Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-15
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
Gathered from FIy-Leaves of Past &c
erations-I62O1S,.

loZo--Cuts GOWN May-pOle at Merry
Mount, as a rebuke to vain recreation.
1635.-Is crowded for accommodation, and
stakes out new farm at Connecticut.
1637.-Makes war on the Antimonians and
the Pequot Indians, and whips both.
163S.-Starts d college, and
1640.-Sets up printing press.
1643.-Goes into conference.-the first
Colonial Congress.
164S.-Lays down the Cambridge platform
Hangs witch.
1649.-Sets his face against the unehristian
custom of wearing long hair, "a thing
uncivil and uncomely."
l65l.-Is rebuked for "intolerable excess
aud bravery of apparel" and is forbidden
to wear gold and silver lace, or any such
gewgaws.
l652-Coin- pine tree shiilings and makes
the business profitable.
l663.-Prints Bible for the Indians.
16S0.-Buys 'hang up clock and occa-
sionally carries silver watch that helps
him to guess the time of day. About
this period learns to use forks at table, a
new fashion,
l692.-ls scared by witches again at Salem,
but gets the better of them.
17O2.-Founds another college, which at
last settles down at New Haven.
l704.-Prints his first newspaper in Boston.
l705.-Takes coffee as a luxury, and at his
own table.
1708.-Constructs another platform, this
time at Saybrook.
17l0.-Begins to sip tea-very sparingly. 1t
does not come into family use till five
and twenty years later.
1720.-Eats potato, and takes one home
TO plant in his garden as a curiosity.
l72l.-Is inoculated for the small pox-not
without grave circumstances from his
conservative neighbors. Begins to sing
by note on Sundays, thereby encounter
ing much opposition and opening ten
years quarrel.
observation-disclosures tinware and starts the
first tin peddler on his travels.
1742.-Sees Faheuil Hall built. The cradle
of liberty is ready to be rocked.
1745.-Builds an organ, but does not permit
it to be played in the meeting house
1750.-Buys bushel of potatoes for win
ter's use-all his friends wondering what
he will do with so many.
1755.-Puts up Franklin stove in the best
room, and tries one of the newly-invented
lightning rods.
1760.-About this time begins TO wear a
collar to his shirt. When he can afford
it, takes his wife TO meeting in chaise,
instead of on pillion as heretofore.
1765.-Shows his dislike to stamped paper,
and joins the " Sons Of Liberty"
176S.-Tries his hand at type founding
not yet ssccessfully-in Connecticut
1770.-Buys a homemade wooden clock.
1773.-Waters his tea in Boston Harbor.
Plants liberty trees wherever he finds
good soil.
l774.--Lights Boston street with oil lamps
"a novelty Though new lights" have
been plenty for some years..
l77G.-Brother Johnathan-as he begins to
-e called in the family-declares himself
-ee and independent
17S0.-Buys an umbrillo" for SUNDAYS /:
and whenever he shows it is laughed at
for his effeminacy.
l79l.-Starts cotton spinning factory.
1792.-Has been raising silk worms in
Connecticut; and now gives his minister
mot his wife) a homemade silk gown.
BUYS a carpet for the middle of the
parlor floor
1793.-Invents the cotton gin, and thereby
trebles the value of Southern plauta-
1795-1S00.-Wears pantaloons occasion
ally, but not when in full dress. Begins
to use plates on the breakfast and tea
table
lSo2.-Has the boys and girls vaccinated.
lS06.-Tries to burn piece OF hard coal
from Philadelphia. A failure
lS07.-Sees boat go by steam on the Hud-
son.
1Sl5.-Holds a little Convention at Hart
ford, but doesn't propose to dissolve the
Union. Buys one of Terry's patent
shelf clocks" for $36, and regulates his
watch by it.
lS17.-Sets up q stove in the Westinghouse
and builds a fire in it for Sunday, an in
novation which is stoutly resisted by
MANY
ISlS.-Begins to run steamboat on Long
Island Sound, and-after making his
will-takes passage on it to New York
lSl9.-Grown holder, he crosses the At
lantic in steamship.
lSA.-Lights gas in Boston. AT last learns
how to make hard coal burn, and sets a
CRATE in his parlor. BUYS steel pen
lone of Gilliotts, sold at S33 per gross).
Has his everyday shirts made without
ruflles.
1S25-About this time puts a percussion
lock on his old musket
lS26-Buys his wife pair of queer-shaped
india-rubber oyer-shoes. Puts on his
first false collar -
lS2S-Tastes his first tomato-doubtingly
Is told that it is questionable to feed
himself with his knife-and BUYS silver
forks for great occasions.
1SS2-Builds railroad and rides on it.
1SS3-Rubs the first lucifer match-then
called "lucifer and afterward loco
foco." Throws away the old finder box
with its flint and steel
lS35-Invents the revolver. and sets about
supplying the world with it, as a peace
maker. Tries a gold pen, but cannot
find good one vet, nor till 1874
lS57.-Gets in panic-and out again. after
free use of shinplasters."
lS3S.-Adopts the new fashion of putting
his letters in envelopes Ia fashion which
does not fairly prevail till seven years
later)
iSi0-Sits for his daguerreotype, and gets a
fearfully and wonderfully made picture.
Begins to blow himself up with cam
phene and burning fluid. and continues
the process for years. with changes ofthe
active agents, down to and including
non-explosiye kerosene
IS44.-Sends his first message bv the cleo
trio telegraph.
lS47.-Buys his wife sewing machine, in
the vain hope that somehow it will keep
the buttons on his shirts. Begins to re-
eeive advices from the spirit world.
1s55-Begins TO bore and be bored by the
Hoosac Tunnel.
1S5S-Celebrates laying of the ocean cable,
and sends friendly message 10 John
Bull Next week begins TO Doubt
hhNNhN4 Tic S-abAO -ieib OSNAA AAiNl ut AAl.
1s6l.-Goes South to help compose a fam
lily quarrel. Takes to using paper money.
1s6l-1s65.-Climbs the Hill Of Difficulty
relieved of his pack after January 1. 1864;
bat loses Great Heart at the last, April
Il. 1865.
1s66.-Gets his Atlantic cable in working
order at last, in season to send word to
his British cousins. who have been wait
ing for an invitation to his funeral, that
ne " lives vet"
1S6G-1szS.--Is reconsEucting, and talking
about resumption. Sends his bows TO the
museum to see an Sld-fashioned silver
dollar. Beres away * the Hoosae fun
mel.
1S76.-Holdsa great celebration on his 0se-
hundredth Independence birthday, with
uncles and aants from 81 parts of the
earth in attendance.
1S79.-Resumes using gold and silver fof
making his usual payments.
1886. -HayiRg become the universal patron
of Liberty, be setg up in New York har-
Dor grand memorial statue presented
by France, and holds high the emblem
atic torch of enlightenment. burning with
hs oil of peace and good will TO ali man
Kind.
Later in the season the Anarchists give
their new version of liberty, and he pre-
pares TO give them the grand bounce.