Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18
Harry Winsfield 5aIins
at the water


at Barry Upper Branch, having been
drawn to me by kindred boldness OF
spirit and some little passages which
had had with the Indians, which be
not worth repeating.
being in such position In the COL
ony, and considering the fact that
Madam Cavendish and Catherine were
stanch loyalists and would have sent
all their tobacco to the bottom OF the
salt sea had the king 80 ordained, and
regarded all disaffection from the roy
al will as a deadly sin against God
and the church as well as the throne
and knowing the danger which Mary
Cavendish ran, was in a sore guam
Diary. Could l have but gone to those
men whom / conceived to be In the
plot and talked with them on an equal
footing would have given my right
hand.
But / wondered, and with reason,
what hearing they would accord me,
and wondered how to move In the
matter at all without doing harm to
Mistress Mary. yet feared greatly that
the nonmovement would harm her
more AS sat there fell to marvel
ing anew, as ! had marveled many
times before, ut that yielding on the
part of the strong which makes the
power of those in authority possible.
At the Welding Of the weak we marvel
not. but when one sees the bending or
stouch. true men, with muscles of
Iron and hearts of oak. to commands
which be manifestly against their own
best interests, it is verify beyond un-
derstanding.
| reasoned 1t out within myself that
one cause might lie in that distrust
anu suspicion of his neighDor as TO MS
good will and Identical interest Win
himself which is inborn with every
man and in most cases strengthens
with his growth. When movement
of rebellion against authority IL Oh
foot, he eyes all askance and speaks
in whispering corners OF secrecy, hot
knowing when he strikes his first blow
whether his own brothers hand Will De
with him against the common tyrant
or against himself.
Were II not for this lamentable quail
ity of the human heart. which VIII
preyent forever the perfect concertlng
of mower to one end. such giant might
he made of one people that 1t could
hold NIL the world and all the nations
thereof at its beck and call. But that
cannot be. even In England, which had
known and knows now and will know
again that division Of interest ana
doubts, every man Of his brothers
heart. which weaken the arm against
the common foe.
But, rejecting in such wise, l came
no nearer to the answer to my guam
dairy as to my best course for the pro"
lection Of Mary Cavendish.
sat there on that rock glittering
like frostwork in the May sunlight and
watched the river, and verify 1t seemed
70 me that the matter of the tobacco
Mot and Mary Cavendish's danger was
of more moment than aught else IN the
century.
master wingfeld." said voice 80
gently and sweetly repellent and for
bidding, even while 1t entreatsd. that
II shiyered the air with discord, and
I looked around, and there stood Catn-
crime Cavendish. She stood quite near
the rock where sat. but she kept her
head turned slightly away as II she
eould not bear the sight Of my face,
though she was constrained to speak
to me. But l, and speak the TRUTH
since held it unworthy a man and a
gentleman to feel aught of wrath or
contempt when he was sole sufferer by
reason of any wrong done by wom'
an. had nothing but that ever recur'
rent surprise and unbelief at the sight
of her to reconcile what knew, OF
thought knew. with what she SEEM
! ed.
rose and stepped from my rock TO
the green shore, and she moved 1T
Tie back with a slight courtesy. GOOD
morning, Mistress Catherine" l said.
"What know you Of what my sister
hath done, and the cargo that came
Yesterday on the Golden Horn" she
| demanded with no preface and OF a
sudden. Her voice rang sharp rs re-
membered It when she first spoke to me
by that white hedge Of England, ana
| could have sworn that the tide had
verify borne us thither and she was
again that sallow girl and the blum
dering lout Of lad.
"That cannot answer you, madam
It was as II play actress had
changed her character and not her at
tire, which suited another part. Out
game her slim arm, as II she would
have caught me by the hand for the
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