St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-09

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finished, all our pocket books must be
unclasped again, on golden hinges turn
ing.
At the Registry of Deeds, in the Court
from the beginning of their enterprise,
may be seen in perfect preservation,
together with the patent of the colony
given in 1929, by the Earl of Warwick,
containing the signature of that noble
man, and the Great Seal of England in
wax. The records show that the Pill
grims were educated, intelligent, clear
headed business men. All their affairs
were fully thought out and adjusted
and put in black and white for refer.
ence, like successful enterprise of the
present day; so there was no oppor.
tunity for misunderstanding or con-
entiOn.
Here is found Gov. Bradford's order
to build no more straw matched roofs
after that of the store house had burned
Jan. IA, 1921 his order for trial by jury,
and the first revenue law. All the civil
processes of the young Republic are
here in germ.
The first cattle were brought over
four years after. The milk of one COW
was divided into lots, and portion
went to each one of 10 families. Think
of the little children going four years
without milk. They had the "sincere
milk of the Word"
Leyden street-On which the 10 fami-
lies located their log houses the first
winter-still retains its name, and the
place of each of the different families is
indicated. Burial Hill, where the dust
of the Pilgrims reposes, is sacredly kept
in repair. The site where the log fort
was set up in 1921, with six cannon
mounted on top, and which was used
also Is years for a church, is clearly es-
tablished, as also the location of the
Watch Tower built in 1913. In place
of some of the old monuments, as Gov.
Bradford's, worn out by time, are new
ones. The finest monument in the
grounds has this inscription "Robert
Cushman arrived here Nov. 9, 1921.
Preached Dec. 9, on the Danger of Self
love and the Sweets of True Friendship,
went back to England Dec. 13, 1921.
In the Dedication of the sermon is this
sentence: 'As you my loving friends,
the adventures to this plantation, as
your care has been first to settle religion
here, before either profit or popularity,
so | pray You go on. l rejoice that YOU
thus honor God with your riches, and l
trust you shall be repaid again double
and thribble in this world yea, and
the memory of this action shall never
die.'n
While ut Gov. BradfOrd's grave which
occupies the crown of the hill, lineal
descendant of his, of the seventh gener-
alton. who was born there, joined me,
and communicated many things of in
terest. The name of Bradford is the
most common in the town. Descend
ants of Gov. Carver, and Elder Brew
ster, and Myles Standish, are still there.
The cells in the town brook which af-
forded so much timely food the first
winter, still are found in equal abund-
ance, and in the spring they give place
aS than tn Ia1icionS barr;nn St;u tbo
farmers plant corn on those barren lands
as the Indians taught them 25S years
ago, putting two fish in hill "Deli-
cate springs of as good water as can be
drank" still flow there. The same Sc
cure harbOr shelters the ships, and the
canoes as of old, put up into the bay at
the mauth of the brook. Clark's island
is in full view, having been over a cen
fury in the hands of the Watson family,
father and son living and dying and
being buried there.
The first church organized in Ply
mouth by Pilgrim Fathers, is now Uni
tartan in its faith. IN 1873, Roman
Catholic church with parish school,
was erected in the heart of the town,
without hindrance. Near by is quiet
rope factory. Had the Pilgrims thus
planted their institutions in any Catho-
lie country they would soon have been
to stretch the hemp in the
cOrdage walks but the Pilgrims give
the liberty they ask, and trust their
cause to God and the truth.
c. l.. GoODELL.