The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-01-18

law, but also his heirs, with much more
that put into the story to make It
plausible.
CHAPTER V.
AGAIN IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK IN THE
PAsONAGESSIT CEMETERY-MY FATHER
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ASHES OF HIS
ANCESTORS.
On my arrival in New York with my
prizes purchased magnificent caskets
for both Sir Archibald and Lady Flea
nor, telegraphing my father what ! was
about, and that the caskets were to be
supposed to come from England.
AS may well be imagined, there was a
grand social upheaval in Pasonagessit
when my father made known the con-
tents of my London letter and an
nounced that Twas about to sail from
England in charge of the remains OF his
great-grandfather and great-grandmoth-
er, Sir Archibald and Lady Eleanor
Johnson. Nothing else was talked OF
in the village. At first q few venerable
DANES called to talk over the great fam
lily event with my mother. Then the
Bradfords began to call, and soon there
was q grand rush Of both young and old.
Pasonagessit cipitated itself upon tho
johnson mansion. ..sss ss5
E All this time my father was busy. He
had found what he had long needed
occupation-and was in his element. He
at once bought a large plat Of ground in
the Pasonagessit cemetery and an
nounced that he intended to remove to
it the remains of his father, mother,
grandfather, grandmother and all his
ancestors, whose tombs were scattered
through New England in several distant
and neglected graveyards. He became
SO interested and SO thoroughly in ear
nest in this work that he almost convinced
himself that the remains about to ar
rive from England were really those of
his great-grandfather and great-grand-
mother.
He Immediately gave orders for the
disinterment and removal to Pasonages-
sit of the remains of his father, mother
ana other ancestors whose graves we're
IN New England, a work he would never
have thought Of had it not been for his
having first undertaken the great enter
prise of bringing over from England his
great-grandparents.
The event was naturally pleasing to the
pride Of my mother and sisters. There
fore when they saw my father wholly
absorbed in the new undertaking and
sparing neither pains nor expense in car
rying out his plans their enthusiasm be-
came almost boundless. Nearly every
day, they were out to where he was en-
gagged in su experimenting the work of lay
ing out his burial lot. The county survey
or was employed, and the sites of all the
proposed tombs were traced and perma-
nently marked. Rev. Nantucket Sperm,
Captain Shrimp and all the church Off
GERS were led out to the churchyard
and solennly consulted. So
In explaining his plans my father was
ii his glory. Here would be the tombs
Of Sir Archibald and Lady Eleanor; adj
Joining would be those of my great
grandfather and great-grandmo other, and
SO on down Indeed, from quite an ac-
cidental beginning, my family were in
the thick Of what might be termed q
gTauQ E66pulCuI6tA OOOA1. +5 A/oAAOAS, wv
caught the infection, and there was a
general overhauling Of tombs and bright
ening up Of the Pasonagessit graveyard.
Soon it had been so beautified that all in
the village were proud Of it.
When my father was informed Of my
arrival in New Z ork, he at once dropped
all his work and joined me. Never be-
fore had I seen the old gentleman SO
thoroughly in earnest and SO filed to
saturation with any hobby or undertake
| ing. s .5s
| When took him to the undertakers
and showed him the splendid and costly
caskets in which reposed the remains Of
| Sir Archibald and Lady Eleanor, he was
much affected. I then pointed out the
family arms on the coffin plates and ex-
hibited to him number Of the silver
gilt buttons Of my great-great-grand-
| father.
To MY astonishment, while was glib
! " running on about these things, the
| old gentleman suddenly broke down.
Leaning his mead upon my shoulder, he
said, II can't nelp it, my sonp and he
| sobbed aloud.
This exhibition ot feeling on the part
: