The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-17


Phipps must have kindled and glowed
as he receivedthe ''dead don's cup"
which in itself was n fortune.
"And to you. for your honor and hon
esty, shall be given an ample fortune,
and there shall be bestowed upon you
| the honor of knighthood You shall be
Fable TO present TO your good wife.
whose faith has been so well bestowed,
the AIbemarlc Cup. in the name of the
Duke Of Albemarle, and of Sir Will
liam Phippsl"
Capt. William PhiPps returned to
I}oston a baronet, with the Albemarle
cup. The widow that he had won was
Lady Phipps. New England never had a
wonder tale like that.
The Albemarle cup! The fame Of IL
filed Boston town. There il stood in
massive gold, In Lady Phipps' simple
parlor, among humber decorations
How strange 10 looked TO her as she
saw il. Then rose before her the boy
from the Maine woods, one of twenty
six school-denied children; the un-
gainly young sailor with his hot tenn
per and scars; the dreamer of golden
dreams: the captain, the fortune find
er, the knight. Another link soon was
added to this marvellous chain of events.
The house of gables in the green lane
was offered for sale. Sir William pur-
chased il, and the Albemarle cup was
taken into it, amid furnishings worthy
of a knight and lady.
The two looked out of the upper win
dow over Boston town.
But no sooner had the knight full
filed so much of his vision than he be-
came involved in political dispute
with the civil power and lost his bal
ance of mind again.
They sat together near the close Of
summer day. The sun CLEANED through
the window and caused the Albemarle
cup to emit n sudden splendor of pen
ciled rays.
MY lady," said Sir William, 81 have
brought you wealth; am going to Eng
land again; know my business; when
i return / will bring you fame. Let us
make great Thanksgiving dinner,
and invite all of our friends, end let
drinking out of the Albemarle cup"
"You have brought me wealth, and
as you have gained ii by honor, it is
indeed a thing for which TO be CRATE
full. You may bring TO me fame, and
4 think you will. But, as l said to you
many years ago, wealth and fame at'e
not the highest attainments in life.
We best serve Heaven by resisting
temptation; and we best show our graf
itude for our benefactions 10 Heaven
by obedience to the call of right in the
soul. When you, William Phipps, are
governor of William Phipps, you will
be knight indeed. Honor under con-
troll is tree krhghthood."
The dead don's golden goblet blazed
In the light of the astrals and esconces
as they continued to talk. A shadow
passed the near window in the star
light, and rose bush was shaken there.
Sir William turned his head. A hand
was upraised in the semi-darlmess out
side of the window. The two sat in ST.
lence for time wondering. Then n
sharp. cruel cry rose in the air. followed
by a chuckle, which died away in the
haunted air.
Sir William Phipps sailed away again
He returned as Gov -Phipps. with the
charter of the proyirce-
PART III.
Times were changing now. A dark
ness was falling upon the colony like
the shadow of death. 1t was the de-
lusion OF witchcraft - contagious
nervous disease, and one most terrible
IN its results for long time by false
Interpretation of the ancient Hebrew
Scriptures
1t was day when darlS-mindcd peo-
pie had their revenCcs. II was the har-
vest time OF revenges. One had only
to claim 10 be bewitched by some per-
son to cause that person 10 fall under
an awful suspicion, which was certain
to grow.
All the world has read of Salem IN
this period of delusion and darkness;
of the witch testimony in courts, and of
the Gallows Hill. In Boston il was n
time of terror. When Salem had filed
her own prisons with people suspected
Of witchcraft Boston opened to her VIC
Tins her prison doors.
The sworn testimony of the most
reputable people of Boston may be
found in the state archives to-day. to
these then so-called wonders of the in
visible world" People thought that
they could feel tormenting spirits that
they could not see. Nervous, suscepti-
bic women would be thrown into Cts
and long agitations and have terrible
visions. According to the testimony of
large number of people, OF which
signed evidences, i think, still exist,
woman by the name Of Margaret Rule
was beset with evil spirits, so that her
body turned black from their blows,
which could not be seen to be dealt, and
was bistered by birthstone, the "odor
OF which filled the house." but which
was invisible. She used 20 be sus-
pcndcd in the mir Two witnesses saw