The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-29

sod Tor tUoO Its ancient and very valuable
civil silver plate. Recently it has risen once
more to the occasion and has had the parlor rich
in the Seventeenth century pitchpne paneling
with noble fireplace and overmantel all thickly
painted In sealing-w postoffce red. 1t Is
remarkable indeed that the very fine and curious
Henry VIII period linenfOld paneled doors of what
was once the municipal strong room and reposi-
tory Of documents have been allowed to remain
in their oden condition.
Assuredly these Bostonians are not sentimental
lists; and where such ancient buildings as remain
allowed to exist 1t is mostly because they can
be put to commercial use The most interesting
old warehouses left In the town are, for example,
those which face q confectionery factory in Spain
lane, and used by it. Spain lane Is
ceedingly picturesque nook. 1t takes it's
from the old merchant family of De Spayne. These
surviving old stone buildings are perhaps some Of
those which once belonged to various abbeys In
Lincolnshire row Of projecting stone bosses
perhaps indicate the means by which the goods
raised or lowered to or from the upper floors.
The very irregularly shaped Market place,
In spite Of Its containing buildings Of any note,
Is remarkably suggestive of the central 'place"
OF some foreign towns. This is due not merely
to Its wide area. but largely to the imposing sight
Of Boston stump which is as well viewed from
this standpoint from any other, and looks not
d little un-English with It's lantern stage like
corona, delicately supported by flying buttresses
at the angles not Improbable time may be
spent along the riverside, whose ancient buildings
and old-world inevitably recall Longfellow's
lines:
II remember the black wharves and the ships
"And the sea-tides tossing free;
And the Spanish sailors with bearded lips
And the beauty and mystery Of the ships,
"And the magic Of the sea-
The Pilgrims and the Puritans should not be
COMPOUNDED in the readers mind. Frank M. Gregg
sets forth tne difference between them clearly In
his Introduction to 1.-The Founding of Nation"
(Doran):
The colonists Of the Mayfower were Englishmen
Of the period of 16Oa while the Puritans Of Massa
chusetts bay colony (Salem and Boston, were
Englishmen of the period Of 1923. The name
"Pilgrims' was given to the Plymouth cOlOnists
by Gov William Bradford, who was passenger
on the Mayfower The name "Puritans' was ap-
piled to reforners Of all classes In England n
the early part of the Seventeenth century BY the
supporters Of the court and king
when the Pilgrims fed from England to Hol-
land in 1908 the Stuart dynasty had not fully de-
veloped its despotic theory Of the divine right OF
kings The commoners at this period were sun
Ioyal. The pilgrims themselves attributed their
prosecutions to the bishops OF the establisned
church and not to the king. But In 1873 Kings
James I and Charles had denied many OF the
ancient rights of the English parliament and peo-
nle and dsloyalty was rife throughout the nation
II is evident therefore. that the men OF these
periods were not impeed by the same motives.
The pilgrims came to America to enjoy rehgious
freedom The Puritans came to America to enjoy
nol,tical as well as religious freedom. Consider
ike the conduct of the colonies in after years
toward the mother country. 1t Is reasonable to as
sumo that at no time during the life of the Ply
mouth colony could the Pilgrims have written the
Declaration of Independence. On the other hand
at almost any time between 1873 and ITO the