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e Bu k t a en c e
t itt h in tart ar .
SI R WA LT E R S C OTT . BA YA R D T AY LO R .
W I LL IA M A U ST I N . C OTTO N M A T H E R .
I S AAC M C LE LL A N , JR . O L I V ER C R O MW E LL .
JOS EP H B E SS E . A LO Nz o LE W I S .
C HA RL E S LA M B . B E NJ AM I N T R U M B U LL .
J O S E PH S TO R Y . RI CHA R D H A K LU YT .
O . W . HO LM E S . A PP L E T ON M O RG AN .
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. . . J O HN ELW Y N .
J G B R AI N A R D
. . . JO H N A LB EE .
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. .
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CE LI A T HA !TER . J A M E S T FIE LD S
. .
J O NAT HA N PLU MM E R . RO B E RT S OU T H E Y .
TH E SOLIT A RY O F SHA W MU T .
BY J . L . M O TL E Y .
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a n o t her day hath j oi n ed the buried ages w hich have folded t heir
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P I C T U RE .
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at their desti n atio n they might expect to hear more from her .
ou t of t he Colo n y .
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S TE o r M RS . HU TCH I NSON S ’
H OU SE .
m ome n t ,
t h e popular idol This w a s Har ry Va n e who after
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t io n upo n t he u n der
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ENG LA ND L EG ENDS .
wr ight a n d i n this b ody the cou n try was able to make head
,
The follo w i n g colloqu y taken fro m the record s will give some , ,
Go ve rn Who be they ?
or .
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M s H t hi s
r . u Mr Leve r e t t a n d ou r t eache r a n d Mr
c n on .
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Co g g e s h all .
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o . . o .
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. o Ye s but I was o n ly I des ir ed t o be sile n t
.
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a word 2
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. M r Pe t e rs takes upo n h i m to fo rbid me
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G over n or t o n g ly d u r
s d but Mr s Hutchi n s o n stoutly mai n
r em re .
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I be s eech you do n o t s peak so to force th i n g s alo n g for I ,
them ? ”
captivity .
TH E D EA TH O F RAINSB OROU GH .
1 64 8 .
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of the place .
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o e
fi n al n d humiliati n g do w n fall
a .
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a n d t wo egime n t s of horse
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disas t rous defeat a t Pre s to that he was i n full retreat for Scot n, !
,
.
who upo n their a n n ou n ci n g that the y had come with despat ches
,
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a s r W hile the G e n eral was open i n g .
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ENGL AND L EG ENDS .
1 65 6 .
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no le ss tha n s o m a y i dicatio n s of
r n n
b u gbear that kept the imagi n atio n co n tin ually upo n the s t r etch ,
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nn , a n d w ife etc wh o h ad t h e h o o u r to b h i s
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M I STRESS A NN H IB B INS . 33
us .
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Whe n the priso n doo r closed behi n d her her doom w as sealed ,
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its deci s io the Court b y its vote thi s t ime fou n d her guilty
n,
TH E O LD ELM .
of j ust ice .
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M STRESS A NN B B B I I NS
. 35
h n ged
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t his poo r boo n i n her w ill Hubbard who writes n eare s t t o the
.
,
judgme t s of D iv i n e P r ovide n ce
n .
the year 1 6 5 6 !
36 NEW -
ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
MARY DYE R .
1659 .
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n They w ere forth w ith attacked with all the e n ergy of
.
a bitte r persecutio n .
f re
e n t opi io n s n d therefore di s cord amo n g them
n ,
a F rom thi s ,
.
most zealous apologi s t s for the s e acts of the Puritan father s ever
bee n able to era s e the s tai n of blood from their other w ise fair
e s cutcheo n .
to the public w eal After thi s had bee n some time i n progr e s s
.
,
n ity w hich quickly recoiled upo n the heads of the off e der s n .
The fir s t comer s w ere all ban i s hed w ith a s ter n admo n itio n ,
n t to retur
o to t h e Colo n y They were put
n shipboard n d . on a
, ,
autho ri t ies fu r the r s t ipul ated that she should be per mitted to
s peak with n o n e duri n g t he j o u r n ey U po n the s e co n ditio n s
o .
this time w ith full k n o w ledge of the peril of the act visi t ed ,
app r ehen ded a n d were agai n co n sig n ed t o p r iso n where they were
, ,
mercy bei n g expec t ed for them seve ral of these came t o Bosto n ,
The th r ee pri s o n ers who had thus forfeited their lives to the
law were o n the 20t h of Oct ober brought befo r e the Court of
, ,
M A RY DY ER . 41
d em n e d to be ha n ged .
s imply sayi n g ,
The Lo rd s will be do n e ’
t ie n t ly .
“
I believe you M r s Dye r t he o f ficer r eplie d ; but my
,
“
.
,
”
m a nd e d .
n ess ,
t o t he ju st ice a n d magn a n imi t y of the Court which was
able t o se t he r free But if it w s heeded her praye r was
‘
. a ,
No r were othe r e f
forts wa n ti n g to save
the co n dem n ed p ri s o n
er s Suitor s wh o were .
ea rn estly labored to
p r eve n t the co n s u m m a
ti o n of the cr ime .
On Thursday t he ,
27 t h of October i n the ,
a n a n cie n t custom t he ,
soldie rs to get u n de r
H A ND REEL
arms This.
bei n g the .
The n the high sheriff exhi b iti n g his w arran t called fo r the
-
, ,
.
,
wi t h a lie i n t hy mou t h
Steve n so n s las t words we r e t hese Be it k n own u n t o all “
’
s ake .
the n she lear n ed that to his importu n ity w ith the magistrate s
she o wed her delivera n ce fro m the fate of he r brethre n The .
”
A r e yo u t he same Mary Dyer that w a s here before ? he bega n .
“
The n you o wn yourself a Quaker do you n o t ? said t h e ,
G ove r n o r .
y o u desiri
,
n g you to repeal the u n righteou s n d u nj u st law made a
to nt
r e ce .
“
Mary Dyer he exclai med oh r epe n t ! o h repe n t ! Be
, , , ,
n o t n o w to r epe n t
”
.
TH E KI N G S MI SS I V E
’
.
1 6 61 .
C HA RLES R .
i t h at Be h alf f
n o t h e fut re d d req u ire t h at if t h ere be
r u
y f ,
an o ,
an o
S u b s ribed To o u r Tr us ty
c ,
d Wellbeloved Joh E d i t E q ; an n n co ,
s .
an d to all d every ot h er t h e G
an or G of our Pla ov e rnou r o v e r n ou r s n
t ti
a on of N w E gla d d of t h e Colo ies there u to belo gi g t ha t
e -
n n ,
an n n n n ,
t h e Co ti e t of N w E gla d
n n n e - n n .
W IL MO RRI S . .
s it i v
e people w ho had ceased t o pay espec t t o loyalty a n d
,
r ,
the Ki n g B u t they felt the shock that had jus t overth row n
.
’
t o w ard all except those w ho had kep t him for tw elve year s
Charles the exile The Quakers were o n their part stro n gly
.
I
END C OTT RE CE IVING TH E K I NG S ORDER
’
.
word s were,
“
Sire there is a vei n of i n n oce n t blood ope n ed i n your
,
,
o ,
.
”
i ro n ically ,
4
50 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG ENDS .
I
L B ERTY TREE, ANTED
PL 1 646 . B U I LDING ERE CTED 166 6 .
Of ,
f which was do n e The n havi n g received the deputatio n a n d
.
one ,
but En dico t t bore himself with di gn ity A fte r this b y .
dig n ity ,
t o n,
”
deals excl u sively wit h the ev e n t s su rroun d in g t h e o r de r o f
Charles II The t wo pieces Offe r however a st r iki n g co n t rast
.
, ,
W h it t ie r s “
Cassan d ra Southwick
’
In both cases t he youth .
”
,
u n p om i si n g daw n i n g i n Ne w En gla n d
r .
gold i n t he r ough m e ta l .
54 NEW -
ENG LAND L EG ENDS .
END COTT I .
I am a n di sgraced i every w ay
m a n
A d t h e re s pect of ot h er s T i s my doom ’
n .
,
S f o a a s t h i s t h at all b s et at large
r ,
e
G oet h t bac k b u t
no i to t h e dark ! ,
on n
THE KI NG S MI SSI V E ’
.
In h i s o u cil h a b er d oa k e
c h air
n c m an n c
A grave stro g ,
wh o k e w pee r
n m an, n no
O fG d o t
,
no d for good or ill
n ra n , a n
H arrie d t h e h eat h e ro u d a bo u t n n ,
Ear e s t
n d h o est a
an at eed n ,
m an n
E tered
n d wh i s pered u derbreat h
an n
A fello w ba i sh ed pai of d at h
n on n e ,
T h e Lord d s o to me d more o an ,
”
I to t h at pre s e ce gri
n d dread n m an
Of
f w ith t h e k n ave s h at A a gry h an d
’
n n
In t h e G over or s h a d a n i i h e laid
’
n n r s s ve
He tu n ed to t h e Qu a ker bo wi g l w
r ,
n o
“
T h e Ki g com a d et h yo u r frie ds relea e
n m n n
’
s .
W h at b h re j i t h Joh E dicott
e e e n o ne n n
H i loyal s erva t q
s tin th n t u es one o .
Y are free
ou G d gra t t h e spirit yo u wn
o n o
TH E Q U A K E R PR O PH E T ESS .
1 67 7 .
,
r
o ,
t ha t ever I saw .
”
group that they had i n d eed created a profou n d sen s atio n The ,
.
con stable declared him s elf w ho lly u n able t o ide n tify her as t he
carried i n to e f
fect a fe w d ay s later .
guar d .
IN THE OLD SOU TH CHU RCH . 59
J . G . W H TT ER I I .
A w o d er d a ig
n an S n,
A a s o u l at t h e j u d gme t day
S n - .
A ll my o u rt s sh all tread
m en c ,
A d prie s t
n d r u ler more sh all eat
an no
I th u d er
n d brea k i g s eal s
n an n
L t all s o l s w or sh ip h im i the w ay
e u n
H i ligh t w it h i reveal s
'
s n
An d in to th e porc h of t h e aw e h u sh e d church -
M O R E W ON D ER S O F TH E IN V I S I BLE
W O RL D .
1 693 .
ANDLESTI CK
C ,
I
B B LE, A ND SP E CT CLES A .
i n the chamber .
A fter Mat her s story of Margare t Rule had bee n made public
’
,
in g ,
the sore s t affl ic t io n n d gr eat est blemish t o religio n that
“
a
an
“ Impa rt ial A ccou n t of the Salem outbreak n d a revie w a
,
of Mather s life of Si W il ’
r
TOM B OF TH E M ATH ER
publicly b ur ed i n the College
S,
n
co s HIL rr
’
L
yard at Cambridge by order of
.
ca use .
e n titled Calef i n Bo s to
“
The allusio n to puppet play is
n .
” -
C ALEF IN B OST ON .
J . G . W H TT ER I I .
IN t h e s olem days of ld n O
Two met i Bo s to to w
m en n n n,
O a preach er of re ow
ne n n .
Cried t h e l st i bitter to
a ,
n n e
Pois o er of t h e w el ls
n O f tr u t h
Sata s h ireli g t h o u h a s t sow
’
n n ,
n
G d be j d ge t w ixt t h o u d I
’
o u an ;
A ll t h o u k o we s t of tr u t h h at h bee
n n
U to n like t h ee a lie
m en .
G d i s tr u e d ye are liar s
”
o ,
an .
W h e t h e t h o u gh t of
n i s free m an ,
S t h e prie s t crie d
O Sadd u cee ,
A d t h e people took u p s to e s
n n .
In t h e a ie t b u ryi g gro u d
nc n n -
n ,
Side by s i d e t h e t w ai w lie ,
n no ,
O e w it h marble s pale
n d h igh an .
5
66 N W ENG L
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
N I! S M A T E
’
.
,
n -
,
To pa s by Nick s Mate ; s
’
bro t her James whose appre n tice he the n was thi n ki n g that
, ,
. 67
re tive ballad .
h d sa n c t io n ed this p o t
a t se n t en ce The laws allowed
s -
m or em .
cer tai n ly has the islet peri s hed through the ac t io n of destr oy in g
curr en ts tha n has the memo ry of Nix o r h i s Mat e bee n swep t
68 N W ENG L
E -
A ND L EG ENDS .
TH E D U EL O N TH E COM M ON .
.
,
h a s closed ove r i t ;
DU O D
’
A NV I LLE S ’
DESCENT .
D U C D A N V I LLE S D ES C EN T
’ ’
.
1 7 46 .
i n diffe r e n ce Ye t the .
the fate Of Ne w En g
la n d trembled i n the
balan ce We beg t he
.
poi n t of vie w .
of audacity a t which
F ran ce fir s t st ood aghast ,
a d
n t he n we n t i n t o a
toweri n g r age ove r it ,
ne w an d allu r i n g v i s t as
from its b rillia n t victo ries i n the L w Cou n t rie s that orders o ,
o n ly r ecove r w hat had bee n lost bu t carry the war e n erge tically ,
’ ‘
.
atio n i n t he midsummer of 1 7 4 6 .
m a n d e d by M de la Rochefoucauld Du o d An v ille a m a n of ’
.
, ,
lay waste w ith fire a n d sword the w hole coast as far as Florida .
m o n bec me a camp
a All bu s i n es s excep t t ha t of r epelli n g t he
.
L Jo qu iér
a n G ove r n or G e n eral of Ca n ada bei g pre s e n t at the
e ,
-
,
n
The t roops t hat had bee n lan ded w ere embarked a n d the re -
,
people .
OCTOB ER, 1 7 46 .
MR . T H O M AS P RI NCE (loqu i t u r ) .
A n d t h e A dmiral s sh ip d i s played
’
T h e sig al Steer s o u t hw es t
n
, .
”
T ravage w it h fi re n d steel
o a
O h elple ss Bo sto n to w
ur n .
I t h e h o us e s t h ere w a s fear
n
Of t h e comi g of t h e fl eet n
,
Spread t h e ti d i gs of di s ay n m
,
O L ord w e wo u ld t advi s e ; no
Bu t if in t h y provide ce n
A tempe s t ho u l d ari s e
S
A d s atter it far
n c d W ide an ,
O s i k it i t h e s ea
r n n ,
We sh oul d b s ati sfi ed e ,
A d thi e t h e glory b
n n e .
A n d eve a s I praye d
n ,
It came w it h a migh ty po w er ,
Sh aki g t h e w i d o ws
n d w all s n an
An d tolli g t h e b el l i t h e to w e r
n n
A it t ll s at fu eral s
S e n .
T h e fl eet it overtook ,
A d t h e broad s ai ls i t h e
n n van
O t h e u rtai s of Mi d ia
r c n n .
Do wn O t h e reeli g de ks
n n c
Crash ed t h e wh l i g sea s o er
’
e m n
S pitifu l a s t h e s e !
O
Th e great sh ip s fth e li e O n
O s a k li k e lead i t h e bri e
r n n n .
Th h o ly fa e t h e galleried h eig h t ;
e n ,
A year s a u e i
s d year s w e t o u t
c r n, a n n ,
Wit h b of w oe or j oyful sh o ut
s o , ,
Old fa e s h au t th e a ie t pe w
c n nc n ,
A d i t h e orga loft re e w
n n n- n
T h e Savio u s fa e t h i e altar o er
r
’
c n
’
I s t h ere as i t h e el d er d y
,
n a .
A d h ol d s t h e ple d ge of love di i e
n v n ,
PA U L R E V E R E S RID E
’
.
1775 .
it r u n s
THE S G NA ANTERNS OF I L L
AU L REVERE P ,
AR 1 P IL 8 , 17 7 5 ,
W ARNED T I E O NTRY O TH E M ARC H I C U F
OF TH E B R IT S I H TROO P S
TO LE! ING TON A ND CONCORD .
on coppe r pla t e -
in ,
wh i ch a rt he acquired a rude p r oficie n cy .
m ne like hi m se lf who ,
h d sw o r n a n the B i ble
o n o t to be t ray
T h e s e e n k n e w n othi
m n g n d cared n oth i n g about t he t ricks of
a
que st io n s by blo ws t h e ,
soo er t h better
n e .
a a .
, ,
promptly to give the alar m when ever the head of a British col
u m n s hould appear G e n eral G age held t he capital of t h e p r ov
.
quie tly got ready eight hu n dred picked t r oops w hich he mean t ,
,
a n
eve n the officer who was select ed for the comman d o n ly r eceived
a n order n otifyi n g him to h old him s elf i n readi n ess The guard . s
who might s lip through them at the proper mome n t mou n ted ,
The can n o n a t Co n co r d ,
was t h e r eply .
Percy i n s ta n t ly re traced h i s
st ep s t o t he P r ovi n ce House G RENADI ER 17 7 5
.
,
.
G e n eral h im s elf .
The s ign als agr eed u p On w ere lights t o be Shown fro m the
belfry of the North Church ! t w o if the troops we n t ou t b y
w ater n d n e if by la n d The r edcoa t s had s carcely go t i nt o
,
a o .
a d William Da w e s
n He k n ew that the c r isis had n w come
. o .
tha t he feared t hey mean t t o s eize the pat rio t leader s Ha n cock ,
that he w a s i n
time A p t i t
. a r o
the threa t en ed poi n t after allo w i n g the bold ide r s the t ime to
, r
his er ran d to be wha t i t was sig n ifica n tly addi n g t hat t h e cou n ,
po s e the mar h of the troops A t thi s hour the alar had s pread
c . m
i g t n G ree
n o at Co cord Bridge i n fro n t fl a k n d rear armed
n, n , ,
n ,
a
,
they the n gave three loud n d triumpha n t cheer s for the vic a
have bee n the same tha n ks to his promptitude n d his i n ven tio n
,
a
P AU L R EVER E S RID E ’
.
Oft h e mi d ig h t ri d e of Pa u l Revere
n ,
A d t h e s park s tr u c k o u t by t h at s teed i
n ,
n
It w as b y t h e village clock
on e ,
A d t h e meeti g h o us e w i do ws bla k n d
n n -
n ,
n a
Yo u o w t h e re st I th e boo ks yo u have
kn . n
H w th e far er s gave t h e
o mbal l for ball m ,
C h as i g t h e re d oat s do w t h e la e
n c n n ,
Th e ro ss i g th e fi el d s to emerge agai
n c n n
U d er th e tree s at t h e t u r of th e road
n n ,
A d o ly pa us i g to fi re
n n d load n an .
P E T ER R U GG , TH E MI SS ING
BY W I LLI M A A U STI N .
( Fr o m Jo n a t h a n D u n we ll f Ne w Yor k
o to M r . He r m an
IR
, A gr eeably t o m y promi s e I n w rela t e t o you
-
,
o
cep t a sea t with the d river who civilly Offered me tha t aecom
,
su r tou t w i th you ?
N said I why do you ask
You will wan t o n e soo n sa i d he D o you observe t he
,
”
.
“
ea r s of all t he ho rses ? ”
“
Yes a n d was jus t abou t t o ask the r easo n .
The r e sa i d m y compa i o n
,
”
n comes the s t o r m breede r
—
,
“
Who is that m n said I ; he seems i n great tr ouble
a .
”
EQ U ESTRIANS .
,
a
cloud .
”
pedlar I w i sh n eve r t o
,
s ee t hat m a n a n d horse
agai n ; t hey do n o t look
to me as though t hey b e
lo n ged t o t his wo rld .
”
me like o n e of t hose
“
“
Ay said a b ys ta n der ; that i s a thought b righ t o n ly o n
,
” “
to Bos t o n -
for Peter h a s already to my k n owledge bee n more , ,
“
But said I does t he m n n ever stop a n y w here ? Does he
,
”
,
“
a
“
You Speak like a huma n e n s aid I ; a n d if you have m a ,
a n d his child look s older tha n him s elf ; a n d h look s like t ime e
n earest way to Bo s to n
’
.
‘
How ca n you say s o ? s aid he ; I w a s told last even i g ’
n
‘
said I you are w travelli n g from Bo s to n You
,
no .
m us t tu r n back
’
.
‘ ‘
Al a s ! said he it i s all turn back ! Bo s to n s hift s w ith
,
“
Ho w ca n you say so ? You impose o n me ! I t is wro n g
t o t rifle with a traveller You k n ow it is bu t fo rty m i les from
Ne wb u r yp o r t to Bos t o n .
have cha n ged place s ? But see t h e clouds are gat heri n g i n t h e
south a n d w e shall have a rai n y n igh t A h t hat fatal oath
, .
,
perceived a stra n ger with a child by his Side i n a n Old wea t her
, ,
“
Sir I assure you Mrs Rugg has n o t lived here t hese n i n e
,
.
Betsey Croft .
”
house .
“
But said the s tra n ger it s eems t o be o n t he wro n g Si d e
,
”
,
“
Th e s tr eets are all cha n ged the people are all cha n ge d the tow n , ,
“
has Joh n F y come home from sea ? He w e t a lo n g voyage
o n
accou n t of Mr s Rugg . .
did he live ?
Ju s t above here i n Oran ge Tree La n e ,
.
There is n s uch la n e n o w o .
”
n ear Ki n g Street
”
.
“
I k n o w of n such la n e n d I am sure t here is n o such
o ,
a
“
W hich market sir ? — for you seem perplexed ; we h ave ,
s veral markets
e .
”
“
Yo u k o w there i s bu t o n market — n ear the Town dock
n e ,
.
,
e O
the s e t w e n ty yea r s .
”
”
s ome other Middle St reet .
“
o o
, ,
o t her Bo s to n .
”
“
City of Bo s to n it y be b ut it i s n o t the Bo s to n w here
m a
M ARKET W 0 M AN-
.
o wn door B t my h or s e sh o w s by hi s impatie n ce t h at he i s
. u
i a stra n ge place
n A b su rd that I s ho u ld h ave
. i s take n thi s
,
m
t h to w n of Bo s to n
e It h bee n built lo g s i n ce Bo s to
. as I n n .
s eem s ig ora t of it
n n .
”
o n t hi s w orld .
thi n k you have see n Peter Rugg ? l have hea r d my gra n dfather
speak of him as though b e se r iou s ly believed his wn story o .
of Mr Rugg w ith my o wn
. .
”
“
Pe t er Rugg s ir if my gra n dfather was worthy of credit
, , ,
his head n d come dow n o n his fee t utteri ng oaths i n a cir cle ;
a ,
profan e t hat his wig w ould ri s e u p from his head Some said .
,
.
‘ ‘
urged him vehemen tly Why Mr Rugg said Cutte r the .
,
.
,
’
tempest is i n creasi n g ‘
L t th t i . said Rugg with
’
e e s or m n cr e a s e ,
’
,
B OSTON TR U CK .
n o r whe n h
,
became a missi n g m a n co u ld he eve r be traced
e ,
beyo n d Mr Cut t e r s i n M n t o y
.
’
e o m .
Ofit Ot he rs of a d if
. fe r en t opi n io n s hook t heir heads n d s aid
, ,
a
n o t hin g .
“
Thus Rugg a n d his ch ild horse a n d chai r were soo n fo r , ,
wo r d n the s ubjec t
o .
“
There was i n deed a rumo r t ha t Rugg afterw ard was see n
, ,
t oll pas s over the bridge Thi s occ rred s o freque n tly t h at
,
. u ,
bors he u s ed to s ay
,
F olk s mu s t be up betime s to overreach
Mike Wild .
”
with fami n e .
p e r it
y Therefore
. with this room w ere a ss ociated all the pleas
i n g r ecollectio n s o f his l i fe .
th e eleme n t s .
ver ta n ka r d t he ,
la st w a v e r i n g
wreath of s moke
h a d d i ss ol v ed i n
the air a n d the
,
dull embers of
h i s hear t h we r e
fa s t dyi n g a w ay
i n t he white ash
es when Mike
, ,
C H A E 17 7
upo n rai s i n g h i s IS ,
6 .
eye s sudden ly ,
t i d by better tacticia n s
s e He there u po n plucked u p he r oi s m
.
,
be n ig n a n t beari n g .
ago .
his guide t o desig n ate the particular s pot tha t co n tai n ed the
t reasure bu t r eceivi n g n o respo n se to thi s very n atural i n quiry ,
1 10 N W ENGL
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
utterly se n seless .
lous adve n t ure but at le n gth could pre s erve his gravity n o
,
,
‘
Wild of t he No rt h En d .
RO! B U RY PU DDI NG- STONE . 111
R O ! B U RY P U DDI NG S T O NE .
A mig h ty w as he one
He h d a w ife b u t sh e wa s a scold
a , ,
A d fa s te ed t h e
n n i th e p m n en
Oh t h ey are i a terrible ro u t
,
n ,
T h ey flu g it over t h e plai n n,
A d ll over Milto
n a d Dor h e s ter too n an c
G reat l u mp s of p u dd i g t h e gia t s t h re w n n ,
Y 11 a sk
ou o u t to ride
’
m e ,
fact i o n tha t i t co n ti n ues i n the e nj oyme n t Ofa vigo r ous Old age .
,
m
,
m .
remai n to att rac t the visito r t o o n e of the most hist oric places
of the Commo w ealth n .
teri n g of the r aw Provi n cial levies for the seve n yea rs march ’
.
[18 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
In ear e s t to e a s t h o u g h a Me tor s pa k e
n n ,
n ,
T h a ks tha ks Old El
n ,
n d for thi s cou s el s g e
,
m an n a ,
TH E W ASHI NG T ON ELM .
‘
f
Th year s bet w ee fu rl f
e f; I s eem t s ee n o o
T h at sh i es o u r b aco
n w n o darken s w ith the dead
e n no ,
r .
0 m an of sile t mood n ,
Familiar as t h e d y i ll t h e h ome s of n
a n a m e
TH E LA S T O F TH E HI G HWA Y M E N .
his exploi t s .
pose The a s tou n ded Maj or han ded ver his wat ch a n d hi s
. O
whe n the pri s o n e r was brough t t o the bar t he court room was ,
-
fo r me .
”
EL I O T ’
S O A K .
H . w LONGFELLOW
. .
So u d s a s of su rge s
n a sh i gly beach on n ,
O m u ltitudi o us m u rm u r s of a cro w d ;
r n
TH E HU G U ENO T E ! I LES .
N w Engla n d
e This little ba n d of F re n ch families tra n s
.
“
,
mai n tai n ed w ith imple dig n ity the go s pel of peace d good
s an
w ill to all n m e
had procure d for them of the colo ial aut h oritie s a tract of w il n ,
Oxford Ma s sachusett s
, It i s evide n t t hat t h ey w ere farmers
.
a n d n t arti s a n s f
o rom the citie s The life to which all thei r .
1 26 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
order ,
not s , ,
W h ere t h e ol d i of t h e s ky sun k do w u po t h e sn o w s
c r m n n .
O ’
cro ssed by icy creek s wh ere tw i e a d y
e r- ,
c a
A d fai t w ith di s ta
n n came t h e sti fl ed roar n ce ,
TH E B RID AL O F P ENNA C OO K .
A d I d ia h i s t ry n n n o .
n aa n ,
— a book w hich the Purita n s i n dig n a n tly de n omi n a t ed
”
“
s can dalous a n d fo r w hich they i mpriso n ed the au t hor a
,
”
t a n t s of Ne w En g la n c
A st ry f t h arriag ft h Ch i f
o o e m e o e e
I th
n ld ti
e up t h M rri a k
o m e on e e m c .
Saugus N u m k g
,
d M
a b q h n w k o w n as Saugu s
ea ,
an as s a e u as , o n
,
Ly n n Salem
, n d Marblehead , Whe n he came to man s estate
a .
’
1 30 N W ENGL
E -
A ND L EG ENDS .
m en ,
a n d whe n t hey w ere r eady t o depart w ere ge n erously ,
No t lo n g after ward the n ewly w edded pri n cess was sei zed wi th
a pa s sio n ate lo n gi n g t o r ev is it o n ce agai n he r n ative cou nt ry a n d ,
s a c o n a wa
y se n t a n emb a ssy t o W i n n e p u r k i t w i t h order t o n otify
Bu t W i n n e pu r ki t strict ly st an di n g fo r h i s ho n or a n d r epu t at io n
,
,
TH E B RI DAL OF PEN A COO N K . 1 31
Thereupo n t he old s achem Pas s aco n away was much i n cen sed
, ,
,
!
t o s t oop so low .
s wep t by it ,
O t h e sh arp ro k s
n d piled p i e s hu rle d
c an -
u c ,
Empty d bro k e
an ir led th e ca oe
n, c c n
TH E PIR A T ES GLEN
’
.
i l
c es . Co n n ec t ed with thi s co n vul s io n w hich i n the olde n ,
Bu t he r e i s t he legen d i n all i t s p u i t y r .
NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
,
a ,
u n der the thick shade of the pi n es A fte r a time the ret reat f . O
n ,
legen d spli t ti n g to its fou n datio n s the r ock i n w hich the caver n
,
,
'
I H ER
M O LL P TC .
w i t ch Of his n ative la n d .
Ho w h as N w E gla d s roman ce fl ed
e n n
’
,
Eve a s a vi s io n of t h e mor in g
n n
A d fi n da e ro d t h e magic ro k
re -
nc un c ,
m u r e ,
T h e w it h g ra ss ro u d t h e hazel s pri g
c - n n
Th m w of cat
e e t h e c h irp of bird ,
-
,
1 40 N W ENG L
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
A d t h e w ide real
n of s or ery m c ,
n no an n .
house top s that ha s appa re n tly detached i tself from the broke n
-
,
ocean .
Sn o wy d curli g i lo g li e s reac h
an n ,
n n n .
A n i s let a c h ore d
n d h el d to la d an n
T h at i s Na h a t d th at h oary led ge
n , an
A d b eari g t h e lightho us e
n n i t cre s t on s .
Spe n se r o r Ot wa y s
,
’
r emarkable deg ree gift ed ? How the n w ill you expla i n r evela , ,
i n shor t t he w it ch of the n i n e t ee n t h ce n t u r y
, .
M OLL P TC I H ER S ’
A
C OTT G E .
s ecret
Moll Pi t che r died i n 1 8 1 3 at the age of seve n t y fi v e Sh e ,
-
.
all climes .
Sh e leadi n g t he way ,
A s pote t a s t h at s teed of w i g s
n n
A lo w d u ll fi re by fl ash e s sh on e
A ro ss t h e gray
c d cold h earth s to n e
an
O t h e lo w roof
n d ti bers bare an m .
May n t b s oo f g t o e n or e .
”
A n d lo g n d c u rio us ly Sh e eyed
an
A tall sh ip to ss i n g i t h e s tor n m
A d w ho t h at s ee s it
n w w o u ld drea no m
NA H AN T LEGEN D S .
with n e a r m st ret che d out i n t o the midst of the sea the s pot
o ,
to t his charmi n g s po t
150 N W ENGL
E -
A ND L EG ENDS .
T h e th ou deck s t n,
’
Yet t i s sw eet ’
S th
u r ce a s e t ! O come s t h e t hu deri g su rge
no n n n
,
A d th e
n repe ti g w it h w wrath ret rn
n, n n ,
ne u .
Lo w ly ,
d fearle ss
an d imm u table ,
an .
G d give s it s tre gt h
o n .
t he impact ,
yo u r hildhood s wo n der We pas s o ve r half a n
C
’
.
A n sw er s y pa ss i g
ou t h
,
e w atc hw ord n O Bell s of L y ! on, nn
A d d o w t h d ar k e i g coa s t
n n e t h e t u multuou s su rge s
n n ru n ,
A d
n clap t h eir h a d s d sh o u t to
n yo u ,
O Bel
an l s of Ly ! ,
nn
which the ac t ual prese n ce of the sea is felt by the reade r w ere
al s o wri tt en here u n der its i n flue n ce for Lo n gfellow is al w ays
‘
,
Ah wh at pleasa t vi sio s h au t me n n n
A I gaze u po n t h e s ea
s
A ll t h e ld roma ti lege d s
o n c n ,
produced Brazil “
W illis Curt i s Mrs Sigour n ey n d a n
.
”
, ,
.
,
a
“
Here I wa s born he r e i s my home a n d he r e I mean t o abide
, ,
.
”
The admi rably kep t r oads lead whe r e the most en gagi n g
sea vie w s ar e t o be had You lean ove r a raili n g a n d look dow n
-
.
were firs t cooli n g Here a n d there o n the shores the sea has .
,
’
,
a
I s la n d
A voice o u t of t h e s ile ce of t h e deep n ,
The sea view from t h port ico of the chapel w hich i s situat ed
-
e ,
begi n n i n g
T h e rocky ledge run s far i n to the s ea ,
An d e n di n g
Sail it s ay s s ail
on ye stately sh ip s
,
on,
Aga s si z co tt age n t h e co n tr a r y i s o n t h e n or t h s ho r e I t is a
’
,
o , . .
Th roc ks t h e s ea w eed
e t h e o ea fl oor
,
-
on c n ,
A h wh y sh o ul d s t t h o u be d ead wh e co
,
o n m m n m en
TH E —
SEA SERP EN T .
M a yh p yo u a a ll h av h ard e e t o t e ll
O ft h e w o nd e rful s ak s ea -
n e .
— OLD B AL ADL .
s tatio n w as orde red to keep a vigilan t look out n d she kep t her -
,
a
s n ke s h i
a
p s accus
’
t omed hau n ts a n d o n e adve n turous fello w who
, ,
J . G . BR AI NARD .
Hu g e s t th t wi s t h
a s m e o ce a n s tr e am .
Turn t h y w et s ales u p to t h e w i d d
c n an s u n,
A d to ss t h e billo w from t h y fl a sh i g fi
n n n
O dive d o w to it s lo w e s t d ept hs
r n d i ,
an n
TH E F LOU RE or S OU V ENA NCE . 109
O re s t t h ee
r t h e avel of t h at s ea
on n
Bu t go t to Na h a t lest
no sho u ld sw ear n ,
m en
TH E F LO U R E O F SO UV E NA N C E .
to cla i m at t e n t io n as a summe r
r eso rt t wo you n g people me t he r e
,
w a s devoted to i fatuat io n s he n ,
w as i n every w ay w orthy of t he
lad y n d s he of him ; a n d o n ly
,
a FOR G ET M E NOT - - S .
“
L t me give you o n
e o r e proof of my love dea r Alice
e m , ,
do as you w ill .
”
upo n the dis ta n t coa s t the rote was gro w i n g every mome n t
more omi n ously dist i n ct The you n g m a n w as much too i n
.
mO -
"
( .
S WA MP S C O TT B EA C H .
clo s ely are they u ited to day that it w ould require a s urveyor to
n -
,
arou n d to w ard the ea s t far out i n to the ocea n u n til it is frit t ered
, ,
i n Ja n uary 1 8 5 7 t he ill fa t ed T d
, w a s sw allo w ed up with
,
-
e e s co ,
the bowspri t .
o ,
n,
to h ave come ash ore amo g t h e pipe stave s d oth er l u mber wh ich n -
an
j ust s pace for the ar o w d sa dy street bet wee the beach i fro t
n r an n n n n
maker s shop ’
.
”
N W ENGL AND LEGENDS
E -
.
We he r e fi n d h i m i n o n e of his o wn c reatio n .
THE E
ma cs , s wa nr s cor r , MASS.
S ALE M LEGEN D S .
. n , ,
a r
ever exi st ed
'
Ah me how ma y au t u m day
, n an n
Un to o u r yo u t h fu l h earts elate ,
t ary tree grew upo n that rocky w i d s w ept heigh t But at le n gth ,
n -
.
nor the thro n g w ill be able to distract the s tra nger s thought s ’
L t us th r ow a gla n ce arou n d us
e .
, , ,
Hi ll from t h To w n Pu p
e nd E dicott n d the Red Cross
-
m ,
”
a n a ,
i the former
n achi e ; wh ile a fello w rimi al wh o h d b i t
m n -
c n a o s er
latter .
Le tt e r .
e b r oide red the fatal t oke n i n sca r le t clo t h with gol d e n t h r ead
m
A dulte r ess .
i n g wi t h humble su rr ou n di n gs
,
Here he wro t e ma n y of t h
.
e
tha n when t hey first saw the ligh t n d ma n y more that he tells ,
a
cha rac t e ristic way t hat the reade r acco rdi n g t o his o wn plea s
,
“
,
ure m y eithe r dis r egard o r all o w it t o float imper cep t ibly about
,
a ,
—
evide ce whose stren gth lies solely i n t he maste r ha n d t h a t fab
n
to d r i n k .
”
pride t mo d esty It s wh ole visible exteri or was orn amen ted w ith
,
no .
breath i g t h ro u g h t h e sp iracles of
n great c h im ey Th ma y one n . e n
proj ecti g far over the bas e n d it self retiri g be eath the t h ird
n ,
a n n ,
a ll s o
17 6 N W ENG L
E -
AND LEG ENDS.
TH E ES C A P E O F PHI L IP ENGLI S H .
, , ,
h i h ea r e rs
s If they pers ecu t e you i n o n e city flee i n t o
!
“
,
a n o t he r ! ”
thi s co n victio n .
Yes
THE ESCA P E o r I I
P H L P ENGL SH I . 179
advice let u s fly .
”
everythi n g n ecessary for his escape had bee n alr eady provided
t hat the G overn o r Si r William Phips was i n t he secre t a n d
, , ,
coun te an ced i t ; t hat the jailer had his i n str uct io n s t o Open
n
.
, ,
spo t .
o n e city i n t o a n othe r .
t a i n d as t he mos t ho n o r ed of gues t s
e The n ex t yea r Phil i p .
but he felt the a n gry r ese n tme n t of the multitude amon g who m ,
ha n d s .
story itself .
ENDIC O TT A ND TH E R E D CR OSS .
deat h pe n alty This ple n ary power the Colo n is t s w ere advi s ed
-
.
, ,
o c ,
a
182 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
ba er w it h t h e
nn ,
d cro ss i n it s fi eld w ere fl reg o u t over a com , u n
of s ter d r s ol u te co u te a e t h e f
n an e fe t of wh ic h w as h eig h t n n nc ,
e c
plate .
a cord i g to o u r co s ie ce ?
c n n c n
‘Look ye to it bre hre
“
re sume d E dicott w it h i n creasi n g ’
t n, n
ro u d it at oo d ay
n W h sh all e s lave us h ere ? What h ave
n n . o n
h ave w e to d w it h E gla d ? o n n
bearer wh o stoo d lo s e be h i d h im
, c n .
p l t
e l y
e o u t of the ba er H the w aved t h e tattered
nn e s ig a b ove
. e n n n
h i s h ead .
o u r h oly religio n
defaced t h e Ki g s ba er n
’
nn
part i it w n no
ce t u ry i n t h d ust
n e .
”
NOTH ER Salem
lege n d recalls t he dark day of Quake r
persecu t io n vividly befo r e us I t is a n othe r s t o r y of .
The Quaker poet h s take n t his sad chapter for the t heme of a
se s e
n .
, , d c n ,
an
N yo u eed
o, t fear t h at ; for t h ey are poor harmle ss reat u re s
n no ,
c ,
d w ill t hu rt a ybody
’
an no n .
i n t e rve n ti o n of a miracle .
A d gri
n d s to u t s ea captai s w it h face s b ro zed
m an -
d old n n an ,
S t dark
a d haughty En dicott t h e ruler of t h e la d
an ,
n .
I t h e I sl e of f
air Barbadoes or Virgi ia s sh ore ’
n , on n ,
Si k sh ip
n d cre w d cargo t h an bear t h i s c h ild a w ay
an an ,
A n d s ee i g prie s t
n
-
r n d b fli d clerk rode m rm ri g i h i s track
an a e u u n n .
188 NEW -
ENGLA ND LEG ENDS .
TH E WITCHCRAF T TRAGE DY .
homicide n ever is .
t hat ,
We are too h asty whe w e set down our a cestors i t h e gross for
n n n
fi d t h em to have b ee a s ratio al
n d sh re w d to detect
n n h i storic
an an
stood .
, ,
A
TH E P RSON G E, A S AL EM VILLAGE .
a s if d m e d to s t a n d ete r n ally
e e This village st r ee t is the same
.
1 92 NEW -
ENG L AND LEG ENDS .
house to hou s e u n to the remote cor n ers o fthe a n cie nt shire u n til , ,
a n
y astrologer Here too a
. n w n d beautiful church l iterally
, , e a ,
witc h craft exami n atio n s t ook place Just beyo n d is the spot of ,
.
yea rs ago a n d eve n some r elic s of the hou s e it s elf are s aid to
,
’
.
,
G I LES C O R E Y , THE WI Z A RD .
makes him s ay
G h ost s of t h e dead d voi e s of t h e livi g an c n
Will be yo u r w h ead d t o u r s
on o n ,
an no on .
If yo u are o t u macio us to t h e Co u rt
c n
,
To t h p i f t t d
e e ne to h ave yo u r body
or e e a re
was thus cru s hed out the delusio n of which he u n questio n abl y
was t he mo st r emarkable vic t im .
G ile s
Corey was a Wizzard s tro g n ,
A s tubbor w retc h w a s h
n e
A d fi t t w he to h a g n h igh
n as n o
U po t h e Locust tree
n -
.
W h at h ast th o u h ea e to pl d
“
r ea e
T t h e s e t h at
o w acc use t h y s o u le
no
N s i gle w orde s po k e h e
0 n .
W 1 1 pre ss it o u t of t h
”
e e e
T h ey lai d it h i b reas t on s
They loaded it w it h h e vy s to e s a n
,
A d h ard u po n h i
n prest m .
A d h e d id
n co f ss io make no n e n ,
TH E B ELL T A V E R N MY S T E RY .
a s I have said the s to n e had bee n carrie d ffn early e n tire The
,
o .
memory
Mus t I d i alo e ? Sh al l I ever s ee you more ? I k o w t h at
e n n n
n ,
m a oma s topped at the door of the Bell
a n,
qu i
s i t i v e ne s so ofte n ascribed t o us Such , ho w ever w as the
s .
,
fo r him .
TH E B ELL TA V ERN M Y STERY . 1 99
Oh I am u n do n e
,
i n fan t a n d t he re after a short ill n ess she died The lette r w ith
, , ,
.
death bed ; yet i n this hour of ago n y she with r are fi delity pre
-
, ,
some ve rses the poor girl desti n ed for his eye It w ill be see n .
N l tE or a s early tomb
e
’
i n scripti o n
202 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
fi d of
e ficers n o w gave t hemselve s up for lo s t Pre s e n tly a bli n d .
all the i n cide n ts of thi s ad e n ture were bro ght for ward as
v u
place as a jes t .
u po n t h e sea a n d n t t h ,
shore a s bei n g th eir home So tha t
o e ,
.
t a i n ly exclaim,
This i s i n the Ork n ey s or the Heb r ide s ! ,
p r o a e
g ,
two ho s tile I n dia n s the n held as pri s o n ers i n the tow n were
, ,
le v le n ce wish to i njure
o To some Sh e se n t sick n ess n d death
. a ,
A d li en li ks o u t of t h e w ay ;
n n S n
A d ee d t h e opi io of p h y s icia
n n n n n
A d h i k e s la gu i sh of t h e pip
n c c n n
A d h ave
n pow er t w ork ale no o on
A d love prove s cr o ss
n d h m or s om e an u .
THE S HR E I K I NG W OM A N . 21 1
OfMarble h ea d ,
Sw eet mil k co u l d t u r n
To moul d i hu r n c n .
TH E S HRI EK I NG W O M AN .
t he co nsum m at io n o f t h e fe a r fu l c ri m e The pi e r ci n g sc re am s .
21 2 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG ENDS .
n ,
a n ar -
n .
21 4 NEW - ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
p h em
y co n verted the pirate s hi
, p i n t o a veritable hell afloa t .
out a n d havi n g hailed her learn ed to his dismay that the ship
, ,
an d e teri g Co n ceptio
n Bay put i n to a s mall port ca lled Car
n n ,
, ,
with them More tha n o n e well laid plan t o escape out of t heir
.
-
clu t ches had already bee n thwa rted i n a way to crush ou t all
hope fo r t he f t ure Bu t he r esolu t ely de t ermi n ed to make o n e
u .
from the w ild beasts of prey t hat p r owled u n mole s ted abou t the
hideous t hickets arou n d him He had j mped i t o the boat . u n
,
u r u
Thi s key also gave him a broader n d a clearer sea view for it a -
m a
y w ell be imagi n ed t hat n eve r duri g his waki n g h ours did he n
m a . n
board the s ame ves s el i n which As hto n had s erved his a ppr e n
t i ce s h i p a s a pira t e .
ope n ly violated .
v s t ig t i n g a n d appreciative gla n ce
e a
the h a n d s o m e
V
LO E A T F IR ST I HT
S G .
th ei r daugh t e r t o h i s o wn ho e i n —
order Jesui t tha t he was ! m ,
expa n ded so like the ro s e did her beauty become more a n d more
, , ,
, , ,
would
226 N W ENG L
E -
AND L EG ENDS .
that had escaped the s hock of the ea rt hquake where she n ursed ,
s upreme proof of her love for him the k n ight gave he r his
.
T h ey caugh t h er u aw are n ,
A h u mbly li k e a prayi g
s ,
n ,
n nu ,
Sh k elt u po t h e s tair
e n n
Sh k elt b t e t to pray
n ,
u no ,
A d w a sh t h eir s tai s aw ay
n n .
H Nymp hs d G race s
a poke the K ig h t ; an S n
u ,
Sh et ur ed a red de i g ro s e i b u d
n ,
n n n ,
O lo wly maid e s wh e t h ey w oo
n n n
Wit h o ut t h e ri g d boo k n an .
N y prit h ee look t do w
a , ,
no n
H to ss ed a s ilver cro w
e n .
Sh e t h e glitteri g eye
flit t e d ; b u t n
W h o w as sh e ? IV h t d w he ce a ,
an n a nd w hy
Doome d to su h me ial place c n
IRESONS
’
S K IPP E R RID E .
m ,
act with huma n ity n d to lie by the wreck u til daylight but
,
a n ,
o a .
rough ride the bottom of the dory had falle n out The m b
,
. o
crew if i n fact he did so yield amou n ted to a grave fault clo s ely
, , ,
sio n cou n t i n g it s
,
Stro g of m us cle
n d glib of to gu e ,
an n ,
G irl s i bloom of h k
n d lip s c ec an ,
To r r d’
an
’
f
u t h e rr d
’
an
’
co r r
’
d in a corr t
By t h e w ome n 0
’
M o r b le ’
ead l ”
Sailed aw ay from a i ki g w re k S n n c ,
a nd ,
so far as is k n o w n there were n o Marblehead people n
,
o
such tri fli n g depar t ures fro m t h e literal facts are of little mome n t .
m e n t to their subjec t s .
232 N W ENG LA ND LEGENDS
E -
.
one ,
the a n tidote Should a ccompa n y the poi s o Hi s repu t at i o n n .
CH ARLES T B ROO KS
. .
Do e t hy memory r uel w ro g
n c n .
H o w l s of a d mob w or s e t h a the w av e
m a ,
n ,
G o e i s t h e pac k d go e t h e prey
n an n ,
Y t old Floo d I
e g h o s t to d yre s on s
’ -
a
O ver t h at road of ld re o w o n n,
T h ro u gh So ut h Fields to Salem to w
"
n,
‘
t o be told of Co r la e r death ’
You r g reat cou n t ryma n Cor
s .
,
maki n g p r ese nt s t o this old I n dia n but this affro n t cost h i m his
,
.
-
the m good luck o n the voyage I f this r ock did n o t sta n d with
.
e n n i l gree n
a The s ea havi n g peopled it a n d t he la n d offeri n g
.
,
i n quiry Who w as Co n an t ?
“
He re m ar ks t ha t he had n ”
o
humous remembra n ce .
“
A great h arm of t h e pla e i s t h e wi ld w ooded s ce ery of t h e
c c n
d er s t h e sh ad e
,
d cool e ss d s ile ce s eem to tra s fer yo u at o ce
an n an n ,
n n
no t i va d e t h em
n eve t h e salt odor of t h e air i s s mot h ered by t h e
n
pedes t als for the scores of beau t iful villas that have sp r u n g
24 0 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
bro w s .
play w ith all their leaves trembli n g You look off over t h
, . e
th ro
p fir s t fu r led it s tattered s ail s after a tempestuous voyage
across the A tlan tic of more tha n t w o mo n t hs Yes t here is .
,
,
a , .
The n i t w a s here that the colo n ist s of w hom he was the Moses , ,
dead ; but the poet traveller obeyi n g the habit of a life t ime , ,
o n n n
,
p oet Ri ,
h ar d H Da ca T h e p la e i s.i g u larly
n .w i l d lo ne ly d c s n , ,
an
24 2 NEW -
ENGLA ND LEG ENDS .
ous v y g
o a n e of w ho m
eurs presen tly deman ds a w ord fro m us
,
o .
amo n g its r ocky sea n ooks c n afford Beverly was the home of
-
a .
C A PTA I N JO H N S MITH .
A d w e po s bra d i sh i g i air
n a n n n n ,
Wh o wh e t h e c h a e of w ar h d bo u d
,
n nc a n
Wreat h ed o er w it h il k th at iro h ai
’
S n c n,
A d fo dly to h er yo u t h fu l lave
n n S
’
TH A CH E R S I SLAN D .
upo n w hich are some a n cie n t graves s aid to be tho s e of the vic ,
tims of the firs t recorded ship w reck here re s emble s Poi n t A ller ,
t n
o , it bei g a lofty cliff of gravel i n termixed w ith bo w lder s
n
b u ilt of u n cut gra ite are each n hu n dred n d fifty feet high
n ,
o e a ,
TH E S HIPW RECK .
c ame i t h e memory of
,
nor y of the I dia s
n It wa s s o furio us an n n .
,
A d a s my co us i
n hi s w ife d my te der babe s s at comforti g d
n, ,
an n n an
ca e i to t h e pi
m n e s o as w e w ere prese tly u p to our middle s i
nn a c ,
n n
to accompa y t h em Bu t I mu st go n to n n d of t h i s w ofu l
. on a e
r elatio n .
oc as io ed to su c h
c n d i t h eir te der year s wh e a s t h ey co u ld
an e n n n ,
n
an d o ly Savio u r Je sus C h ri s t i
n wh om o ly w e h d omfort d , n n a c an
pi a wa s gotte i agai
nn ce ,
d omi g i to t h e abi
n roo over
n n
,
an c n n c n m
o u t at it ; b u t I ever s aw h i afterward T h e h e t h at h ad b ee
n m . n n
h a d u to me T h e I letti g go my
n n . Peter s h a d too k h im b y
n ,
n s on
’
n ,
G d b mer ifu l to us
o e d re eive us to h im s elf !
c add i g th ese ,
an c
”
n
on c . o om no
n eith er y part of t h e pi
,
n or a n ace wh ere I left t h em a s I suppo sed nn , , .
ho u r at least .
ba k But fe r of t h e seas
n . i g a d o u r ol d e ss w ould t
’
re ar n ,
an c n ,
no
h a ds Th e
n .t h e ot h er side to co s ider t h lo ss of my dear
n, on ,
n e
myself c s t u po u k ow la d i a w il d er ess I k e w t
a n an n n n n ,
n n , n no
THACHER S
’
I SLA ND . 25 1
I p ut My w ife fo u d
on . of h er petticoat s wh ic h sh e p u t
n o ne I ,
on .
J . G . W HI TTI ER .
W H EN t h e
reaper s t sk w as e ded d t h e su mmer w eari g late
’
a n ,
an n ,
eigh t ,
A d f
n d l w t h e t hu der of tempe s t prop h e s ied
ar an o n
A d t h e t hu der
n d t h e wh irl w in d toget h er s mote t h e tide
n an .
L ord
draw ar ne ,
pressed ,
A d th e s o u l of Fat h er A very w e t s i gi g to it s re s t
n n ,
n n ,
.
25 4 N W ENGLA ND LEG ENDS
E -
.
m id s u m m er , , ,
da n ge r was immi n en t .
m en
( the n umber like F als t a f
,
f S m e n i n buckra m had’
n o w ih ,
crea s ed to three ) w hom t hey tried hard t o get a hot a t but did
,
S ,
n t
o ,
o w i n g to t he s t ra n gers dodgi n g about i n s o lively a ma n n e r
’
A I
SORT E U P ON TH E DEM ONS .
Then his comrades havi n g joi n ed him they all charged t ogethe r
, ,
way .
”
On ho w ever t hey surrou n ded n d hemmed i n n d
e , ,
a ,
a
Bab s o n ge tti n g a fair s hot at him saw him drop But whe n
, , .
search was made the dead body had va n i s hed A fte r a frui t , .
half dead w ith fatigue to the gar iso n i n orde r t o r eport their ,
r ,
,
.
stro n gly built to pro t ect the s et t ler s from t hei r savage f s n d
,
e e ,
a
J . G . W H TT ER I I .
r an,
G re w to w arrior s pl me d ,
d pai ted grimly marchi g i t h e moo
u an n ,
n n n.
A d they looked to fl i t
n d primi g d they lo ge d for break
n an n ,
an n o f
day
But the captai clo se d h i s Bible
n !
“
Le t us ceas e fr om m a n, and
7)
ra y
P
Every s to u t k ee pre ss ed t h fl g t
n a s t h e captain led i prayer
e a s one s ,
n .
t h ey lear ed that Old Meg had broken her leg w hile w alki g
n n .
gular p art of t he story for upo n exami n i n g her frac t ured limb ,
the ide n tical s ilver butto n s which the s oldiers had fired from
thei r mu sket s u n der the walls of Loui s b rg w ere extracted from u
Glouces t e r
”
.
26 2 N W ENG L
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
thus maki n g t hem pi rates agai n st thei r will Bei ng fou n d use .
a b r ief st ruggle pitc h ed him over the Side i n t o the sea Fill .
laid him dead upo n t he deck The n oise of the s cu ffle brough t .
w it h Phillips .
Sta t es .
NORM AN S W OE ’
.
A ’
NORM N S W OE R O C K .
Th e s o w fell h i ss i g i t h e bri e
n n n n ,
T h e ve ss el i its stre g t h
n n
H ! h o t h e breakers roared !
o
A D 22 1 8 7 4
B EV E R L Y F RM S, M A SS .
, ec .
, .
“
D EAR SIR — A S to H an a h s l l it i s h ard to determi e
,
n
’ ’
oca e , n .
.
‘
of to wn I sus pect o t h e wh ole t h at Han n ah m us t h ave been
n
’
, ,
p ai
n te d h er pict u re s ay s he wa,
s s ho w n h e r ho us e i n Marblehead ,
a nd h e o ugh t to k ow n .
LU CY LARCOM
”
.
POOR lon e Ha ah nn ,
Faded w ri kle d ,
n ,
Sitti g titc h i g i n a mo u r fu l mu s e
n ,
s n n .
Spri g d w i ter n an n
Han a h s at t h e wi do w bi din g ho e s
n
’
n n S .
a n eighbor No t
Pass i g d or a swe r will refu s e
n no n
To h er whi s pe r
Oh h er h eart s adrift w it h
’
, one
O n e dle ss voyage go e
n a n n
Nigh t d or i g an m n n
Ha ah at t h w i do w bi di g shoes
nn
’
s e n n n .
26 8 N W ENGLA ND L EGENDS
E -
.
Fair yo u g H a a hn nn
H ale d lever
an c ,
For h er w ed d i g n ,
Ha a h leave s h er w in do w d h er s h oe
nn an s
.
27 0 NEW -
ENGL AND LEGENDS .
“
Stra ger I recko yo u are t here long ;
n , n n
’
Ma y a year h er pe a t fl w
n nn n e .
O ld i t h s tory a w or o u t so g
s e n- n ,
Lo g g i G lo s ter to w
’
n a o n n
Rippli g tre ss e s d s y c u rl
n an u nn ,
T h at w a s A lice th e fi h prid e ,
s er s
'
Sh w a s Jo h A k pro i s ed bride ’
e n c m an s m
A ot h er y g sh e w o u l d b h i s w ife
’
n v a e e ,
Mo t hs rolled
n d ever a w ord on , an n
Si x mo t hs t w elve mo t hs n th e d y ,
n on a
Th at fi i sh ed t h e year w a s a u or h ea rd
n r m
Sh h ad va i sh ed h ad d i s appeared
”
e n ,
.
27 4 N w ENG L
E -
A ND L EG ENDS .
t io s t hat came after them ? The old well sw eep creaks mour n
n
-
here are the tree s that they pla n ted st ill p u t ti n g forth the ir ,
t hey t hi k ? n n —
They wer e a mere ha dful the apostol i c n u m ,
ber ,
a va n guard se n t t o establish a s emi milita r y pos t Upo n -
.
upo n t his r ock they buil t t heir church w hich sub s eque n tly h e ,
p l
o i t s d everla s ti gly t o coil a cable of s a d there
,
an n When n .
w it h i ts r oa r .
it s t ale o f horro r .
’
—
Harry Mai n s house fo r we mus t reme m be r t ha t he h a d
i
27 6 N W ENGL
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
p l , .
goi g t o a cer t ai n hou s e i n Ips w ich I m igh t see the ide n tical
n
t old .
27 8 NEW -
ENG L AND L EG ENDS .
IP SW C I H H EADS .
O th e
n t h at i s toili g at t h eir feet
on e n
Old Ip sw ic h to w i t h e Ea s t co u tree n n n ,
Wh e e nc t h e tide yo u
,
on fl oat d own ,
ca n
A d lie all d y
n t h e glassy bea h
a on c ,
H E ART B R E A K HI L L .
a bo v e i t while t he lo n g da r k la n d li n e shoo t s o f
,
fi n t o the ocea n
-
trees that have bee n g owi g for ce n t uries ; hou s e s w hose steep
r n
the place ,
somethi g like the s ha d o w s wh i ch t he an cien t el m s
n
M EN OF M ARK .
cou n t ry r ou n d .
HEARTB REA K HILL . 28 3
H EA R T B R EA K H ILL .
C EL IA TH A! TER .
Ri s es a hi l l wh ic h t h e people call
H eartbreak Hill d it s h i s to y ,
an r
I n
S a ld ld lege d k o w to a ll
o ,
o n ,
n n .
It w a s a s ailor wh o w t h e heart on
Sh s aid
e I w ill w atch wh ile t h e moo s go by
,
”
n .
So t h i s poor d us k A riadn e
kept
‘
T h at cro ss ed th e ocea w it h i h er k n n n e
M ig h t t h er lover be w al k i g t h e deck
no n
,
An d t h e h orizo s tter o st i
on n
’
u m r m
Li k e a le d er s tat u e c rved of s to e
S n a n
Sh s at w it h h ar d ly motio or breat h
e ,
n .
Sh w ept
e tear s d h mad e
no an S e no m e an,
NE WB U RYP O RT LEGEN D S .
char m i n g e n viro n s .
i g up
n t of the i n fl wi n g tide across the beautiful a n d peace
ou o ,
wi t h g e ld ,
I s ee t h e w i di g P w w fold n n o o
A d follo w i g d o w it s w avy li e
n n n n ,
T h ere t a tree u po t h y s i d e
’
s no n ,
A d fi lle d Pl u
n I sla d River m n .
Betw ee t h e brimmi g ed ge n n s
T h e boat s li d o er t h e s edges ’
.
A mi d th e g reat s ea mead o ws -
Aro u d t h e su y d i sta e ro s e
n nn nc
A bl u e d h azy h ig h la d
an n ,
A d w i di g do w o u r w i di g w ay
n n n n n n
T h e sa d h ill s of Pl u m I sla d
n -
n .
its commerce but w he n tha t failed the busi n ess of the place h a d ,
Joppa ,
which at least r etai n s some of the flavor of a seapor t ,
I r regular n d u n tidy but High Stre t the ave n u e laid out alo n g
,
a e ,
much .
di n n er w ith n extra cover for his cap t ai n pull out h i s hirt frill
,
a ,
- s -
,
cible n avy were lau n ched here I n 1 8 1 2 the por t s u ffe red as lo n g
, , .
29 0 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG ENDS
.
t it i
ou s ly t ake n fro m the co ffi n n d afte r havi n g t wice c r ossed
,
a
t he ocea n have fou n d its way back to its o r igi n al resti n g place
,
-
.
fro the time whe he laid his ecce n tricitie s i the dust as
m n n ,
by the r eal perso n ages — blue coa ts whi t e shirts buff b r eeches
, , , ,
-
,
paid the civ i lity of touchi n g his h t when he passed u n dern eath a
”
ot
g ye .
29 6 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
e n ormous cocked hat the s pare fi gure s itti n g bolt u pright the
-
, ,
fo r my lo r d s carr iage ’
h im .
dou rs Per haps t he most u n ique idea of all was the e n gage
.
w ith str uck with him to serve i n t he capaci ty of poet lau r eate -
,
o r ,
,
spec i men
29 8 NEW -
ENGL A ND LEG ENDS .
he collected n m o re t han fo r ty tw o “
o -
ladles .
-
,
a
I
LORD T M OTH Y X
DE TER . 29 9
I
LORD T M OT HY DE! TER .
fearle ss full of good wo rks she devo t ed her s elf day a n d n igh t t o
, ,
Old h om e st ad s sa r d t ll that ca n
e , c e o a
a
Gl d d e n or sad d t h h art of
en e e m an
h
t a t ove rlook s the b r oad e st ua r y of the rive r a n d i s w a s hed by ,
H . F . G O U LD .
A d threadi g the la e h ar d by to s ee
n n n
T h e veteran l of Newb u ry e m
W o e a t wig i t h e r us ti h a d
‘
as nc n c n
A d s ile t
n nt eve a dog w o u ld bark
no n
S he pl u cked h i
o a t wig w ell loth ed w ith leave s
m c .
H felt t h at t h o u gh h i s h eart w a s b ig
e , ,
A t the e a i g s o u d of Wh ippoorw i ll
m n c n n
H stil l w as h im s elf
e d livi g d so u d ,
a n n ,
an n ,
To s ta d a mo u me t marki g t h e s pot
n as n n ,
n
W h i h made t h yo ut h d t h e maide
c e an n o ne
A d t h eir yo u g s io s aro s e
n d playe d
n c n an
TH E PR O PH E CY OF SAMU EL SE WALL .
I th i k of t h e ld
n w i se d good
o m an an
A d propped
n ,
h i s staff of age looked do w
on , n,
A lo g a s t h e a
S n u al s ea fo wl k o w nn -
n
A d Parker River
n d s alt s ea tide ,
an -
A lo g a s Nat u re s hall
s n t gro w old no ,
A d t h e yello w ro ws i pair s to s et
n n ,
G ro w u p d ripe a s G o d s sw eet or ’
an n c n,
Sh all ev er a holy
n h lo s t ca r e ,
THE DOU B LE HEA DED SNA -
KE . 307
B s o w agai n i n t h e fi e ld s of li gh t
e n
O h ill s i d e berrie s
n d mari sh s eed s an ,
TH E —
D O U B LE H E A D E D SNA K E .
like t hat of his father before him was t he co n gen ial receptacle ,
C ce r i g th e A mp h i sb e a as s oo as I re ei ed yo u r comma ds
on nn a n ,
n c v n
s o n w ho
s w it alivesa d k il led it wh ic h w ere two or t h ree lad s
,
an , ,
of s ak e s till h e ki lled it
n .
NEW -
ENGLA ND LEG ENDS .
T h e u rs e hush ed w it h it t h e bab y s y
n
’
cr
A ll t h e w ay to Ne wb u ry to w n,
A d h i s marvello us i kh or at h i s s i d e
n n n
A d t h e tal es he h eard
n d t h e ote s h e took an n ,
TH O M A S MA CY, TH E E ! ILE .
H E a r chives of Massachuse tt s o n ce m o re fu rn i sh t he i n ci ~
d e n t co n ce rn i n g which a s i n t he Ki n g s Missive a
,
’
,
”
r ,
n ca n
s aw y of ye
an afore except Wh arto eit h er did I requ ire t h eir
m en n, n
i g t h em
n d a s s oo e a s t h e viole ce of t h e rai cea s ed (for it ai ed
,
an n n n r n
c me h ome w et to the s ki
a im ediately afore t h ey came to t h e h o us e
n m ,
a n b d ti fi n e . sa s e no n
“
TH O MACY ”
. .
A
ESC P E OF G OODM AN MACY .
(C
W h ip w t h e v i llage green
om e n o n ,
B u t meddle t w it h no m en .
”
A d G lo u e s te s h arbor bar
n c r
’ -
Th e watch fi of t h e garri so
-
re n
A d n Na t u ket s aked i s le
on n c
’
n ,
A refuge of t h e free ,
A wh e tr u e h earted Macy
S n -
B h el d it from th e sea
e .
A s w u po h er sh ore
no n
TELL I NG TH E B EES .
TH E S TR ANGE C A SE O F GO OD MAN
M O R SE .
t ha t par t of Ne wb y n o w k n o w n as Ne wb u yp r t a n d to n
ur , r o ,
o e
La t T h u s day ig h t my w i f
s r e I bei g i b d w e heard a gret
n n n e
n oie s agai s t t h e r u f w it h t k
n s to e s t h ro w i g agai s t t h e h
s e es n n n ou s
b ei g t h ro w s o i l t ly agai s t us w e g i g to bed g i
n n v an th e n oo n a a ne
g rete h oge i t h e h sn d t h e dore bei gen shu t anI ope ed the dore n . n
t h e h oge r unn i g i l t ly o ut n v en .
h im t l igh t d I h d t y tr uble s i ce
un e n an a no an n .
”
yo u r s o ul .
“
fel l a dan ci n g d a r o r e i n g n d was i n a co n ditio n he n eve r
z a
s w a calf i n before
a they h eard him roer s everal times in
the n ight a n d i n the mor n i n g w he n he we n t to the ba rn t he r e
, ,
while he died .
”
a n n a ls
”
.
H A MPT ON LEGEN D S .
s ome bold forela d like Boar s Hea d lift s its huge bulk fa r ou t
n ,
’
suste n a n ce of hi s r ed child re n .
W h it t i
’
e r sTe n t o n the Beach w as p it ched a t t h e mou t h of
Hampto n River at the ex t remi t y of t he Salisbury Sa nds ; a n d
,
320 NEW -
ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
Sail wh ite ed
-
d beyo d t h e s teeple s of the town
n ,
an n .
, in
t h e di s ta n ce .
A ga i n t he poe t po i n t s u s t o
,
t h e su y i sles i vie w nn n ,
a nd t he n to where
game ti us lift s it s bl u e
A n c
Di s k of a lo u d th e w oodla d s o er c n
’
.
Of red u lo us day s
c ld fa cie s t h at h ave lai n o n ,
Thaw ed i to So un d n .
322 NEW -
ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
out to w ard s the sou t hea s t resembli n g the broke n v ert ebrae of
,
s ome fabled sea mo n s ter s how s i n what di rec t io n the gra n d old
-
,
, ,
a rds the offi n g see the dark cluster of the I s les of Shoals ly i ng
,
JONA TH AN M O U L T ON AN D TH E D E V I L
( F ro m Th e H e a t r o ft h e W hit e Mou n ti a ns .
had lived ,
a nd whom it was the p a ssio n of his li fe t o ex t er
mi n a t e .
wi th i t .
st an d each o t he r ? Is i t a bargai n or n o t ? ,
“
But w h at proof have I that you ca n perform w h at you
’
i n by me r e appea ra n ces .
well said Sata n holdi n g up a forefi n ger glit terin g with dia
, ,
so be w a r e
Moul t o n flin ch e d a lit tle a t t his plai n speech ; bu t a t hought
seemed t o st rike h i m a d he brighte n ed up Sata n ope n ed t he
,
n .
Sig n !
”
Moulto n he s i t ate d .
“
If you are afraid s n ee red Sat a n w hy pu t me t o all t his
, ,
“
i n t he fireplace the n ight before w ere fou n d i n the mor n i n g stu f fed ,
himself .
be filled .
m el t i t is t r ue
,
bu t he would fi n d it all of cou rse he would , ,
T h at is true of o r di n ar y gold .
a n d t he Old
”
.
GOODY COLE .
A be t d blear e ye d poor ld s o u l
n an -
O .
Oh sh e m uttered ye b rave to d y !
o ,
’
re -
a
For it to go b u t a ot h er to ome
’
s one ,
n c
I m s ary al way s to s ee h er sh ak e
’
c
A n d n o s e li k e a h a wk a d eye s li k e a s n ake ,
n .
A n d t h ey lo s t t h e s ce t of t h e pi e s of Rye n n .
Draw i g u p h ad d o k d mottled d
n c an co
B u t t h icker d th i k er a h ot mi st gre w
an c ,
Sh ot by t h e ligh t i g s t h ro ug h d t h ro u g h n n an
A d muf
n fl ed gro wl s lik e t h e gro wl of a beast , ,
G d be o u r h elp I h e o ly rie d
o n c ,
T h e Sh l look ed bu t w alo e
oa s m e n ,
s a n
Th s trife
e d torme t of s ea a d air an n n .
Scar e ly sh e s a w t h e H ead of t h e B
c e ar
To ss t h foam from t k of s to e e as s n .
PORTSM OU TH LEG ENDS .
T h e tear h er h ee k w as t of rai
on c no n
P O RT S M O U TH LEGEN D S .
de s ti n e d t o s upport .
”
scheme of govern me n t n d a s s ome of tho s e w ho had fo u d a n
a e re rs ,
r ,
remai n ed the political cen tre u n til the s eat of gover men t was n
lege n d are old The be s t hou s e s are s till the oldest a d those
.
n
334 NEW -
ENG L AND LEG ENDS .
a n y t hi n g of the s t o n e t h r o w ers
-
.
hour s .
It wa s a pleasa t ma s io abode n n n, a n
A d s t ck s of chim ey s ri s i g h igh i
n a i n n n a r.
t o sea .
n ate . This time his eyes fell upo n Martha Hilto n a saucy r ed , ,
H e h a d i n vited
all h i s frie ds d peer s n an ,
T h e P pp l th e La gdo s d t h e Lears
e ere s ,
n n ,
an ,
T h e Sparhawk s t h e P h ll w d t h e re s t
,
en a o s ,
an
a n d a t all t hose safegua rds behi n d which society i n tre n ches i ts elf
CH ES T E R N H
’
T H E D E V I L S D EN , . .
The bared outc r oppi n g r ock of t his b ill i s pie r ced quite t h rough
,
r a
, ,
A d t h e pa ss i g breeze i it s fl ig h t betrayed
n n , n
Like a re t i t h e bl u e of t h e b ea u tifu l s ky
n n ,
’
T is
said that thi s cave i s a n evil place
The c h o s en hau n t of the fallen race
That the m id ight traveller oft h ath seen
n
Th is d i md sh ado wy caver by
an n ,
A d k o w i the
n n n, or starligh t augh t
n s un
Th s tealth y fox
e d the sh y ra coo ,
an c n
T h e frog s l w roa k
’
o d u po t h e h ill
c an ,
n ,
I t h i s s ile t cave
n n d it s li geri g fear
an n n ,
A d I love eve
n w to li s t t h e tale
n no
B h i d t h e s ea s u steady bri n k
e n
’
n .
Over y l w
on o d ro u ded marge
an n ,
na n n e of the isla n ds
o
o y .
fall although there was much search made for the trea s ure t hat
,
of praye r .
lived ope nly t oget he r without the form of marriage F i n ally some .
like the ark bee n lau n ched a n d floated ove r t o t he mai n la n d out
,
o fha r m s way
’
.
i n i t s emb r ace .
ON STA R I SLAND .
A AH
S R O . J EW ETT .
A lo ely s ea fo wl o it s perc h
n - n
A LEGEN D O F B LA C K B EA RD .
i n vete rat e m a r v e lm o n g i n t he la n d
er .
“
A s hort life a n d a me rr y o n was t he carele ss mo t to of
e,
‘
O L D G OSP ORI C
'
HU RC H , I SLES OF S H OALS .
i sla n de rs .
had bu ried his t rea s ure a n d t he n made her t ake a fearful oath
,
i n a commo n fate .
m e n.
TH E S P AN I S H WRE C K .
mo rn i n g.
CEL IA A
TH ! TER .
Whe n, o n
y n g ra it poi t that f ets t h e s e a
o n e n r ,
A n d sa d d er w i d d voic s of t h e sea
n s ,
an e
B OON I SLAND . 35 5
Wit h t hi ki g of your w o l
n n
B OON I SLA N D .
c i t in g it wi t h the w reck of t he
a No tt in gham G alley which
“
,
”
themselves .
”
CEL IA TH A! TER .
It s moa i g s eemed b ut s i gi g
n n W ilt t h o u dare n n .
,
”
A ro s e of j oy t h ey bore a ro ss t h e bri e c n .
A mo g t h e w il d w ave s
n d t h e s ea bird s w ild an -
.
F d by t h eir fait h fu l h d s
e d sh ip s i igh t an an n S
A d t h ere w a s s ile ce
n T h e t h e s tor n h igh . n m ra n ,
A d to ss ed
n d tro ubled s ore t h e d i s ta t h ip s
an n S .
Y O R K M A I NE , .
A G A M E NT I C U S .
CH ARLES E . B ANKS .
On ce s pa ed t h e mart
nn d s treet d mall an an ,
A d arc h ed t h e tree s
n every ide on S
From o er t h e s ea w it h gorgeo us co u rt
’
T h e wh e at igh t the
n n go e do w
n ,
s un n n
B e h i d t h e we s ter h ill
n d tree n an ,
Th bo wl s w ere fi ll d
e t h i s toa t t h ey cro wn
e ,
s ,
Lo g live t h e City by t h e S
n ea
Th at lie e c h a te d by t h e roar
n n
H w w e t t h es e people h e ce a way
o n n
A d wh e t h e eve i g
n n i k s do wn n n s un S n ,
SA I NT A SPENQ U ID o r A GA ME NTIC U S .
T h e wh i te ma s bapti s m h i s w ay s
n
’
on .
H i fi r s t t h e sk ipper make s o u t i t h e w e s t
m n ,
E the earlie s t
re t k sh oot s tre ulou s
s u ns re a m ,
A d m u rm u r s A g
n ti am a cu s
A if it w ere t h e a me of a s ai t
s n n .
heali n g a n d i n n ec roma n cy .
36 0 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG E DS N .
SA I NT A SPENQ U ID .
J OH N ALB EE .
K o w i t h e la d a s Pass aco aw ay
n n n n n ,
Ret ur i g travel w or
n n ,
d spe t w it h age
n an n
O yo u r yo u g limb s
n wh at my self o e wa s
n ,
on nc
A d h ere o ce more
n n A gam tic us on en ,
A d wh ere
n t le ss did I my s e lf o ju re
no c n
A d fly before t h e doo
n I co uld t ch a g m no n e .
I s ee t h e d bu t t u r my face away
en ,
n ,
A d your s too I w o ld t u r
n w arriors d bravesu n, an
A d mi d
n t my prop h eti vi s io m
n no h c n u c ,
Th u h appy gift of h i
’
n wh o lives too lo g ; m n
B ut mi d t h e ou s el ma y year s h ave ta ug h t
n c n n ,
law that might makes r igh t a n d i t was w hile sma rti n g u n der
t he se n s e of i nj ury tha t Morto n wrote t his most en ter t ai n i n g
accou n t of his per s o n al adve n tu res i n the Ne w En glish Ca n aa n .
an d d ied .
d i spo s ed of Ed w ard Jo h s o ,
bei g mad e a special j u d ge of t h i s n n n
E b i
m r on
( u bor h ildan) t h at w ans of s pecial nco s eq u ec ce to be n n
( if eed
n s ho u ld be ) s ta d t h e i s ome good s tead bei g you
n g d m n ,
n n an
stead A me
.
’
s ays d s o s ay ma
n,
’
more o ne an ny .
ear e st wh o w it h a w eapo
n ,
d at liberty w o u ld h ave p u t all t h e s e
n, a n ,
to h i m .
”
t he po i n t Of ho n or i n volved
O for a ot h er s cri e s
n on e m a n n
’
m .
C h oi e malefactors to excus e
c ,
A lately t h appe ed i a to w
’
s n n n
T h ere li d a obbler d b u t v
’
c ,
an one
T h at o u t of do tri e o u ld t us e c n c cu ,
A d me d me s live s a s w ell a s sh oe s
’
n n n .
37 0 NEW -
ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
ag i
a n .
TH E OL D OA KEN B U C K E T .
emotio n is spoke or su g n n .
i ng li n e s
Herri n g B r ook pur s u e s its devious way to meet the tidal wa t ers
of No rth River Th e vie w of it fr om Colema n Height s wi t h
.
,
, ,
chan ges will come t o t ran s for the picture the susceptible vis m ,
i t o mus t be co n t e n t to qua f
r fa draught of pure st wa t er t o t he
memory of n e of t he ki n dliest poets tha t ou r Ne w En glan d soil
o
has produced .
TH E OLD OAK EN B U CK ET .
S AM U EL W O O DW O RTH .
Th b ri d ge
e d t h e ro k wh ere t h e ataract fell
,
an c c
T h e ld oak e b u k et t h e iro bo u d b u k et
o n c ,
n- n c ,
T h e mo ss o ered b u ck et wh i h hu g i t h e w ell
-
c v c n n .
Th p u re s t
e d sw eete s t t h at at u re
an yiel d n ca n .
T h e ld oak e b u c k et t h e iro bo u d b u k et
O n ,
n- n c ,
A poi s e d
s ,
th e c u rb it i li ed to my lip s
on ,
nc n
A d
n w far remove d from t h e love d s it u atio
no ,
n,
A d s i g hs for t h e b u c k et wh i h h a gs i t h e w ell
n c n n ,
Th e ld oa k e b u k et t h e iro bo u d b u k et
O n c , n- n c ,
T he m os s e d b u ket wh ic h h a g s i
~
co v e r the w ell c n n .
I M I NOT S L I G H T
’
DESTRU CT ON o r .
’
D ES TR U CTI ON O F MI N O T S L I G HT .
fat al celebrity Ma n y .
a good s hip s bo n es ’
l i e b u r i ed i n t h e
t r eacherou s sa n ds or ,
gale of 1 8 4 9 fully ,
o n e h un d e d live s r
,
”
h e r e o n Coha s set
Rocks wh e n withi n ,
Sigh t of her po r t d ,
an
T w e n t y seve n bodies -
were recovered a n d ,
b u ried i n t he village
F IR ST M INOT S I H TH OU SE
’
TH E L G .
NEW -
ENGLA ND LEG ENDS .
t hemselves high over the la n tern of the tower The place had .
the pot w here it had s t ood ! the beaut i ful a e rial t owe r had
S
’ ’
disappea red .
37 8 N W ENGL
E -
A ND LEG ENDS .
On t he d re h ed gallery h e sta d s
nc n
,
A ro ss t h e s ea t h e
c d eye t h ro ws re
H s ee s a hu ma h ead f
e loat by n ,
Ou t w it h t h h ook s O migh ty fl i g
e ne n
A d o w n t h e w i d t h e lo g rope u rl s
n n c .
A s t h e slippery ro ks h e p u lls
on c
Stil l s u d t h e lo u d s be f
c ore t h e s tor
c m
Still a k e d i t h e h o w li g ig h t
n n n n
B ut w it h t h e fath er d t h e an s on
LEGEN D S O F P L YM O U TH R O C K .
r ecord.
38 0 NEW -
ENG L A ND LEG ENDS .
Ki n g s Chapel Ya r d
’
.
que s tio n will probably r emai n u n s ettled the simple act sur ,
-
rou n ds the statue s que figure o f the eage r youth or maide n with
a glamou r r en deri n g it the fo remost a n d striki n g objec t o f t h e
historical picture There i s still an other poi n t of v i ew A
. .
MARY CHI LT ON .
G EO RG E B ANCROF T GR I FF I TH .
T h e fi r st Plymo u t h Ro k to leap
on c
A d ligh t h eroi
n h er brow ! c on
38 2 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG ENDS .
n e w ly to co n s ecrate
thou s a n d fr e e m e n
had a s sembled with
i the to w n by oo n n n
day the 5 t h of on
s io n of the mother
cou n try A ll w ere .
an imated by t h e c n o
M NU M ENT VER
O O REE TH ERS R CK
PO A
’ s
O
c i s n s s Of 0 1
3 1 8 ou e 3 11
,
P Y M U TH
L O . i n a righ t ful cau s e
t h at moved t hem a s
o n e m a n ; all w ere bur n i n g w ith patrio t ic zeal They fi r s t re .
qui ed all the Tory part isa n s of the Cro w n t o make a public
r
co n t r oversy .
Shri n e ,
e n clo s ed at the edge of the beach t he o r igi n al spot
, ,
n o m a n put as n der ! u
t heir commu n io n .
ST ANDISH H OU SE U
D ! B URY .
,
h
t r i a h l com u n ity over whic h the spi rit Of eco n omy ruled
rc a m ,
38 6 NEW -ENG LA ND L EG ENDS .
through his speech every s yllable of which mus t have blist e red
,
n n t ly out of doo rs
e .
r evealed
P r ithee Joh n why do n t you s peak for yourself ?
, ,
’
The t raditio n says that Joh n left the house wi t hou t speaki n g ,
but that the look he gave Pri s cilla spoke for him We c a n s ee .
d itio n takes a n issue with the poe t that Myles Stan dish n eve r
fo rgave his ambassado r t o t he court of Hyme n fo r thus supplan t
i n g him but it is ce rt ai n that the maide n herself poured bal m
a ll of t he n ame of Al de n i n t he U n io n .
shallo w ,
Ch ildre lo s t i t h e w oo d s
n n d covered w it h leave s i t h eir s l m b er
,
an n u .
an an , O
M od est d s imple
an d sw eet a s a parti g gift w ill I ta k e t h em
an ,
n
Ope w i d e
n h er lap lay th e w ell w or p s alm book of A i sw orth
on -
n -
n ,
So h e e tered t h e h o us e
n d t h e hu m of t h e wh eel d t h e i gi g an an S n n
Su d de ly ea s ed
n for Pri s illa aro us ed by h i s s tep t h e t h resh ol d
c c ,
on ,
Di d t embelli sh t h e t h eme
no array it i beau tiful p h rases ,
n or n ,
s u nne an n
spee h le ss c
win t r e
39 0 N W ENG LAND LEG ENDS
E -
.
Freedom to w orsh ip G d o
W h ile Li b erty fi d a to g u e
ca n n n
W h o to life s oblest d
’
n en
A d bade t h e legacy de s e d
n c n
Do w do w to us d ours
n, n an .
AGUE
SPR .
OLD STONE M I LL, NEW PORT
,
RH ODE ISL ND
A .
N W ENG L
E -
A ND L EG ENDS .
e ffec t fa vo r able to the Sca n di n avian clai m The most impo rta nt
.
I H TO N
D G ROC K , M ASSACH U SETTS .
r u n ove r th em .
n a o, o
purpo s e f a ballad Vo i la t t
O . Bu t he ve r y n ai vely addsou
Sa n cho ‘
G o d ble ss me ! did I n o t wa rn you to have a care wha t
you w ere doi n g for t hat i t w as n o t hi n g but a w i n dmill a n d n
,
o
at Els in ore !
Spea k ! s peak ! t h o u fearfu l gue s t !
W h o wit h t hy h ollo w breast
,
Still i n r u de armor d re s t ,
Co est to d au t me ! m n
Stretch ed a s i fa sk i g alm s ,
n ,
W h y d os t t h o u h au t me 2 n
TH E S K ELETON IN A RM OR . 39 9
I w as a Vi k ing ld ! O
My deed s t h o ug h ma ifold
,
n ,
N Sk al d i s o g h a s told
O n n
,
N Saga ta ugh t t h ee
O
T h o do s t t h e tale e h ear se
u r ,
El s e dread a dea d ma s cu s e
’
n r
For t h i s I s o ug h t t h ee .
,
—
gen t le maide n a pri ce s child
n
’
— s omewhat i n t he ma nn e r of
,
On ce a s I told i glee n
Tale s of t h e s tormy s ea ,
B u r i g yet te der
n n n
O t h e dar k Nor w ay pi e
n n
,
O t h at dark h eart of mi e
n n
An d as to cat h t h e gale c
Deat h w it h o u t q u arter !
Mid sh ip s w it h iro keel
-
n
T h ro u gh t h e black w at r l e
4 00 NEW -
ENG L AND LEG ENDS .
follow s
T h ree w ee ks w e w e st ward bore
A d wh e t h e s tor
n wa s o er
n m
’
,
Built I t h e lofty to w er
W h i h to thi s very h o u r
c , ,
t ells us ,
U d er th at to w er sh e lie s
n
Ne er sh all t h e ’
ari se s u n
O su h a ot h er ! n c n
Spear ,
the poet thu s accou n ti n g for t h e s keleto n i n armor by a
stroke of gen ius as he does for the tower by a touch of huma n
,
the subj ect of I n dia n tradi t io n t o the effect that its peri s hi n g
an
ize the total exti n ctio n of his race His is t he earliest poetical .
A d t n s to e amo g it all
no one n n
Be left u po a ot h r n n e ,
T h e sh o u l d t h e I dia ra
n d ki d n n ce an n
Dispers e li ke t h e ret u r le ss w i d n n ,
A d n d be left to fi d
no re m an n
O h e o ul d all a b roth er
ne c c .
No w
old to wer i s falli g fast
yo u n
Oh ! t h at my fat h er s o l may a s t
’
- u
s c
O me t h e la t f ll my race
’
er ,
s o a ,
ce
p t i ble t o t he charm of r oma n ce t o be i n tr us t ed w it h m ak i n g
h i st o ry .
TH E NEWP ORT T OW ER .
MRS . L . H . I
S G O U RNEY .
O wro u gh t t h e bei g s of
r earlier ra e n an c
Th pai te d I d ia
e n n n
B LOC K I SL A ND . 4 03
We s ee t h o u art
A rig h t sub s ta tial well pre s erve d ld to w er
n ,
-
o ,
L t t h at
e fli us
s u ce .
Be it s o
O ur Pilgrim s ire s m us t h ave bee m u ch i love
-
n n
To play vagarie s w it h .
H a d s t t h o u t h e po w er ’
,
B LO C K I SLAN D .
which it ca st s a solitary r ay of s u n sh i n e .
TH E I SLAND .
A lo g it s s olitary sh ore
n ,
Of raggy ro k
c d s a dy bay
c an n ,
N s o u d b u t o ea s roar
O n c n
’
,
A d t h e glassy h eavi g s ea
n on ,
n ,
Sit s sw i gi g s ile n tl y
n n ,
Ofclay tr eeless,
n d wi n d sw ept eight mil es lo n g r isi n g ou t of
a -
, ,
e f ul
r n d w arlike a s they were they were al s o a
a ace of plu n der , r
a ch u s t t s
e Bay thei r thie v i n g p r open sitie s brough t dow n upo n
,
4 06 N W ENGL
E -
AND LEG ENDS .
primit i ve way .
ors always shook their heads whe n they s poke of Block Isla n d .
“
.
fasci n atio n .
t y e n h a d p receded t hem
r m Some of the m a r e eve n a lleged
.
t r o u ly le n gthe n ed
s With t he coas t i n s i ght bu t u n able t o gai n
.
,
e rn
m o s t r eef of Block I s la n d But her voyage was n t to e n d . o
migh t disma n tle her at their lei s ure But before t his could be .
fi r e n d she w a s s oo n i n flames
a
ship .
Year after year the s ame stra n ge s ight co n ti n ued to keep the fate
of the Palati n e fresh i n the memory of every n wo n n d
”
m a ,
. m a ,
a
T i s h er s O G d redeem
’
o ,
T i s go e !
’
d ot h i g t h ere !
n an n n
A ra g far o er t h e w ater s w i d e
’
s n
T h e h ors e i s t h e tid e ! on
with his cut throat s gai n s the Shores of Block I sla n d They
-
.
t he orgy to a pause .
No t
bigger t h a a star it seem s n
A d w t i s li k e t h e bloody moo
n no
’
n
A sh ip ! d ll fi re
an hu ll yard d mast !
a on
, an
,
T h o se loo ki g t h e dead
n on ,
T h ey ask h i wh y h e w a d er s s o
m n ,
Fr o d y to d y t h e u eve stra d
m a a ,
n n n .
I wi sh I w ish th at I migh t go !
Bu t I w o u ld go by la d ! n
s pectre horse stri de s over the waves The pirat e plead s for
,
.
He ’
t h e beach b t t p t t h ere
s on ,
u s e s no
H eth e s ea t h at d read fu l h or s e !
’
s on ,
L fli g
ee d w rit h e s i w il d de s pair
n s an n .
G o e go e ! n d o e to s ave
n an n n
T h ey s ee
’
re more t h e igh t h as shu t t h em i n
n no n
o f his o wn race .
O re s ted i t h e i h e w e all h i s t h ro e
r n n c c n ,
Wh i h o e w ere all h i s w
c nc o n .
A t h e s ea ti d e s e croac h u po t h e s a d
s -
n n n ,
H w h i s pro u d po ss e ss io s melt a w ay
e s a n ,
A d fo u d h im s elf a k i g w it h o u t a la d
n n n n .
Co strai ed b y u k o w laws
n n n n n ,
J u d ged g u ilty w it h o u t a us e c ,
A d t u r ed u po h i s foe s
n n n ,
A d tol d h i s w ro g s i w or d s t h at s till w e s ee
n n n
praye r for the dead t o their ear s Lord if it be thy p lea s ure !
“
,
harbor s mouth But s uch a ship as that had n eve r before bee n
’
.
an
y of the h u tl de n oti n g prepara t io n t o a n chor
s e A ll t hose .
mi g w i d n d t ide
n n d every mome n t loomi n g large r
a ,
nd an a
more disti n ct .
TH E P H ANTOM SH P I .
d i s t i n t l y see m — o d s u
d n ly a n d n oi s ele ss ly as
e ,
a w ay a n d falli n g i n a
, ,
her ma s ts s pars a n d , ,
deck s a n d v a ni shed l i ke
,
4 20 NEW -
ENG L A ND L EG ENDS .
un ob s tructed .
follows
A hip s ailed from N w H ave
S e n
A d the kee
n d fro s ty airs
n an ,
T h i s sh i p i s s o cra k d w alty n an ,
It wa s i t h e mo t h of Ju e
n n n ,
A h o u r before t h e su s et
n n
oak w ill Nothi g illu s tr ate s like thi s the s tre gth of old a ss oci
. n .
n
the t ree for it i s u n doubtedly t rue that whe n w e cas t our eyes
over the field of history w e i n s ti n ctively seek out those object s
t hat rise above the commo n level like steeples above a city , .
memory of t he brave old oak from which Hart ford derived its
familiar s obriquet of t he Cha rt er Oa k Ci t y of w hich her ci t i z en s -
,
a re justly proud .
t u ie s
r . N a n k n e w it s exact age ; but there i s little doub t
0 m
TH E C H ARTER OA K , H ARTF O RD , CO NN .
,
em r
tim e .
The s tory of how the Colo n ial charter was saved from the
clutche s of Sir Edmu n d An dros i s a stirri n g episode of those st i r
ri n g t ime s w he n Tyra n n y boldly u n ma s ki n g began ope n ly t o
, , ,
ch i s
s e I n co n temp t of t heir cha rt e r ed rights Ki n g James II
.
, .
s urre n der of t heir charter ; for eve n t he arbit rary James w ould
have it appear t h at he paid some respect to the majest y of the
law by observi n g its forms a n d t he ch art er bei n g a royal gran t ,
Mother Co lo n y
-
to Go d .
L . H . I
S G OU RNEY .
O fpredetermi ed tyra n nn y .
A ro u d t h e e da gered pri ce wh o fl ed
n n n n
For t h i s do pilg i s s ee k my s i d e r m ,
A d far a w ay o er o ea s bri e
’ ’
n c n n ,
A acor or a leaf of mi e
n n n ,
In a tiquaria s class ic n i h e
’
n n c .
TH E P LA C E O F N O I S ES .
E gli sh i s th p l
n f i e a ame give w it h t h e u tmo s t pro
a ce o no s es ,
n n
pr ei t y to t h place T h
e e accou t s gi. e of the oi s e s d q u a k i gns v n n an n
t h ere are very remar k able Were it t that the people are a us . no cc
1 7 29 give s t h i s a co u t of t h em c
‘A to t h e eart h q u a k e s I have
n ! s
, ,
tra or di na r
y I d i p w w n or an i h ort t h at
a itaw a ss a place
, wh ere ,
n S ,
4 28 NEw ENGLA ND -
LEG ENDS .
wh at w as t h e reas o of t h e oi se s i t h is pla e T wh i h h e n n n c . o c re
G d w a s ome h ere
o No w wh et h er t h ere be a yt h i g d ia b oli al i
c .
,
n n c n
t h e s e t h i gs I k o w t ; b u t t h i s I k o w t h at G d A lmig h ty i s
n ,
n no n ,
o
i ly
ce s s v e d imitati g s m all arm
,
an i t h e spa e of fi ve mi ute s
n s
,
n c n .
OnMood us H ills it sh o e n
A d w i s t h e w i zard h o u r
n no ,
E t h e star t h at fall s
re its ra e ca n r u n c ,
A fig u re stra g e alo e n n
A d d e k e d w it h Sata s sy bols h e
’
n c n m ,
T h at s o u d ed w ide d farn an
A d d eep
n d h ollo w w a s t h e
an m e an
Di loo k ed t h e star s
m d t h e moo t h at ig h t an n n
But w to t h e bark i wh ic h h e fl w
e n e
W to t h e captai
e d w to t h e cre w n, an e
full Vi go r .
TH E S P AN I S H GA LLEO N .
o ,
d e St Jua n
. Tha t he migh t sail w i t h his ca rgo early in the
.
O LD W AREH OU SES
,
NEW LONDON .
they had bee n plu n de r ed as though they had falle n amo n g hea
t he n s t hieve s a n d r obbe rs All t he feeli n gs of cove t ous n ess
, , .
,
c i a ll
y to G over or V Vo ln o t t It w as imagi
c n ed by. ma n y t ha t he
had n t t ake n such ca r e a n d adopted such m easu r e s t o secu r e
o
pear t hat t he Colo n y was eve r put t o a n y ext raordi n ary expe n se
o r t rouble o n that accou n t The war was n o w comme n ci n g .
,
TH E M ONEY—DI GGER S .
J . G . BR AI NARD .
To wh o t h e e e y a pe bble gave
m n m ,
Sh s e t t h
e forth th o s e t w o adve t rers brave
n em ,
n u
,
Yo u g H amlet w hi s fat h er ;
n d the s hake
s a an
Ofk ock i g k ee s
n d j a ws that s eeme d to break
n n ,
an ,
Di gre w t h e igh t
m d every blood drop cold
S ,
an -
,
’
T wast h e t h atto k d t h e b usy spade
n e m c an ,
The wave bor s prites t h at keep t h eir trea su re fro the lan d
- n m .
O f o u lderi g pla ks
m d r us ty s pi k e s i s t h ere
n n an
A d h e wh o o w ed a quarter or
n h alf
n an
I s d i sappoi ted d t h e w it h i s
n —wh ere
an c ,
TH E G RE A T WI N D H A M S C A R E .
the ditch the n ext mor n i n g It had bee n u n commo nly still for
.
,
A d s ome w o u l d e er h ear a w or d
n n v
A bo u t t h e t h i g t h ereafter n .
Some vo we d t h at if t h e De il h im s elf
’
Sh o u l d o e t h ey w o u l d
c m t fl ee him
, no ,
A d if a f
n rog t h ey ever met ,
P rete d e d t to s ee h i
n no m .
THE B L C A K r ox or SALM ON R I V ER . 4 39
J . G . BR AI NARD .
T h e clo d less h ea e b sh i es
’
u v n a o ve u s n
B u t t i s bo wli g w i ter s ig h t
’
a n n
’
n
Oer
’
ma y a fe ce through ma y a w ood
n n ,
n
,
T h e I dia d t h e wh ite
n we nt
n an m an .
The g i s k d t h e bo w i s be t
u n co c
’
, n ,
T h e d g s ta d s w it h u plifted p w
o n a ,
A d b all
n d arro w sw i f t are s e t
an n ,
Ai
‘ ’
m a .
n n e
T h ey s pri g t by t h e su mmer fl oo d
n no ,
T h ey pierce t t h ro u g h t h e wi ter s n o w !
no n
44 0 NEW -ENG LA ND LEG ENDS .
Wa s ever o ce d i d ti ll w
n n e ce v
’
no
A d wh
n ami d t h e h illi g s o ws
y, c n n ,
T i s a d ar k lo u d t h at s lo wly move s
’
c
By igh t aro u d t h e h o e s of
n n m m e n,
Agai th e d g i s h i s track
n o on ,
Th hu ters h a s e
e n d ale d h ill
c
’
o e r an
Onward t h ey go n d ever t u r ,
a n n,
Spe d i g a ig h t t h at meet s
n n d y;
n no a
For t h e sh al l e v er mor i g
m n n n s u n
Lig h t t h em u po t h ir e dle ss w ay n e n .
T h e b t i s d es o late d th ere
u , an
No w t h e sportsma lea s h i s g u n
t ir d
’
n n
A gai s t t h e r u i s of t h e s ite
n n ,
A d po d er s
n nt h e hun ti ng do e
on n
B v t h e lo s t w a d erer s of t h e ig h t n n .
W i ll s to p to wh i s per d li s te d look , an n an ,
p r ese rvi n g ; o th er
wi se i t i s a ciphe r .
In t he w h o l e
compa n y who se t
B ASS RO CK S .
G AY H EAD .
sai l wi t h h i m
fr o m F a l
n ou t h t here
w ere only
C U TTY H U NK .
1; h i r t y t w
-
o
pe rso n s o f
'
s ea , .
o n S c n n t Poi t
e o w here h e n o w lie s a mi ss hapen ock he
e n ,
S ,
r ,
fo u d prepared
n d impre ssio o ul d be made
,
an no t h em H n c on . e
b et w ee t h e t w o tribe s
n d t h e yo u g h avi g married the gi l
,
an n m an n r ,
t i
r arc h l gover n me n t
a I n st ead of la w s t hey had usage s which
.
,
predilectio for t he la d
n n — n d we a n hardly thi n k of Quakers a c
i n g t he isla n d n d i n boats ,
a The whalema n fi n ished his caree r .
co v e r ed i t .
T
HE ALARM ED SKIPPER .
JAMES T . F I ELDS .
Of fi di g o u t t h o u g h lyi g l w
n n ,
“
n o ,
A d the b ys o u di g t h ro u gh t h e n ight
n n, n n ,
K o w i g the s oi l t h at st u c k s o well
n n
, ,
A n d s o belo w h e d d o ws e t h e g lim ’
,
”
A fter of cour s e hi s
, s omet h in g h ot ,
.
”
44 8 NDS .
The w at h d e k w o u ld w d t h e
c on c no an n
R d ow d w a k e h im w it h t h e lead
u n n an ,
He d u p d t ste d tell t h e n
’
an a ,
an m e
H w ma y m ile s th ey w e t a h ead
o n n .
A d s o h e m us ed (t h e w a to w ret h
n n n c
To t h i k t h e skipper k o ws by t ti g
n n as n
W h at gro u d h e Na t u k et s h ool s
n
’
s on, n c c
A d t h e h e s o u g h t t h e sk ipper s berth
’
n n .
T h e sk ipper ya w ed p u t o ut h i s to g u e n ,
n
A d t h e u po t h fl oor h e pr u g !
n n n e S n
T h r us t h i s boots on ,
an d d to Marde
re are n
“
Na n tu cke t ’
s s u n k, a n d h e r e we a re
Ri g h t o v e r o ld M a r i n Ha cke t t ’
s g a r de n
45 0 NEW -ENG LA ND LEG ENDS.
be en tit led t o have the ben efit of t hat doub t T r u t h above all .
Adh b j d i c lis e t
itc s u Wi t hou t j oi n i n g i n t he discussio n
u e s .
m an ,
”
fi n ally immured withi n t he fou r walls of a n humble fr o n
t ier d w elli n g like m e n who have fo r ever take n leave of the wo rld
,
The sam e r ut hless spiri t of reve nge t hat had violat ed the sen sele s s
bodies of Cromwell n d Ireto n was n o w abroad i n N w En glan d
a e
resist the har d logic of even t s Tha t spirit was t he ven gean ce .
t hro n e .
, ,
seve ral bloody e n cou n ter s succeeded i n d r ivi n g the exaspe rat ed
,
over warn ed of wha t they might p resen tly expec t from s uch
da n ge r ous n eighbors a t temp t ed to disar m t hem bu t t he a ttemp t
,
A gust
u .
than h i s feat ures oversh adow ed by lock s of gray h air wh ich mi gled
, ,
n
b ut di sti ct order s i t h e to e of
n wh o w as ac ustomed to
,
n n one c co m
our d
m e n, an t t h ey o ly b u t t h e w ome
no d c h il d re of t h e vil !
n ,
n an n
mo st d u e Si n ki g h i s k ees d s ig i g us to obey h i h e
.
’
n on n ,
an n n m ,
H w a s s ile n t
e d for a brief pace w e remai ed w ith o u r face s be t
an S n n
up ; b t deliverer w a s
u ou r lo ger amo gst u s n w a s he eve r no n n ,
or
i h e d poem o f
s Ol i ve r Newma n — a w ork i n t e n ded t o r eal iz e ,
e s c i b e d a n d fugi ti ve pa r e n t
p r r .
,
“
V
G RA ES OF TH E REG C DES, I I NEW HAVEN .
T h e su d o w s golde trail
n n
’
n
O gleam of s la ti g s ail
r n n
A d s ea w or el d er s pray
n -
n ,
Th e gh o s t of wh at was o ce a sh ip n
I s aili g u p t h e b y
S n a
Sh t h read s t h e i s le s et bay
e -
N s p u r of b reeze
o s peed her ca n on,
N b b of ti d e delay
or e .
H o w e er th e breeze may b
’
e
-
Sh drifts ag ai n to s ea
e .
N tack of s ail
o t u r of helm ,
nor n ,
Ster fore sh e d ri v e s to s ea
n- d ight an n
,
A gai s t t h e w i d
n d tide n an .
Ofeve i g g u ide s h er i
n n n
O l t h er a h or fall
r e nc .
THE V EI LED M I NI STER . 459
TH E V E I LE D MI N I S T E R .
whic h o ccu r t h e li n es ,
self A t a n y rate the belief that the mou n tai n Shut up precious
.
,
acquai n ted wit h the s pirit of the time whe n the fi r s t attempt to
scale the m o u n tai k n o w n to us w a s rewarded w ith complete
n
became of him .
m i t w he n F ield e
,
e rged above the m i n t o a r egio n of i n te n s e
m
“
s tore o f Muscovy glass a n d some c rys t als w hich supposi n g
.
”
, ,
like ice o n the fro z e n r egio n s of the mou n tai n s gave them the ,
la n d .
4 64 N W ENG L
E -
AND LEG ENDS .
TH E S I L V ER IM AGE O F S T . F RAN CI S .
N the mo n th of Septem b er , 1 7 5 9 ,
a picked co r ps of A meri
c n r a n ger s attached to the army of Si
a J e tf y A mher s t r re
, ,
fought as the I ndia n s had taught them to figh t but th eir dre s s , ,
a r ,
gloomy fo r ebodi n gs .
ber who had o r profe s sed a k n o w ledge of the way t h r ough the
, ,
future s tore .
mou n tai n s i n exorably closi n g i n upo n them eve n thi s last dread ,
TH E S T O RY O F NAN CY S B R O OK
’
.
the tru s tful n e ss of love the you n g girl co n fi ded the small s m
, u
. n
1
n
“
Jump ! comma ded the w hite e n
”
n m .
“
A curse u po ye w hite n ! May the G reat Spiri t cur s e
n m e
c a re
r elated .
C h ocorua s cu r se ’
.
A LEG EN D OF T IC O N D E R O GA .
FROM PA RKM A N S
’
M O NTCALM A ND W OL F E .
Ne w Engla n d a n d w a s so regarded,
.
“
Th e a n cie n t castle of I n t e r a we s t a n ds by t he ban ks of the
A we i n the mid st o fthe wild a n d pictu r e s que sce n e r y of the
,
the last ce n tury as the lai r d D u nca n Campbell sat alo n e i n the
, , ,
, , e
July ,
G lasgo w .
I ND E ! .
A AM S l 84 i
Go d d n t o n W a m , 1 6 , 20 i ll i
D
Jh
S, am u e ,
Ag ti M t 331
.
,
am e n cu s ou n Co f fi n , o s u a 28 7
l i
, .
.
i L i 155
, ,
Ag as s z ou s Co e , Eu n c e , 328
t r
.
.
,
Al d J h 37 9
.
e n, o n, Co n a n , Ro g e , 1 6 7
li r li
.
A ld Ti thy 37 9
.
R
e n, ev m o C o o d g e , Co n e u s , 1 5 3
r il
.
A h r t J ff y t Cr w P i t 464
. .
,
m e s e re a o n o n Co e y , G e s , 1 9 4 .
h
.
A d L d 38 2 ; Si Ed d 424 , , ,
n ro s , a y r m u n . Co t t o n , Re v Jo n , 1 3 . .
A v i ll D d 7 1
, ,
’
n e ue
Ar l d G v r r B d i t 39 8
.
A
, ,
no o e no e ne c .
D NA , R H , 240, 4 03
A ht Phi l i p 2 1 2
,
v rt h
, . . .
s o n, Da e n po , Re v Jo n , 4 1 7
Av r h Av r ll
. .
vi i h l
.
,
F 2 0 Da s , N c o a s 4 0
’
e J y,p 2 4 5 ; y
os e 5 e s a ,
.
i ll i
.
, ,
Da we s , W am 84
r 25 4 tr i h
.
,
B A B SO N Eb e ne z e De x e T m o t y , 29 2
B r rd R
.
ih
, , , .
a na J h 207 e v o n, D g t o n Ro c k , 39 5
B lk p J r y v i it W hit M
.
i h
. .
,
e na e e m s s e ou n D m o n d , Jo n , 1 4 4
t i
,
l h k
.
,
a ns 4 69 Do u b e - e a d e d Sna e 307
B ll i g h Ri h rd 33 5 1
.
l h
.
, ,
e n am c a D u d e y, T o m a s , 1 37
B r G b i l 1 24 1 26
.
, ,
k
, .
e no n, a r e .
Du n g e o n Ro c , 1 34
ph 1 8 6
,
r r
, .
B es se J os e Dy e , M a y , 36
B l k b rd 6 6 35 0
.
, , .
ac ea
Bl k t W i ll i
.
, ,
ac s o ne6 10 am
EG G RO C K , 1 48 , 1 6 1
B r H d 322
,
.
, ,
li t h
.
’
oa s e a E o , Jo n , 20, 1 23
id l d ri pt i f 3—6 ; i
.
,
li i ll i
.
B o s t o n, ea es c on o ,
n
E ot, W a m , 246
li t
.
1 6 34 1 4 ; i 1 7 7 0 9 9 n
E o O a k , 1 21
d t Pe
.
, ,
i t h
.
B ou e 1 25 ,
re ,
.
En d c o t , Jo n , 4 1 , 44, 5 1 , 1 7 0, 1 8 0
l i h hi l i
.
B d f d \V i lli
ra or 36 8 am
En g s P p, 1 7 6
B i rd J G 4 27 4 3 1 4 35
.
, ,
.
.
ra na
B y J h
.
, .
, , ,
1 19
ra
B w t r M g r t 57
, o n, .
F A M I LI ST Co n tr v r y ; o e s s ee A nn e
B
re
k R
s
J h
e
34 7
,
ar a e , .
hi
H u t c ns o n
Fi l r hi
n,
.
ro c ev o
A rth r 341 W t e Mo u n
. .
,
e d , Da b y , a s c e n d s
B w R
ro
B rr g h G rg
n, e v
h g d 201 202
. u , .
i
t a n s , 46 2
Fi l
e an
.
u ou s eo e
B t t r Ed w rd 1 8 6
.
, , , ,
e d s , Ja m e s T , 240, 26 5 , 4 47 .
F i ll r J h 26 1
.
u e ,
a ,
.
m o e o n,
Fi t h Th
.
,
CA R b rt 60 c 4 34 om a s
Fr kl d S i Ch rl H 221
LEF,
.
e
.
o ,
p b ll D
.
,
an an r a es
C f 47 3
F r kl i B j i 6 6
. .
a m e u n ca n , V i s m n o , ,
ri p t i f 237
.
, ,
an n, en am n,
C p A
a e d nn, es c on o
.
F r i 35 7
.
,
Ch am p w e r no ne a nc s
Ch rt r O k Th A rl h
.
, ,
a e 4 21 a e G G E , Ge n e a T o m a s , 8 1 .
Ch Ed w r d 26 2 ll h
, ,
.
e e s m an, a G a u p Jo n , 6 7
Chi l t M ry 38 0 ri i ll i l
.
,
. ,
o n, a Ga r s o n, W am L o y d , 1 38 .
I di Chi f 4 69 l l i ll i
.
,
Ch o co r u a n an e G o tf
’
e , Co o ne W a m , 449
r M t i 46 9 l ith l h
.
Ch
, , . ,
o co u a o u n a n, Go d s m Ra p , 4 9
Cl ift H p 40 r r ri
.
.
,
o n, o e, . G o g e s , Ro be t , 1 5 3 ; Fe d n a n d o 3 31 .
47 6 NEW -ENG LAND LEG ENDS .
G o s n o ld , B a o o m e w, rth l r
M o o e s , Jo s e p , 31 6 h
l h r l i th t ri d
.
G o u d , H a nn a , 303 M o s e , E z a be , e f
or 1
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