The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

whose progenror came over in the May
fower-so at least IL seemed tome. My
people were looked upon as nj ut5tarts--a
family without n pedigree-and they
were snubbed on oil sides.
Soon as ] made this discovery, which
/ did in a way that came nome to the
heart in my bosom, took occasion to
speak of il TO my father.
"Sam, my boy, you are right" said
he. "It is true. You see how it is here.
These people have sort Of petty, mar
row prideof ancestry thst causes them
10 act in a very clannish manner. All
of their societies and social gatherings
SO smack of the pilgrim fathers of the
colony of Plymouth that all who can
not claim descent from said fathers are
barred. There is here n sort Of aristoc-
racy Of tho descendants OF the first
squads Of emigrants that landed on these
shores, and all others are looked upon
as nobodies. Your sisters are es we'll
educated, as well hammered and as good
IN every way as the daughters OF our
neighbors, yet they are snubbed. We
are an outcast family. All their social
parties are parties of pedigree-'ances-
try and the 'Mayhower pilgrims al
ways come up in one way or another to
rule us out. All, Sam, were a set of So
cial lepersl"
"They must be a queer kind of Amer
icans," venturedI.
"They are just as / have told you,
and they are growing worse every year.
With their various kinds Of pilgrim so-
cieties they arc cultivating this sort
of thing As we are socially ostracized
here among these descendants of the
Mayaower pilgrims, / am seriously
thinking of ceiling everything / possess
in the place for whatever can get and
moving west OF south.
My father possessed a really beautiful
place. Everything had been arranged
TO his mind, and he had hoped 10 COM
fortably and happily end his days in the
beautiful little village. What he said
worried mo greatly.
Besides this worriment on my fathers
account, was chatting not little in any
own harness. There was cause for this
chafing, ana very bewitching little one
il was, notwithstanding it owned TO the
name Of Bradford. On my side it was
case of love at first sight. All, what
sweet little Mayhower it was! From
the moment first set eyes upon Pru-
dence Bradford / felt that / had ''met
my fate" as the saying is.
Judge, then, of my disappointment
when / learned from my sisters that
Prudence Bradford was upon the very
apex of tho pilgrim pyramid-was the
Mayhower of the Mayfowers. They
said that owing to the peculiar social
conditions existing in the village it
would be almost impossible for me to
obtain an introduction to the young lady
or to in any way make her acquaintance.
Besides, they had heard that Prudence
was reserved for her cousin Standish, a
Bradford OF the bluest blood. My sis
ters being ostraci1ed in Pasonagessit So
ciety, their brother could expect no
kinder fate. But where there is will
there is way.
4 The houses OF Rev. Nantucket Sperm
and Captain Shrimp constituted neutral
ground, as / soon discovered. Very soon
after this discovery l managed to make
the acquaintance of Prudence Bradford.
( found her as good natured and sweet
as she looked. Not sign of the pride
of pedigree did | find in Prudence. l
will not say that on her side it was also
a case of love at first sight, but it was
very like it. She now accuses me of
having "hypnotized her." Atall events,
we progressed very rapidly, and soon
there was a very good understanding be-
tween us.
Soon grew so bold that l ventured to
stroll home with her to the castle of the
Bradford of all the Bradfords. There /
met my Waterloo Prndenca waa hns-