The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-11-29

me step on shore at Boston port
when father and ! arrived from Eng
land"
"Abigairs mother says you are
above your neighbors in pride, be-
cause you came HON England. She
says you ought to cropmy hair close
and not let it grow. Abigail wants
my Kitty, but ! told her she couldn't
have it"
"And what said Abigail?" asked
the mother, smiling at the mixture
Of matter in her daughters speech
who, precocious as the children OF
those stern times were won't to be-,
yet showed her childishness in this.
"She called me proud mink. /
told her she was verify an ugly one. ("
"Child, child! and is this all the
breeding thy mother taught thee?
am vexed for thy words. And what
said she them"
"She said she did not want my dev-
IFS cat. What did she mean, moth
er? She said fire came out of it's
eyes and she ran and told her moth
err"
"Oh, my poor maid! Ifear me thy
tongue has brought us into trouble.
Did'st come home them"
Yes; and as passed Dame Bish-
ops door she called me a vain rogue,
and asked why came to plague her
child"
81 like it not. / have ever felt
GOODNESS towards her hypocritical
ways" said Dame Carny, setting
down the child and walking to the
door, anxiously watching for her
husbands coming. before he
reached the step she saw his face
wore a troubled look. She stepped
out to meet him.
'Nay, then, sweetheart, and what
is thy yexation," said he, as he
scanned her face. She gave him the
substance of Deliverance's words.
~ would not mind them at other
times, but with the past troubles
fresh in mind"
"And goodwife, they have broken
out again afresh. Good Mr.. Mather
has been called to Boston to inquire
into a new case more full of enchant-
ments and devilish torrents than
any other" And he gave her the
particulars as he had them from
Elder Winthrop who had heard them
read from a letter sent to their
minister. Seeing his wife's deepen
ing distress be ceased to dwell on
the probable miseries to follow, but
tried to encourage her.
'Nay, then, be not so downcast.
What evil should come to us? Are
we not God-fearing and earn
est in well-doing? Are any more
constant in attendance on the pro-
vided means of grace? Neither know
l any woman in our goodly settle
ment who is so kind to her neigh
bors as my good wife, and all spe ak
well of her in turn"
"All save neighbor Bishop, and
she is sore against me. because of
our sweet maid, Deliverance; she
harbors jealousy towards u.s.
"Be not SO downcast, and all will
be well. sweetheart"
"Nay, then, according to Good
wife Bishop, thou art the one who,
by thy sweet titles and endearments,
sets thy wife and child to feeling
above their neighbors, Goodman
Bishop does not SO, she says"
Goodman Carny laughed as he
moved towards the door, at the un-
couth, coarse-gr grained and uncourt-
eous Bishop showing sings of en-
dearment towards a wife and child
SO truly his mates, even to exceeding
him in his unamiable qualities. But
for a time these people were forgot
ten in his play with his little daugh-
ter. In his love for her he was negli-
gent, as his minister warned him, in
enforcing the strict discipline ap-
proved by the Puritans in the rearing
of children. Besides, as she grew old
er, he thought her quick tongue and
merry ways should be repressed. Dur
ing the customary silence of dinner
the thought of the mornings news,
coupled with his wife's words, caused
him uneasiness, but he would not
that she should see it. He therefore
chatted with Deliverance about the
coming Thanksgiving to be spent at
her grandfather's in Boston, and
laughed at her extravaganza ideas of
the wonders she would see in the
town. He fingered longer tor his
incoming than his won't for his heart
was tender towards his home, and
for some curious reason he misliked
to leave his dear ones. This was the
last of their merry times for many a
weary day.
When, at last, he did start to his
labor, he met one and another of the
settlement folks in an evident dis
traction of mind. The i'll news of the
fresh witchcrafts had spread and
sorely vexed them. As he passes the
house of Mother Bishop, he sees her
and Abigail mounting Carrier Hub
bard's cart. The dame gives him
but scowling look in answer
to his friendly words Of greeting, and
soon he learns that her daughter,
but three years older than his own
little maiden, has been seized with
devilish possession. The word is
that she is on her way to Salem to
have Rev. Cotton Mather and Rev.
Mr.. Paris find out who is the witch
that torrents the girl.
This is but dull news to take home
to his wife. but the next day but one
brings more. He learns from Elder
Winthrop, who is his friend as well
as the friend of his wife's father in
Boston, that after prayer and
close questioning of The girl it
has come out that his wife is
accused. He hardly knows how to
find words to tell her, but when at
last the matter is laid before her
and the first horror is overpast, they
go together in the evening, Deliver
ance being there asleep in her trundle
bed, to advise with their min
lister and the elders of the
church. These wise and virtues men,
holding in high esteem the husband
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