.
Old "Rock" led off with a solo,
"Btauty" chimed in with the fiat cornet.
and you thundered an accompanying
blast and all the band began to play.
Then were fiutes. and fiddles. and tam
bours. and tinkling cymbals, galore.
Then were fluttering hearts and quiver
ing leaves and the hills fairly shok with
tne chrous. ,
The wilv fox circled and swtmg around
the ridtres and the music circled an<%
swung close at his heels. It was simply
joy unconfined. as the flying melody fill?
ed the air like the incenso of wild flow?
ers.
"From early dawn till set of sun,
When the red fox dies and tlie "day is
done;
Then comes the sound of all sounds-'tis
the hunter's horn."
Whether it is hunting the deer or chas
ina the fox or shooting the sqturrel on
the htehes* limbs of the tallest tree. or
cour ngthe coveys in the field or fl.rting
with the fish in the streams. the. life of
the sportsman is glorious. Nature re
veals her charms to him and he learns
to love her more and more for her kmcl
mUs and her beauty. His memory is not
an old dingv garret full of cobwebs: it
fsa continent ever fresh and green with
landscapes skirtcd with coohng and
rraversed with sparkling streams. He is
not^? of gold in a little old sin
stainod countlng room. but he is dream
in-- of the antlered buck or listenlng for
the rustle of the wild turkey wlngs and
drinking in the melodles of.the deep tan?
gled wildwood.
Poets mirror nature in their songs and
painters make the canvass glow with its
reflected lights and sh.adows. but the
sportman sees, hear and touches tlie
verv substance of the poet's song, and
walks among the lights and shadows
which inspire the painter's dreams.
And now in conclusion dear princes of
pleasure. I want to give you a prescrip
tion for nervous strain and overwork.
The best medicine I ever saw or heard of
is a fishing rod and plenty of bait. The
world has sone mad on the subject of
monev pretting and glory winning. I love
the clink of the dollar myself. but only
for what it will buy. I love a little tinge
of glorv, too. but not at the expense of
the happiness of others. I woud rather
catch a fish than get a dollar any day;
I would rather be a live fisherman than
a dead Ceasar, I would rather wage war
on fish thnn on the Boers: I would rather
have a fisherman's luck than to be com
mander of the late Spanish navy. Let the
men of millions have the pleasure in their
oalaees; I envy them not; let them pass
the hours bowlnu and scraping on velvet
carpets and rolllng on.silken sofas, but
let me bow and scrape on nature's rich
carngt of green, among the maple blos
soms and honeystickle and . roll oa. the
moss-covered lo-'s amid vlolets and1 dais
les near tho lake or river where the
cranes bow and scrape to the tadpoles and
the bullfrorr slnes his sweetest- song.
Therefore.my fellows, I beseech you to be
very falthful and keep. your feet dry;
don't make a noise or you will catch no
fish.
Toura fratej-nally,
"NIMRJOD."
Federal Senators and the Courts.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, wanted
to go flshlng the other day, and ? so in
formed a friend, whom he invited to
take a trip up the Potomac.
"Don't you know that it's against the
law to catch bass now?" said the Sena
tor's friend.
"Well, if that's so," returned Mr.
Platt. "we wonE go. We Senators ought
not to figure in the Police Courts all the
time."
In connection with the above reference
to the peccability of legislators, the sub
joined conundrum, now current in Wash?
ington, is attributed to Representative
Thaddeus M. ? Mahon, of Pennsylvania,
who is charged with colning lt at the ex
pense of a distinguished southern states
man, who has recently attalned to pub
liclty through a "regrettable" incldent
not connected with his duties at the
eapltal:
"Have you heard?" asks some one of
some one else, "why they sent that
street car conductor to the asylum?"
"No; what did they send him there
for?" ls the proper reply for some one
else.
"Because he was caught throwing
Money. around the street. and tfiey
thought there was. something wrong
with him."
Those who do not see the poiht are
urged to communicale at once with Mr.
Mahon, who will kindly explain.
At Tomb of His Country's Arch Fnem.
A biography of Marshal Canrobert has
been published recently in Paris. ISot ..ne
least interesting part of the worK is tnat
which refers to the extraordinary popu?
lar demonstrations that marked the State
visit of the late Queen Victoria to the
French capital. When the English sov
ereign with her consort and heir went to
the Invalides to look upon the tomb of
Napoleon the scene was one which seems
to have greatly impressed the marshal.
who thus describes it:
"Evervbodv was profoundly moved. .Not
a word" was'spoken. Each person stood
gazin_ at the coffin and was lost in
thought. Prince Albert was in front ot
me in the red uniform of a field marshal
at his side stood the Queen, and stand?
ing beside her was the Prince of Wales.
dressed in his Highland costume with his
.velvet coat, his purse of fur and the kilt:
at the right was the Prince Mathilde.
whose features. so pure. standing out in
the light of torches, recalled so yiyidly
tbe features of her uncle. After a mo
ment's pause of reflection, of absolute sl
lence, the Queen with an expression on
her face of severity. calmness and medi
tation. turned to the Prince of Wales.
and plaeing her hands on his shoulder
said: 'Go down on your knees before the
lomh of the Great Napoleon." It was.a
very fi"" nxh'WHon of keen political tact.
as well as of fine human feeling on the
part of the Qufen."?Brooklyn Eagle.
Her Father?Dat swell eullud gent's
fervence on sech short acquaintance am
very suspicious. chila. How do you know
but what he has diskivered you've got
fo'teen dollars in de bank an he is only
one of dem low-down adventurers??
Judge.
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VIS1TS NEW ENGLAND
Tha trip from Boston by trolley to Sa?
lem In the early sombre hours of the
morning, when the birds have Just begun
to warble their songs, and the flowers to
11ft their faces to the rising sun. is de?
lightful, and that city ls reached after a
rlde of sixteen miles through a country
dotted with pretty vlllages and bits of
beautiful scenery. "They seem Hke bits
of Heaven." We arrlved at Salem with
bright anticipatlons of the enjoyment in
store for us. That city has a population
of about thlrty-flve thousand, and is the
next oldest town in Massachusetts, hav?
ing been rounded by Robert Conant. only
six years' after the landing at Plymoutn.
It was called ICaum_eag by the Indians,
and was named Salem by the Rev. Fran?
cis Higginson, one of te pastors of the
flrst church erected there. We found it
such a qulet place; lt seemed as lf there
one might r_3t and forget for awhlle the
cares, perplexities and sorrows of this
life. It ls a pretty city, too, with its wide
shaded streets, its nice home and fine pub?
lic buildings. Salem has three libraries
and two museums. In the Essex Institute
there is a painting of the trial of the poor.
unfortunate George Jacobs?who was hung
for wttchcraft and whoso old home and
grave are still to be seen at Danvers
port, Mass.?a flne pieoe of work, which
cannot fall to arouse the emotions with
its llfe-like vlvidness. There is a vast
collection of relics of the slxteenth een?
tury thero, but lt would take too much
time to mentlon them all. Paintings by
some of the great masters. wearing ap
parel, pieces of furniture, firearms, jew
elrv, chinaware that would awaken the
adiniration of a connoisseur, rare old
books, the value of which cannot be es?
timated, and of which there are no copies.
In the Peabody Academy of Science is a
collection of minerals, paintings. water
colors, ctchings. models of watercraft of
every descriptlon. and animals that,
thanks to tne taxidermists' skill, have the
appearance of breathing, living creatures.
Also exhibited in hfe-size. in wax, are
human beings of every natlonallty, plymE
their different vocatlons. Salem is identi
fied with the flrst and last colonial Gov
ernors of Massachusetts. it having been
the home of Governors Endicott and Brad
street Bradstreet is sleeplng his last
eternal sleep in Charter-Street Cemetery,
where also lle Justice Dynde, Nathanlel
Mather?brother of Cotton Mather?Mary
Corey, first wife of Glles Corey, who was
so cruelly pressed to death between stones
because he refused to plead when accused
of witchcraft in those dark days of 160..
and Judge John Hatthorne (the name was
orlginally Hatthorne). a relative of Nath?
anlel Hawthorne. It is said of Nathamel
Hawthorne that he was seen kneehng on
his ancestor's grave trying to scrape from
the headstone the grime and dust of ages
that had accumulated to such an extent
as to make it impossible to read the in
scriptlon.
Salem has an unhappy con.iection with
that miserable witchcraft frenzy. A.ti-,
that lt should have such a blot on U=?
otherwise fair history! The birthplaca ot
those cruel mistakes. that caused the
sacrifice of so many innocent lives; and lt
is also celebrated as the home and birth
place of Nathaniel Hawthorne. There
it was, while employed at the custom
hoiise he discovered among some rub
bish ln his desk (this desk is now pre
-ervpd in the First Church) the scarlet
letter, that was the instigation of his
writing the book of that name. The
"House of Seven Gables" is also seen
in good condition; in fact, it seems as
though Father Time had overlooked lt
and lorgotten to touch it with his wither
ing scvthe. The Grimshawe house sets
clo?e bv the Charter Street Cemetery,
reailv in a corner of it. It was in this
old dwelling that Nathaniel Hawthorne
paid court to his lady love. It is a real
old house with overhanging second story,
gabled roof and huge chimney. What a
tale those old walls could unfold! His
remains are buried in the Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery, at Concord. Mass... and his
grave, tnarked only by a simple little
slab. with the one word, "Hawthorne,"
engraved thereon, while nearby sleep
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau and
Louise Alcott. with quite elaborate monu
ments. The diminutive First Church Is
to the side, ln the rear of the Essex In?
stitute, and is owned by that society. It
has the original hewn rafters, the "loft,"
pulpit, communion cup and platter, chairs
for the children, and the immiense brass
key to the door, which seemed to weigh
pounds. In this church prcacned Revs.
Hingginson. Skelton, Roger Williams,
Hugh Petcrs, Edward Norris and othe-s,
and in this church Rebecca Nourse, a
veritable mother in Israel, was ruJely
brought, heavily ironed, and exeommu
nicated,' although she, like the others.
pleaded innocence and heard her doom
pronounced; a sentence to an ignomini
ous death, and to be torn from her fam?
ily when they most needed her care. But
in her extremity she still trusted her
God. and that trust alone sustained her
through all of that fiery ordeal. Sucn
fatal mistakes were made!
Such irreconcilable blindness, and by
men of education, research, and more,
ministers of the Gospel! How could they
be so influenced by the thoughtless. idle
babble of eight young girls. the eldest of
whom was only twenty-two and
the youngest not quite eleve n years
of age? They were certainly too
young to realize the seriousness
of their accusations, and the terrl
ble, deplorable results that might accrue
from them. The sight of Rev. Samuel
Parrish's home ls marked by a stone, at
Danvers, Mass., and it was in his hom *
that the accusing girls were wont to
meet. discuss and plan more of their
wickedness, for it could not be called any?
thing else. ln the country courthouse is
the original warrant for the arreA of
Rebecca Nourse, signed by Judge Cor
win. and also some pins, said to have been
extracted from the bodies of persons be
witched by her and others. The old
Roger Williams witchhouse, where Judge
Corwin resided for some time, and where
the preliminary trials were held in con?
nection with persons accused of witch?
craft, is viewed with great interest by
vlsltors, as is also the Shattuck house
and the site of Sarah Good's old home.
The graves of all the - five judges of
witchcraft connection are to be seen in
cemeteries in Massachusetts, and all are
kept in good repair. Judge Stoughton,
"Pudding-faced, supercilious" Judge
Stoughton, as he was called,' is
lying in the old Dorchester Ceme?
tery, ' just out of Boston, and his
tomb, which is box-like in shape, and
whfch has a coat-of-arms on the side,
has recently been renovated by the facul
ty and students of Harvard College, to
whom he gave. Stoughton Hall, since
much enlarged. Dreary, bleak, barren
Gallows Hill. is reached by climbing a
long, steep hill, and one sees nothing
growing there, not even a shruTT or tree.
Doesn't it seem slgnificant that nothing
will thrive .there? Only a large rock is
there, with huge iron spikes, driven at
regular intervals, to mark the spot where
stood those innocent. people and sacri
ficed their lives because of the deplorable
mistakes of others.
"'Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis, 'tis
true."
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sandwich with me.
nbat's. that?"
"Two sllces of bread and bellef ln
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construction have the approval of the economical
housekeeper
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One cent's worth of gas will do a quick baking;
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CiLKRIi^OE BUILDERS,
15 SOUTH NINTH ST.
We have the largest and most varied
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. AND.
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Our repair Department ls
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PETERSBURG
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May 27th and 28th,
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909 E. Main St.
710 Main Street.
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steamer cookers, $1.50.
Gasoline Stoves, very cheap, best
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Gas Ranges; best made is the
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Also full line of the cheaper
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