The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-20
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FIymouth has beeu called The cradle
OF New England. Il is on the coast
tl,Irty-eisht miles south OF Boston aud
IS thfiYgng and prosperous New Eng
lnud Town, with good schools and
churches aud town hail and shops Of
all kinds and comfortable homes.
on HE mar strip OF land that runs for
niles M and down the shore Of The
bay The dimlnutiye white houses Of
the fishermen are crowded close. to-
rether. In the center OF the same HAT
land strip, Gankel on both sides By the
dshermens homes, is large, open
so4are forty yards from tie wafer
front. Here stands Plymouth rock,=tIe
,i,ssf sl,itt Of which gives one 4 menai
shock. for no doubt, fancy has picture
nm immense boulder rising gf4ndiy OUT
or the sea, but Instead he visitor sees
only an obioBs, irregular ~ shaped gray
sandstone rock twelve feet IN length
and 1--WE feet in width at the widest
point and two at the mara . west Aero
one part runs 4 large crack when nus
been Hlied with cement and which gives
10 Piynuuth rock highly artificial
auDearance. The origin of This crack
IS q biz OF unique history and bears
evidence TO the early differences mat
NJ times divided the iHha bitants Into
two factions.
For n long time there waged spirited
and bitter 5vranglins between the OBJ
nosipg parties, and 1t even settled
down upon the much cherished Ply
mouth rock. which one party declared
ought to be removed to a more worthy
position IN the town square ana tue
other yrangiers protested II should hos
he moved an inch from It's position
oven though they bad to guard it with
their pixies and guns.
Finally the stronger faction drew up
their forces around Plymouth rock
and In attempting to move It up the
hin split Il asunder, which seemed a
bad omen for those who had attempted
such a thIag until an ardent Wing
lender dourished his sword and by an
| elod11eut appeal TO the other jealous
/ wings convinced them that they should
! not syverve from their plan of carry
! ing the rock to place in the town
square.
:.'rhe portion that first fell to the
ground belongs to us" he cried, anu
! that we viii transport with all care
and diligence to its proi,er home.
Twenty yoke OF oxen drew the Wing
section OF plymouth rock up the hlll
amid the shouts OF the throns thae
pushed forward around the liberty pole
1 which was to mark the now site. Inc
new position was very Impressive and
/ the sprople stood with barred heads AMI
! in reverent tones chanted their high
pitched psalms in token of thankssiI-
ing.
In the town square this part of Plym-
| outh rock remained for more than
half century, when a committee Oh
| the council resolved to move 1t back to
| IFS Original position and join It as best
! they could 10 the other half. Accord
! inciv. in 1874, on the morning Of tie
( ForrtlI OF July, the plymouth rock had
! lsecn reunited in all seriousness 10 It's
| long estranged portion and the union
made complete by mixture of cement
aud mortar
Today four granite columns support
/ a calfoDy OF granite that offers FlSni-
/ outh rock an Indifferent prot'ctioA
/ against the rain and the sun and serves
! to ker, back in some measure the
thousands OF sightseers that go 70
Plymouth with only one object IN view
namely. 10 press up around the iron
| bars and to gaze through rt1em NJ the
| rpvcrcd rock. on which they see tie
Isiu.,gc INSCRIPTION, cat in the mit'iie or
lis face in long. plain figures. "iG2J
Tn, rock IS surrounded 10y high
! iron railing composed OF alternate bo.t
! hooks aha Barpopns and Inscribed WITH
the niustrious names of The forty men
| who drew .p 1.-THE pilgrims coTpaci
( on board the MHytiower that NoTen;-
her day as they sighted the coast mar
hcnccrorth was 70 be their home
| Cforuelia Hickman IN s. Nicholas.
~. .JuJ,-,..s Treat.