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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
The The CO1GYtShiD Of
Miles SfUndi.Sh
Win illustrations by 4
Howard Chandler" CklriSty
Continued from December ..

Overwhelmed him at onces and he
cried in the deepest contrition:
ut hath displeased the Lord! It is
the temptation of Satanl"
Then uplifting his head, he looked
at the sea, and beheld there
Dimly the shadowy form Of the May
flower riding at anchor,
Rocked on the rising tide. and ready
to sail on the morrow;
Heard the voices Of men through the
mist, the rattle of cordage
Thrown on the deck, the shouts Of the
mate, end tLo sailors AYE. aye,
slr!"'
Clear and distinct but not loud, in
the dripping air of the twilight.
Still for a moment he stood, and
listened, and stared at the vessel
Then went hurriedly on, as one who
seeing a phantom,
Stops. then quickens his pace, and
follows the beckoning shadow.
Yes, it is plain to me now" he muir
INJURED; the hand of the Lord is
Leading me out of the land of dark.
ness, the bondage Of error,
Through the sea, that shall lift the
walls of its waters around me,
Hiding me, cutting me off, from the
cruel thoughts that pursue me-
Back will 30 Ger the ocean, this
dreary land will abandon,
Her whom | NAV not love and him
whom my heart has offended.
Better to be in my grave in the green
old churchyard in England
Close by my mothers side. and among
the dust Of my kindred;
Better be dead and forgotten, than liv-
ing in shame and dishonorl
Sacred and safe and unseen, in the
dark of the narrow caamber
With me my secret shall die, like
buried jewel that glimmers
Bright on the hand that is dust. in the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

Take lis muaket, and SO stride out.
Under them loud on the sands, the
ferried pillows, advancing,
Fired along the line and in regular
order retreated.
Many mile had they marched,
when at length the village of Ply
mouth
Woke from It's sleep. and arose, In
tent on It's manifold labors.
Sweet was the air and soft; and slow
ly the smoke from the ctimneys
Rose over rco,s Of thatah, ana point
30 steadily eastward; ~
Men came io'fh rom the doors. and
snused and TAXED OF the weatne-
Said that the wind had changed, an(
was blowing fair for the May
flower;
aAiked OF their Captains departure
and all the dangers that menaced
he being gone, the town. and whai
should be done In his absence.
Merrily sang the birds. and the ten
der voices Of women
Consecrated with hymns the common
cares OF the household.
Out OF the sea rose the sun, and the
pillows rejoiced at his coming;
Beautiful We're his feet on the pur
F, pie toDs Of the mountains;
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Through the ccnseniaI gloom Of the
forest.
Chatting and choking with rage; like
cords we're the veins on his tenn
pies.
But in the midst of his anger a man
appeared at the doorway,
Bringing in uttermost haste a mes
sage Of urgent Importance,
Rumors Of danger and war and hos
tile incursions of Indiansl
Straightway the Captain paused, and.
without further question or pGr.
10y,
Took from the nail on the wall his
sword with its scGbbard of iron.
Buckled the belt round his waist, and.
irowning fercely departed
Alden was left alone. He heard tho
clank Of the scabbard
Growing fainter and fainter, and dy-
ing away In the distance.
Then he arose from his seat, and
looked forth into the darkness,
Felt the cool air blow on his cheeN,
that waR hot with the insult,
Lifted his eyes to the heavens, and,
folding his hands as in childhood.
Prayed in the silence OF night to the
Father who seeth in secret.
Ne inwhile the choleric Captain
stlode wrathful away to the coun.
ell,
Found IL already assembled, impa-
tiently waiting his coming;
Men in the middle of life, austere and
grave In department,
Only ono of them Old the hill that
was nearest to heaven,
Covered with snow, but erect, the ex-
cellent Elder of Plymouth.
God had sifted three kingdoms to find
the wheat for this planting,
Then had sifted the wheat, as tho
living seed of a nation;
So scy the chronicles Old end such
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sut when he CAME at length to the
words Priscilla had spoken,
Words so tender and cruel: why
don't you speak for yourself,
John?"
Up 'leaped the Captain of Plymouth,
and stamped on the floor, till his
armor
Changed on the wall. where 1t hung,
with a sound of sinister omen
All his pent-up wrath burst forth in a
sudden explosion,
Even as a hand-grenade, that scat.
ters destruction around it.
Wildly he shouted. and loud: John
Aldenl you have betrayed mel
Me, Miles standish, your friendl have
supplanted, defrauded, betrayed
mel
One of my ancestors ran his SWORD
through the heart of Wat Tyler;
Who shall prevent me from running
my own through the heart of q
traitor?
Yours is the greater treason, for
SOulS ~ a litdhOH 10 lIItuuHOlp.
You, who lived under my roof, whom
cherished and loved as a
brother;
You, who have fed at my board, and
drank at my cup, to whose keep
ily
1 have intrusted my honor, my
thoughts the most sacred and Sc
cret,-
You. too, Brutusl ah, wee to the name
of friendship hereafter!
Brutus was Caesars friend, and you
were mine, but henceforward
Let there be nothing between us save
war, and implacable hatredl"
So spake the Captain OF Plymouth,
as he strobe about in the cham
ber,
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Brute, lndeedl

The Wife, do believe would fall
dead If you were to come home early
some evening The Brute-You viii
have to offer a bigger bribe than that
indianapolis Press.
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generous nature;

generous nature;
Though he was rough, he was ki ly;
she knew how during the ter
He had attended the sick, with and
as gentle as wcmans;
Somewhat hasty and hot, he coul ct
deny It, and headstrong,
Stern as soldier might be, but
hearty, and pllcable alv'ayA
Not to be laughed at and SEQ ned be-
cause he was little Of stature;
For he was great of heart, iaagllni-
nous, courtly. courageous;
Any woman in Plymouth, nay, any
woman in England,
Might be happy and proud to be called
the wife of Miles Standish!
. But as he warmed and glowe1, in
his simple and eloquent language,
Quite forgetful Of self, and full of the
praise Of his rival,
Archly the maiden smiled. and. with
eyes oyerrunning with laughter,
. Said In a tremulous voice, "Why don't
j. you speak for yourself, John?"
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chambers Of silence and dark.
ness,-
Yes, as the marriage ring Of the great
espousal hereafter!"
Thus as he spake, he turned, in the
strength of his strong resolution
Leaving behind him the shore, and
hurried along in the twilight,
Through the congenial gloom of the
forest silent and somber,
Till he beheld the lights in the seven
houses Of Plymouth,
Shining like seven stars in the dusk
and mist of the evening.
Soon he entered his door. and found
the redoubtable Captain
Sitting alone, and absorbed in the
martial pages Of Caesar,
Fighting some great campaign in
Hainaut or Brabant or Flanders.
Long have you been on your errand,'
he said with a CHEEKY demeanor
Even as one who is waiting an an
swer, and fears not the issue.
Not far of is the house, although the
woods are between US;
But you have fingered so long, that
while you were going and coming
| have fought ten battles and sacked
and demolished a city.
Cone, SIT down. and in order relate
10 me all that has happened"
Then John Alden spake, and related
the wondrous adventure,
From beginning to end, minutely, just
as It happened;
How he had seen Priscilla, and how
he had sped in his courtship.
Only smoothing little, and softening
down her refusal.
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Glimmered the golden reed OF the
angel who measured the city.
welcome, o wind of the East" he
exclaimed in his wild exultation.
welcome, o wind of the East, from
the caves of the misty Atlantic!
Blowing DER nelds Of dulso, and
measureless meadows of sea-
grass.
Blowing DER rocky wastes. and the
grottos and gardens of ocean!
Lay thy cold, moist hand on my burn
ing forehead, and wrap me
Close in thy garments of mist, to al
lay the fever within mel"
Like an awakened conscience, the
sea was moaning and tossing,
Beating remorseful and loud the mu-
table sands of the sea-shore.
Fierce in his soul was the struggle
and tumult of passions contend
ing;
Love triumphant and crowned, and
friendship wounded and bleeding,
Passionate cries of desire, and i'm
Fortunate pleadings of duty
SIS It my fault" he said, that the
maiden has chosen between us?
IsJt my fault that he faiied,--my fault
that ! am the yictorT
Then within him there thundered a
voice. like the voice OF the
prophet:
1T hath displeased the Lordl"-and
he thought OF Davlds transgres-
sion,
Bathsheba's beautiful face, and his
friend IN the front of the battlel
shame and confusion Of guilt, and
abassmept and seIfcondemnation.
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Sailing of 's'@sS
the MayfoWer

Just in the gray of the dawn, as the
mists uprose from the meadows,
There was stir and a sound in the
slumbering village of Plymouth;
Changing and clicking of arms, and
the order imperative, Forward !"
Owen in tone suppressed, tramp Of
feet, and then silence.
Figures ten, in the mist, marched
slowly out of the village
Standish the stalwart It was, with
eight of his valorous army,
Led by their Indian guide, by Hobo
mok, friend of the white men,
Northward marching to quell the sud
den revolt of the savage
Giants they seemed In the mist, or the
mighty men of King David;
Giants in heart they were. who be-
lieved in God and the Bible
Aye, who believed in the shifting OF
Mldianites and Philistinas.
Over them cleaned Ear or Tho Grim
son banners OF nfornirS;
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swolnng hearts OF the pilgrims.

Long in silence they watched the re-
ceding sail of the vessel,
Much endeared to them al. a. some
thing living and human;
Then, as II filed with the spirit, ana
rapt in vision prophetic.
Barring his hoary head, the excellent
Elder of Plymouth -
Said, Let us prayl" and they prayed
and thanked the Lord and took
courage.
Mournfully sobbed the waves at the
base of the rock, and above them
Bowed and whispered the wheat on
the hill Of death, and their kim
dred
Seemed to awake in their graves, ana
to join in the prayer that they ut
tered.
Sun-illumed and white, on the east
ern verge of the ocean
Cleaned the departing sail, like q
marble slab in a graveyard;
Buried beneath 1t lay for ever all hope
of escaping.
Lol as they turned to depart, they
saw the form of an Indian, i
Watching them from the hill; but
while they spake with each other,
Pointing with outstretched hands, and
saying, Look" he had vanished.
SO they returned to their homes; but
Alden fingered little,
Musing alone on the shore, ana
watching the wash Of the pillows
Round the base Of the rock, and the
sparkle and fash OF the sum
shine,
Like the spirit of God, moving visibly
over the waters.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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beautiful en- the sails of the May.
flower riding at anchor,
battered and blackened and worn by
all the storms of the winter
Loosely against her masts was hang.
ing and Tapping her canvas,
kent by SO many gales. and patched
by the hands of the sailors.
suddenly from her side, as the sun
rose over the ocean,
Darted a puff of smoke, and fioated
seaward; anon rang
Loud over field and forest the can.
mons roar, and the echoes
Heard and repeated the sound, the sig.
nal-gun of departurel
All! but with. louder echoes replied
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Standing detected, unconscious Of ALL.
worry ana hurry,
Glad to be gone from a land OF sand
and sickness and sorrow,
Short allowance OF victuals and plenty
OF nothing but Gospel
Lost In the sound Of the oars was the
last farewell Of the Pilgrims.
0 strong hearts and truel not ono
went back in the Mayhowerl
NO, not one looked back, who had set
his hand to this plowingI
Soon were heard on board the
shouts and songs of the sailors
Heaving the windlass round, and
Insisting the ponderous anchor.
Then the yards were braced, and all
sails set to the west wind,
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S John Alden 5

Into the open air John Alden, per-
picked aud bewildered,
Rushed like a man insane, and wan
dered alone by the seaside;
Paced up and down the sands, and
barred his head to the east wind,
Cooling his heated brow, and the fire
and fever within him.
Slowly as out Of the heavens, with
apocalyptlcal splendors,
Sank the City OF God, in the vision
of John the Apostle,
So, with its cloudy walls Of chrysolite,
jasper. and sapphire,
Sank the broad red sun, and over its
turrets upliited
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is The faitn o. Tho peoplsl
Near them was standing an Indian, In
attitude stern and defiant.
Naked down to the waist. and grim
and ferocious in aspect;
While on the table before them was
lying unopened a Bible,
Ponderous. bound In leather, brass.
studied. printed n Holland.
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wanted NEWS FROM
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS
Islanders Care Nothing About
Coronation-Cobb'S Aver
age Main Thing.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-"What is
the standing of the clubs of the National
and American Leagues?" was the first
question Of inhabitants Of the Pribilof
Islands when they gained close touch
with the outside world for the first time
through the new naval wireless station.
The United States supply ship Homer,
which arrived from Alaska yesterday,
brought word of the successful installa-
ton of the wireless station on st. Paul
Island by the United States cruiser Buff
falo. The islanders gathered to cele-
brate. When the naval operator tuned
up his instrument he said II have Hon
olulu now. What news do You fellows
want?"
"All the base ball news you can get
the islanders answered in chorus.
After sending the club standings, the
Honolulu operator attempted to send
news Of the coronation of King George.
Glitch that" exclaimed one of the
islanders. ASK him for Cobb's batting
average and all about Eddie Collins,
Honus Wagner and Red Doom. The cor
onation can wait
Arrangements have been made to trans
NIT to st. Paul daily scores of the big
leagues.
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BY ]. ED aR11Lo.

Jim McAleer has announced that he Is
through experimenting with veteran Dali
players and that from now out efforts
will be made to build up team In
Washington with young material. This
change Of policy, II carried out in an
energetic manner. will be hailed with
delight by local patrons Of the game.
Not that 1t assures immediate success,
but because it will bring about change
of methods which have been in vogue
here for many years and have never re-
suited in giving this city team which
It had no reason to be ashamed OF.
With teams made up of youngsters
springing up all around him and showing
vast Improvement in their work. it must
be plain to Manager McAleer that there
is but one source open to him II he hopes
to improve conditions here. Even the
Cleveland team, which has filled q ma
jority OF it's positions with youngsters.
is making a better showing right now
than It has in years, and the improve
ment cannot be attributed to anything
but the good work OF the young players.
There are undoubtedly some good ball
PLAYERS among the veterans on the local
team. players who when sandwiched In
with better material than they are now
will shine more than they have. SO that
II is not to be supposed that McAleers
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ln)ERTINENI @f1MENT
EssHappenin$$s1 Sportdom

policy means to clean house from cellar
to roof He undoubtedly proposes to go
slowly in letting out the old players, to
which there can be no objection, pro-
viding the proper effort Is made to Sc
cure and try out every young player
available.
Washington must have a better ball
team than 1t can boast of at present.
With the new plant completed, the local
club is in a position to accommodate
enormous crowds, which. however. are
not apt to make their appearance with
the team near the bottom Of the race.
BY adopting the policy of trying to
build up a team with youngsters, Nc
Aleer will have the support of every
lover of the game in this section Patrons
Will be patient with young players, fully
realizing that II this policy is to be sue
cessful 1t will require time.
In no series that the Tigers have
ever played in has Ty Cobb so forcibly
illustrated his value to the Detroit
team as in the present one against the
Athletics. To his individual achieve
ments can be attributed every ono OF
the three victories scored over the
worlds champions. for 1t Is his daring
which upsets his opponents and places
them at q disadvantage. If ever there
was q ball player who could be given
the privilege Of inserting his own fig
ures In a contract 1t 10 Ty Cobb.
While, OF course, tho three straight
Victories have given tho Tigers a
greater lead in tho race than they
have held for some time. tho race Is
tar from over. fact which should not
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Hans Wagner. Mcbride never had a SUI
perior; no, not even DOME Bush or Bobby
Wallace when they were at their best
the Washington team is afforded by a
little incident that happened Thursday
morning. Dutch Schaefer came along
through the Colonial corridor. Manager
McAleer was sitting under a whirling
fan talking to an Friend: You're my
friend, amt you?"fasked Schaefer. Sure
thing you know" replied McAleer. Didn't
l give you chance to prove you could
play first base?''
That you did. Jimmy, and amt I the
candy first baSeman?"
You suit me all right" remarked Nc
Aleer
Business Of shaking hands and bowling po-
litely to each other. etc. But after Herman
Honest Injun, Schaef is playing a fine game
at first. Come to think it over, can you
think Of any position he ever played in
which he did not do his level best?'
Tom Hughes wounded wing is mending
rapidly under the treatment of Prof. Joe
Qurk, the Nationals trainer, and it is
quite possible that Long Tom may be able
to work in one of the games at st. Louis
or Chicago. He was hit on the right fore
arm Tuesday by a ball from Stovall's bat,
and was lucky to escape with a bruiSe in
stead of a broken bone
"Scrappy" Elberfeld says he likes to play
third base better than any other in
field position. It's like a vacation over
on that corner after one has been Playing
at short or second" says the Tabasco Kid
Were l a young man instead of vet
eran in the game, IL would start out with
the fixed purpose of seeing how good a
third baseman l could make of myself.
It's the easiest of all the inield positions
to play. That is just little tip to the
youngsters"
The score
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MAILER WILL REBUILD HIS
TEAM WITH YOUNG BLOOD
Veterans No Longer to Find Haven in
Washington Johnson Loses Because
Henry Cannot Hold His Speed.

handwriting on the wall. like Somers.
Comiskey and other big men in the
American League, he hates to see the
passing of the men who helped make the
league what it is today, but he realizes
that all must give way to youth in all
walks of life, and the Nationals of the
future may be referred to as the kids or
speed boys in much the same manner as
the Boston Red SoX We're a couple of
years ago.
The Nationals dropped their ninth game
of the season to the Maps Thursday. 1t
wasn't because Walter Johnson did not
pitch good ball. but because little Gene
Knapp outpitched him and because Catch
er Henry was unable to hold Walter S
shoots.
The fans marveled at Johnson'S phe-
nomenal speed in the first three innings.
Walter famed five men in these rounds
and twice Henry had to make the toss
to first for the out, dropping the third
strike. 1t was evident that Johnson s
speed was too much for the kid and
Walter accordingly cut down on it. Just
as soon as his fast ball did not hop the
usual foot or so the Maps started to
connect with it. Jackson started the
fourth with Texas League double to
center, the ball being just out of Milan's
reach. Elberfeld threw out Stovall but
after making great stop of Birming-
hams smash the Kid made a two-base
which scored Birmingham. Mcbride
then fumbled Turner's grounder and
after Henry had a passed ball on Fish
er's third strike, enabling both runners
Graney singled. the Maps total of runs
being five for the round
Walker had scored in the Nationals
half on his single. McBride's Texas
Lacquer and Cunningham's sacrifice fly
and they came right back in the fifth
vx-fft,
vanced when Milan walked, scoring on
Gessler's single.
Jackson tripled in the Maps half and
scored on Balls third hit of the game.
There was nothing doing in the sixth,
but the Nationals made a bid to tie the
score in the seventh, but fell one run shy.
Milan doubled and Olson threw wild on
Schaefer's grounder. Clyde scoring. Ell
berfeld was hit. Schaefer scored and
Gessler, who had forced Elberfeld, moved
to third on a wild pitch, from where he
registered on Walkers single. Fisher
doubled in the eighth, took third on
wild pitch and came home on an at
ais were busy retiring Graney, who had
walked
Watch George Mcbride day after day,
and you can't help coming to the conclu-
sion that next to Wagner he is the best
SnOrtStOp IN tne WOFlO, Sd1u. f1tDeT!elQ OF
the Nationals Thursday. THE trouble
about playing on second division team
is that no matter how brilliantly fielder
may perform he gets little Or no credit
outside the select circle of his own team
mates. But you keep your eyes on Nc
Bride game after game; see the ground
he covers: observe the way he handles an
ugly bounder; note the way he gets the
ball to first. I've seen 'em come and go
these many years. but I'll go on record as
saying that with the single exception of
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Other American League Games.
Cobb Wins for Detroit.

DETROIT, July 14.-Ty Cobb scored
from first base on Delehantys single in
the ninth yesterday, and this run gave
Detroit its third successive victory over
the Philadelphia Athletics. The score was
8 to z.
Both LATTE and Morgan were wild and
both were relieved. With two men re-
tired an error allowed Philadelphia to go
two runs into the lead in the eighth
Detroit tied in its half. Mack changed
his lineup yesterday, with better results.
Score:
R.H.E.
Detroit. ........ o. % co. Is IL 3
Philadelphia. OIL o O4O-7 1
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and 1t seems as If his judgment in this
case is to be indicated.

Drastic action by the owners OF the Ma
tional League clubs appears necessary
to put a stop to rowdyism on the ball
field Hardly a day passes but some
sort of a disturbance does not have to be
Quelled on the fields Of the old league.
and the effect of this state OF affairs
must be apparent to every one Interested
in base ball.
1t seems rather strange that President
Lynch, a man of experience as an UNI
pire, should be unable to cope with the
situation. unless il is because he does
not have the support Of the club owners.
which has been charged. But the club
owners of the old league should realize
that much Of the success which the
American League has attained has been
due to the fact that rowdyism was
stamped out years ago. and IT is their
duty to the game and to themselves to
put their feet down and end these dis
graceful scenes on the ball field.