Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07
ADay Old Plymouth

Near the same place is curious stone
to the memory Of John Cotton
Here Ives Inferred three children viz, three
sons OF Rev. MIR lohnICouon, who died in the
work Of the gospel ministry at Charleston
South Carolina. Sept We 80 1909 where ne
had great success, and seven sons OF JOSIAH
Cotton Esq, who died in their infancy.
Near a little pine grove is stone to
child:
The fathers have eaten sour gtapes, and the
chIdren's teeth arc set on edge.
Let me quote few more atrandom'
TO rASNIE cRANBtE.
As Young as beautiful and soft as young,
And gay as SOFT and Innocent as gay.
10 WILLIAM KEENE.
This modest stone, what few vain marbles can,
May truly say, Here lies an honest man,
Calmly he looked on either life. and here,
Saw nothing 70 regret or there to fear
From nature temperate feast rose satisfied
Thanked heaven tina; he lived, and that he
died.
TO ELIZABETH sAvERT.
Remember me rs you pass by
As you are now, so once was !;
As am now, so you will be,
Therefore prepare to follow me.
These are but few OF the many
epitaphs seen in this cemetery.
Leaving this old bu,ial ground, we
went on down, passing tn Carver,
Mitchell, Stevens, and Leach houses all
built before 1850, and drank rom the
old Pilgrim spring where the tair Pnscil-
las used to come ior water in those
dreary winter days, when the sturdy
Pilgrim was beset on every side with
famine, pestilence and the savages.
Another intere sting sight is National
Monument to the Pilgrim Fathers, a vast
pile Of carved granite, crowned by a
very impressive statue OF Faith, forty
| feet high. This magnificent monument
cost thirtythousand dollars Inc total
| height is eighty -one feet, and it is sa d
that the figure Faith is the finest piece OF
granite statuary in the world.
These are but few OF the many
scenes and relics OF this quaint old town,
but as one passes into the county, he
sees more OF Plymouth as it was IN the
days oil the ioreilthers' Even within
the borders OF the town, there are iorty
thousand acres Of woodland, mucn OF
which is the same primitive wilderness
that was trodden by the Pilgrims. Inc
forests are ancient and primeval, aud
extend for miles and miles, save now
| and then where some fire has got in its
devastating work. Little lake with clean
| sandy bottoms are to be found every.
where, aud to this day the strolling
traveller often runs on to the resting
-, g. InaY qll1a
other inhabitant OF the wild and tang e
forests.
Plymouth has a population OF about
o,Coo There are numerous factories
OF all kinds, and the town is well pro
vided with electric cars and lights. The
standard of education here is excep
tionally high, and the schools rank among
the best 10 Massachusetts. There are d
number Of different churches, and thu.
Plymouth exemplies most strikingly the
fact that the Fathers founded here re
ligious liberty.
Next VT ek there Is to be a great his
toric festival and pageant, which vii
deal with the incidents prior TO the land
ing OF the foretathers in this country
their lite in Holland, tneir arrival here
their home, life and later history. TIT
beautiful story OF their lives, their sor
rows, their adventures. told in thi
. novel and attactive way canno, fail L
,n,ore,t all Iovers of American History
NJ, Of tho rharact.rs will he nortrave,
I., " i.s,,,,Jo,,,S ~ ,''a piIori,,,s III
ny 'ue VI '''N ''"'' WI
came III lhe way et'--,...,-
Inc program lor tue presentation Is d
follows:
Scene 1.-The Pilgrims in captivity in Bostor
g.. ~ Holland s,s,. Dutch t,s,i,i,i,.
, ne pas,irns ON ,brir wav IN cmbark Go,
Z Delft Haven.