The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-20
lust going aloft 20 close reef the scuppe,

just going aloft to close reef 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 bright new jag. It
is in honor of the 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 Bible,
bathtub or 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
heard at Cape Cod, which is jealous of
Plymouth and also trying to get up q
boom on Buzzard's Bay.
On the left hand side Of the street il
you 60 as did do not know which is
east and west in Plymouth-but on the
left hand side il you 60 along the street
as did, and on your right, Of course, if
you como the other way, you will see a
rough granite building with Doric col
umns and . portico to it. It reminds
mo Of a Greek temple which / once
lived in while in Europe acquiring that
polish which Is SO noticeable in my man
ner and carriage since I came back. Iii
moro noticeable in my carriage, l think,
than anywhere else.
This Is Pilgrim hall. Il is not the
first and original Pilgrim haul, but we
win not dwell on that. Before entering
let US wipe our feet carefully on the
grass ut the roadside in order to avoid
unnecessary wear on the scraper at the
door.
Upon the pediment OF the porch you
will see fine allegorical group in demi-
relief representing the landing Of the
Pilgrims One OF the Adamses is just
stepping ashore with spiral cane and a
concordance. Others are following him.
The building was erected in 1924, but
eleven years ago it was thoroughly
went over and at great expense refur-
nished and refitted and a 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 Mayflower together with new
school Of large Percheron hens. These
hens he called the Plymouth Rocks, and
a. it 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 80 endeared 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 l
can only say, in wholly bipartisan way,
As did the editor Of paper in Mississippi
who, by some strange oversight, in an
unguarded moment paid his way in to
hear me lecture once, ''Some liked him
and some did not"
The signature Of Cromwell was torn
of the corner Of this portrait by some
fiend in human form in the days when
visitors were admitted free. Now that
admission Is charged, we find that relics
Of the Pilgrims do not have to be re-
placed 20 often, and a 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. It il
q 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 for the picture the Pilgrim Fa
theirs, evidently learning that there
would be no charge for the picture
crowded themselves too much into the
foreground and worked in members ol
their families in whom the public doei