The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-16

newspaper man. You WOuld hardly De-
heve that the fishing and hunting were
still good around Plymouth after the
growth of $50 years, but they are said to
be so, and within the past ten years at
least 200 deer have been killed within
few miles of where the Pilgrims landed.
That shows that Plymouth has been a
quiet town. See what Chicago has done
in one-fifth of that time, and without
Dragging over it either. No matter what
Chicago does she is never boastfuL Chi
cago lets her work show for itself. That
is what Chicago sees most to admire and
applaud in herself.
Attached to Plymouth is a very enjoy
able harbor, which has not materially
changed since the deck hands of the
Mayhower, with that painful delibera-
ton which marks the efforts of the deck
hand who does not swear. made fast the
gallant but poorly ventilated little craft.
In fancy, now, L see the Mayfower tack
ing to and fro, and moving toward
Plymouth Rock, where she had adver-
tised to make landing. AS look over
the placid bay with half closed eyes l
seem to see, as the boat gets nearer, the
faces of those whose children are so soon
to be successful and point back with
pride to these parents who stand upon
the decks of the Mayfower.
Let US look for moment at these
fathers and mothers Of the future aris-
tocracy Of America. Here is one of them
engaged in holystoning the deck.
His haggard face shows how hard it has
been for him to be a sailor in rough
weather and under adverse circum-
stances without the use of plug tobacco
or profanity. Here is another head Of
a great American family line. He is
Just going aloft to close reef the scupper
boom ON the off side But what is this
he has with hin7 All, now see, as he
boat gets nearer am able to distinguish
more clearly. 1t is bright new jag. 1t
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 viii
some day be the hyphenated but bilious
aristocracy of this tirnid and shrinking
little republic.
Clark's island is where the Pilgrims
spent their first Sabbath, holding an all
day service and forming a Bible class of
aged Indians who had not seen Bible,
bathtub or a backsider 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
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
left hand side if you go along the street
as 1 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 b II. 1t is not the
first and original Pilgrim haul, but we
will not dwell on that. Before entering
no1af,-1lxI ho
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 a fine allegorical group in demi-
relief representing the landing of the
Pilgrims. One of the Adamses is just
stepping ashore with a spiral cane and
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 reftted 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 Mayfower together with new
school of large Percheron hens. These
hens he called the Plymouth Rocks, and
as 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 so 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 a very good picture of
Oliver Cromwell, from a kodak study by
Sir Edwin Landseer. OF Cromwell |
can only say, in wholly bipartisan way,
as did the editor of a paper in Mississippi
who, by some strange oversight, in an
moment paid his way in to
hear me lecture once, Some liked him
and some did not.
The signature Of Cromwell was torn
off the corner of this portrait by some
hend in human form in the days when
visitors were admitted free. Now that