Litchfield enquirer., 1845-01-30
LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS


The manner N which tue Pilgrims spent tbeir
rss sabbath i Ansrics. aardsg striking iIlastra-
ton oftheir character: 800
the May6owcE.' name nov immortal, h.aS
crossed the ocean, Il has borne its hundred pan-s
sengers over the vast deep. And after perilouS
voyage, i had reached the bleak Shores Of New
England in the beginning of winter. The sDot
which was 10 furnish home and 4 burial place
was now 10 be selected. The ShaIl0p YEAS unship-
ped. but needed REPAIRS and rs weary days elapsek
before Il was ready for Service among ice and
snow, IT was then sent out. with sons halfdozsG
Pilgrims, to find asuitable place where t0Aand.---
The spray Of tie sea, says the historian, ifSzs on
them, and made their clothes line coats ofiron.@.s
8fVe days they wandered about searching ii vain
tog Suitable landing place. AStorih came on.
the snow and rsin felIs the sea swelled the rudder
broke; the mast and the sail fell oysFb6ard eIni
this storm and cold, without tent. house, or the
shelter Of rock, the Christian sabbath approach-
ed--the day which they regarded Is holy unto God
"a day on which they were to do no work. What,.
should be done: Asgthe evening before The SAB
bath drew on. they pushed over the surf. eutsrcd
fair sound, sheltered themselves under the leaof
rise Of land, kndled ERE, and on that island they
spent the day In the solemn worship Of their Ma
ker. On the next day their feet touched the rock
now sacred ~ the place Of the landing &c the Pill
grims. Nothing orestrikingly marks the char
acter Of thispeople thIsact. Thewhole scenes
tho houseless. homeless islana--tha families Of
wives and children In the distance, weary Win
their voyage and impatient to lan--an vet sa-l
cred observance ofa day which they kept from
principle and not from mere feeling. or because IL
bedded true religion d in the soul and how iitia
ID ID effected BY surrounding difficulties. \ ga
AN HONEST MAN. Nh s.is Ile fss-a
There is man in this city, who has for many
years gained not much more .han the bare neces.
saries Of life BY the precarious means Of the en-
ployment that he could obtain lfoun house 10 house.
Not many months ago. in consequence Of His
general tathfulness. permanent situation was or
fered to HIM, worth considerable in the estimation
| Of man in his circumstance, which he declined
to accept until assured that the then present I'M
cumnsnt, TOR whom h Z. had no particular regard,
"A life time Of good conduct would be- no more
satisfactory evidence that q man might be trusted
with uncounted gold, than this single manifesto
ton, under the circumstances attending II would
require very strong temptation to induce such
person to injure his neighbor in property Or good
name. 8
How many In the higher walks, who pride
themselves upon their honor and honesty act thus
in relation to their fellow menu How many whe
profess 70 be actuated BY higher motives, manifest
such . dispositionf There are few alas, who do
not look first to their own interest and then, II ev.
er, 10 that Of their fellow man. sa,p
There are hundreds Of menwho hold up their
heads In this community, in easy citcumstancesat
least. II not rich. who would beggar d familysof
cnidren % add Thousand dollars e shsir psopers
OF asing tnan oy pulling some one downing.
,---. Ne
authority, remarked that ssconmeniaiofsdid not q!
| gree with him." Next day he received basket Of
~su..y posa.ces Mom enc y nss who
with him. he had taken ne l;hssss y, 80.
with some Of the best kidney tatuIa. A =
Mr., Hubbard. the Commissioner of Nfos...h,,.
sets. has left New Orleans sy;fh,t -. $500.
ing 10 ecf ihe ohect r. NJ. s,ssas Sss
RI. r;..,,.,,.. M. slssl,s.,s - - TX ..
Ano 1ioayune says WIN
!" Mr.. Hubbard lett New Orleans on Sunday,
leaving in the hands Of gentleman OF this city q
letter, of which the following il an extract: 81
VI And 80 frankly declars a. vo,...nA s...h..
that am flly conyince shaf * m;.s;nr ,..sss ~
fruitess, ana viii occasion rsesss ana
lam preparing Immediately to leave, and return
nated.'" e-1, IRA % N I. -" 1870 = 20,
ON. uosf lamk and ;mr,oa.ct, -.,,,s;.c, Ss''l
VIA VI" - M q" INV n y,
The yMlddletosrn Senfi,.ei 4 affl;cfsd hecau.a
Of the removal 81 /" Amos Pilsburv. Eao.. from
the Wardenship Of tie state Prison. The lachy-
= IN. -.,,,.,.I ~ NJ. p:,.I... 4, .s-.....x
80 !; = ~ 49, m sne m,as. g
rarslv ennaIied IL IA IA n. ~;
nlies which ,y;i, "A dii;cs u 1890. Il; sk ~
ri $3.50 a.;.s y 4. 4 49, ~ J" 49, asaa
Ho,,sa cacr,o, II ia Il s,,c,, go 80. ysn
6eid.S - Y. fasS n y e''asss-
We hope The yvh;s. h.ve h.,.,.i. - ,.....G.....l
r. - aia,m;ry sss;s y W ass s'tsao ne Y
liz he midi IF scinfey. W. imnfoss shst -:
poor man may find some place 70 lay hishead, now.