Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-17

JUST SoiuS dlolI 10 Close reeI the SCupper
boom on the off side But what is this
he has with him? All, now | see, as the
boat gets nearer am able to distinguish
more clearly. 1t is a bright new jag. 1t
is in honor Of -he successful trip.
Many others are now seen to be on the
deck. All of them need complete change
of scene and linen. They could not any
of them get chance today to sleep in
the coachman's annex ON the grounds of
their swollen descendants, nor on any
other grounds perhaps. The whole boat
needs airing and so do the passengers.
And yet they are the heads of what will
some day be the hyphenated but bilious
aristocracy of this timid and shrinking
little republic.
Clark's island is where the Pilgrims
spent their first Sabbath, holding an all
day service and forming Bible class of
aged Indians who had not seen a Bible,
bathtub or a backslider during the his
tory of the country. Some say that they
had never seen anybody burned at the
stake till the Pilgrims came, but that l
heard at Cape Cod, which is jealous of
Plymouth and also trying to get up a
boom on Buzzard's Bay.
On the left hand side of the street if
you go as did do not know which is
east and west in Plymouth-but on the
LETT hand side if you go along the street
as did, and on your right, of course, if
you come the other way, you will see a
rough granite building with Doric col
umns and a portico to it. 1t reminds
me of a Greek temple which l once
lived in while in Europe acquiring that
polish which is so noticeable in my man
ner and carriage since came back. 1t is
more noticeable in my carriage, think.
than anywhere else.
This is Pilgrim hall. 1t is not the
first and original Pilgrim haul, but we
will not dwell on that. Before entering
let US wipe our feet carefully on the
grass at the roadside in order to avoid
unnecessary wear on the scraper at the
door.
Upon the pediment of the porch you
will see fine categorical group in demi-
relief representing the landing of the
Pilgrims. One of the Adamses is Just
stepping ashore with a spiral cane and a
concordance. Others are following him
The building was erected in 1924, but
eleven years ago IL was thoroughly
went over and at great expense refur-
nished and retitted and nice new Ply
mouth Rock that had not been used was
put in in place OF the old one, which was
much out of repair.
The name Plymouth Rock was sug-
gested TO the Pilgrims by Rutherford B.
Hayes, an elderly man who came over
on the Mayfiower together with a new
school of large Percheron hens. These
hens he called the Plymouth Rocks, and
as ii was rule among them, and one TO
which they strictly adhered, never to
cackle till they had laid an egg. this
! wonderful characteristic of keeping faith
with the public so enaeared them TO the
Pilgrim Fathers that their name is for
ever identified with the place where they
first set foot upon the soil of America.
Inside We find very good picture of
Oliver Cromwell. from kodak study by
Sir Edwin Landseer. OF Cromwell |
can only say, in a wholly bipartisan way,
! as did the edito OF paper in Mississippi
who, by some 'ange oversight, III an
unguarded nom At paid his way in 10
hear me lecture ice, Some liked him
and some did not
The signature Of Cromwell was torn
off the corner of this portrait by some
fend in human form in the days when
visitors We're admitted free. Now that
admission is charged, we find that relics
of the Pilgrims do not have 10 be re-
placed so often, and Plymouth Rock, If
carefully selected, lasts FIVE TO eight
| years.
Fronting the entrance at the east end
of the hall hangs the large painting OF
! the Landing by Henry Sargent. 1t Is
good picture, there being but one crit
| cism that / could offer, and the artist is
not to blame, for he could hardly be
held responsible. In arranging them
selves Tor the picture the Pilgrim Fa-
theirs, evidently learning that there
would be no charge for the picture
! crowded themselves TOO much into thl
foreground and worked in members OF
their families in whom the public does