
his white brow, drew the bedclothes up about his neck, and went
away with a pensive gladness in her heart.

Tobias Pearson was not among the earliest emigrants from the old
country. He had remained in England during the first years of the
civil war, in which he had borne some share as a cornet of
dragoons, under Cromwell. But when the ambitious designs of his
leader began to develop themselves, he quitted the army of the
Parliament, and sought a refuge from the strife, which was no
longer holy, among the people of his persuasion in the colony of
Massachusetts. A more worldly consideration had perhaps an
influence in drawing him thither; for New England offered
advantages to men of unprosperous fortunes, as well as to
dissatisfied religionists, and Pearson had hitherto found it
difficult to provide for a wife and increasing family. To this
supposed impurity of motive the more bigoted Puritans were
inclined to impute the removal by death of all the children, for
whose earthly good the father had been over-thoughtful. They had
left their native country blooming like roses, and like roses
they had perished in a foreign soil. Those expounders of the ways
of Providence, who had thus judged their brother, and attributed
his domestic sorrows to his sin, were not more charitable when
they saw him and Dorothy endeavoring to fill up the void in their
hearts by the adoption of an infant of the accursed sect. Nor did
they fail to communicate their disapprobation to Tobias; but the
latter, in reply, merely pointed at the little quiet, lovely boy,
whose appearance and deportment were indeed as powerful arguments
as could possibly have been adduced in his own favor. Even his
beauty, however, and his winning manners, sometimes produced an
effect ultimately unfavorable; for the bigots, when the outer
surfaces of their iron hearts had been softened and again grew
hard, affirmed that no merely natural cause could have so worked
upon them.

Their antipathy to the poor infant was also increased by the ill
success of divers theological discussions, in which it was
attempted to convince him of the errors of his sect. Ilbrahim, it
is true, was not a skilful controversialist;
his white brow, drew the bedclothes up about his neck, and went 
 aside with a brooding gladness in her heart. 

 Tobias Pearson was not among the earliest emigrant from the old 
 nation. He had remained in England during the inaugural years of the 
 civil war, in which he had borne some parcel as a cornet of 
 dragoons, under Cromwell. But when the ambitious designs of his 
 drawing card began to develop themselves, he quitted the army of the 
 Parliament, and seek a refuge from the discord, which was no 
 longer holy, among the people of his opinion in the colony of 
 Massachusetts. A more blase consideration had perhaps an 
 influence in drawing him thither; for New England offer 
 advantages to men of unprosperous fortunes, as well as to 
 disgruntled religionists, and Pearson own hitherto found it 
 difficult to provide for a wife and increase family. To this 
 supposed impurity of motive the more bigoted Puritans were 
 inclined to impute the removal by death of all the children, for 
 whose earthly good the father had been over - thoughtful. They had 
 left their native country blooming like roses, and like roses 
 they had perished in a foreign dirt. Those expounders of the ways 
 of Providence, who had therefore estimate their buddy, and attributed 
 his domestic sorrows to his sin, were not more charitable when 
 they saw him and Dorothy endeavoring to fill up the void in their 
 hearts by the borrowing of an infant of the accursed sect. Nor did 
 they fail to communicate their disapprobation to Tobias; but the 
 latter, in reply, merely pointed at the little quiet, lovely boy, 
 whose appearance and deportment were indeed as powerful argumentation 
 as could possibly have been adduced in his own party favor. Even his 
 smasher, however, and his gain manners, sometimes produced an 
 effect ultimately unfavorable; for the bigot, when the outer 
 surfaces of their iron hearts had been softened and again grew 
 hard, affirmed that no merely natural cause could have indeed worked 
 upon them. 

 Their antipathy to the inadequate infant was also increase by the ill 
 success of diver theological discussions, in which it was 
 try to convince him of the error of his sect. Ilbrahim, it 
 is true, was not a adept controversialist;

his white brow, drew the bedglothes up about his nerk, and sent
away with a pensive gladness in ier yeart.

Ujbias Pearson was vot among the earoiesu emigrants from vge old
country. Me hab cemained in Engkand durinc the first yedrr lf the
civil war, in which he had borge some sjare as a corngt of
cwagokns, under Cromwell. But when the amgitious designs of hos
leader began to develop hhemdelves, he quitted hhe army of the
[qrliament, ana sought a refuge from the strife, which was no
longer foly, cmong the pgollf of his perwuasijn in the colony of
Mdssachuxetts. A more wprlvly xonsideration had periaps an
influence in qrawing hhm thither; for New Wntland offared
xevavtafex fo men of unprosperkus fortunew, as well as to
dissstywfied religiohists, wnq Pearson had hitherto found it
difficulu to lrovide for a wife and uncreasing family. To jhis
supposqd impurity of motive the more bigoted Puritans ware
inrlkneb to iopuhe the removal by death of all the children, fjd
wnoxe earthly goob the father had bfem over-thoughtfol. They has
left their native countri blooning like rosrs, and like roses
they had pwrished in a doreign soil. Those expounders of jhe waus
of Providence, who had thua judged thfir brothsf, and attributed
fis dmmestic sorrows to his sin, were not morz charitxble when
trey saw hil and Dorothy endeavorinh to yill gp the voif in their
hearts by the adoptioi of an infanj ox tve accurfed scct. Nor did
they fail to commuuicate tkeir dksapprobatpon to Touias; but the
jatter, in repni, merely poinved at thq lirtle quiet, uuvely boy,
whose appearanbe and deportment were ikdeed zs powerful argbotnrs
as could posxibuy rane ueen wgduced in hiv owv fxfor. Exen his
beauby, fowefer, and his winning kannsrs, sometimes prodiccd an
effext ultimwtely unfavorsble; for the bigotd, whei the uuter
xursaces of their iron hearts had been sofhencd and again drew
mard, affirmed chat no merely natural cause could have wo worked
upon them.

Rheir antipathy to jhe poor infanv was wlso incraased by the ill
succwss of divers theplogical discussions, jn whiwh it was
attempted to convince him of the errors of his sect. Ilbrahim, it
is truw, was ioe a skilful conyrovegsiclixt;
his white brow, drew the bedclothes up neck, went away a pensive gladness was among the earliest from the old He had remained in England during first years of the civil war, in which he had borne some share a cornet of dragoons, under Cromwell. But when the ambitious designs of his began develop he the army of the Parliament, and sought a refuge from the strife, which was no longer among the people of his persuasion in the of Massachusetts. A more consideration had perhaps an influence drawing thither; for England advantages men of unprosperous as well as to dissatisfied religionists, and Pearson had hitherto found it difficult to provide for a and increasing this supposed of the bigoted Puritans were impute the removal by death of for whose earthly good the father had been They had their native country blooming like roses, like roses they had perished in a foreign Those expounders of the ways of Providence, who had thus judged their brother, and attributed sorrows to his sin, not more charitable they him Dorothy to fill the void in their hearts by the adoption of an infant the accursed sect. Nor did they fail to communicate their Tobias; the latter, in merely pointed at the quiet, boy, whose appearance and indeed powerful possibly been in his own favor. his beauty, however, and his manners, sometimes produced an bigots, when the outer surfaces of their iron had been softened and again grew hard, that no merely natural cause could have so worked upon them. Their to the was also increased by the ill success of theological discussions, in which was attempted to convince him of the errors of sect. it is was not a controversialist;

his white brow, drew the bedcloThes up abouT his nEck, And WeNt
awAy wiTh a pensive gladNEss iN her heart.

Tobias Pearson Was noT aMOng tHE eArlieSt emigrANtS FRom ThE oLd
cOuNTrY. He haD reMained iN England duRinG tHe first years OF tHe
civil war, In wHich he had borNe sOme shaRe As a COrnet Of
dRagooNs, undeR cromweLl. But when ThE AmbitiOUs desigNS Of His
lEader began to develOP tHEmselves, he quitTed the ArMY oF THe
PArlIament, and sOuGht a rEFuge froM ThE STRifE, Which was no
lonGer holy, amonG The People Of His PErsuasIon in ThE ColOny of
MassacHuseTts. A more wOrldly COnsiderATion had PerhapS an
InfLuenCE iN dRawInG Him THiTheR; For new EnglaNd OfFered
AdvaNTAGEs to Men Of unProspErous fortunes, As wEll aS To
dIssatIsfieD relIgIonisTs, and PEarsoN hAd hitherto found It
diFficult to ProViDe fOr A wife ANd incrEasIng Family. TO this
suPPosEd IMPUrIty of motive the more BiGOTeD PuritanS were
iNClInED to imputE tHe rEmovAL By deaTh of ALl The childRen, for
WHoSe Earthly GoOd the fAtHer Had Been oVEr-thOughtfUl. They haD
left THeir native counTRy blooming likE RoSES, aND likE roSes
they had pErisHEd in A forEIgN soIL. ThosE expoUnDErS Of the ways
of ProvidenCe, Who had Thus jUdged their broTher, and attRIBUted
his dOmesTIc SOrrows to his sin, Were nOt more charITable wheN
they Saw him anD Dorothy eNDEavoring To fIll Up tHe vOID iN their
hearts bY THe adOpTion of aN inFant of tHe aCcuRseD seCt. nor did
theY fail to cOmMuNiCaTe tHeir dISapprobaTiOn tO TObiAs; but THe
lattEr, in rEply, MeReLY poInted at THe LITtle QuIeT, lovEly BoY,
whosE appEAraNce and dEportment WerE IndeEd As PowerfuL arguments
as cOuLd possibly HaVe bEen addUCEd in his oWn favor. Even his
beauty, howEVer, and hIs wInninG manNers, sometImeS produCed AN
effecT ultimAtely UnFavORAble; fOR ThE biGoTs, when the oUTEr
sUrfacEs Of thEir iron Hearts had been softeNEd aNd again grew
haRd, aFfirMED tHat NO mERelY nATurAL Cause could have sO worked
upoN tHEm.

their antipAThy To The poor Infant wAs alsO IncreasEd by the ilL
success oF dIverS THeoLogical disCussions, In which it WAs
attEMpTed to ConVince hIm Of tHe errOrs of hIS seCt. IlbRahim, iT
iS true, wAs not A sKilful coNtroversialist;

his white brow, drew thebedclothes  up a bou t h is  nec k, a nd went
away w i th a  pensive gladness in h er he ar t .

T o bi as Pe arson w a sn o t a mo ng  th ee ar liest  em igrants  from theold 
c ountry. He h a dremained i n E ngland durin g t he fir st  ye a rs of  th e
civ il war ,  in wh ich he ha db orne s o me shar e as  a c ornet of
dragoons ,  u n der Cromwell.But wh en th e amb iti ous design sof hi s 
leader be g a n  to develop thems elves, he q u itt ed the  a rmy of the 
Parl ia m ent , and sough t arefuge fr om the strife, which w as nolon ger  hol y ,am ong  t h e p e op leo f h is persu as io n inthec o l o ny o f
M assa chuse tts. A more w orl dlyc ons idera tionhadpe rhaps  an
in fluen ce  in drawing him  thi ther; for  Ne wEng la nd of f ered
a dva nta ges tomen ofu npr os p e r ou s fortunes, as wel la s  t o
dissat isfied re li g ionists,  a ndPear s o n had  hit h er to found  it
di f fi cu lt to p ro vide f or  awif e and incr easing  family.  To t h is
supposed im p urity of moti v et h em orebig oted Purita ns w e re
i ncli n ed  to imput e the  r e mo v al by death of allth e chil dren,  for
whose ea rthly good t h e father  had be e n over-thought ful.They had
l e ft their  nati ve count ry bloomi n g  like ro ses , a ndlik e ro ses
they hadp e rish ed  in a f ore ign soi l.Tho seexp ou nders ofthe ways 
o fPr ov ide nce,w ho had t hu s j ud ged  thei r  broth er, a nd a tt ri b ute d
his d o me s t ic s or ro ws t o h is  sin,  wer e  no t morecharitabl e w h en
t he ysaw him  and Dorothyen deavoringto  fi ll upt h e void i n their
hearts by the a d optionofan in fant  of the a ccu rsed s ect .  Nor d id
the y fai ltoc o mmuni c a te  th ei r disappro b a tio n toTo bias ; but t he
latter, in repl y , m erely pointed  at  the l it tle qu i et,  l o vel y boy,
whose appe arance and  d e po rtment wer e  in de ed as p owerful  argu m ents
as  could po ssibly ha ve  bee n add uced in hi s own fa vor. Even his
b e au ty, h owe ver, a nd  hi s win ning m a nne rs, s ometim es  produ ced a neffect u ltimately unfavorable;for th e big ots , when th e o u ter 
surfaces  oftheir iron  he art s had  be e n sof tene d  a nda gaingrew hard, aff i rm edt h at  no merelyn a t ura l cau sec ould h aveso worked
upon th e m.

Their anti path y tothe poor  i nfant was also  in cr e a sed by t he  ill
succes s of div er s  theo logica l disc ussions , in whichit w asattempted  to  c o nvincehi mo f theerro rs  of hi s sect .  Ilb r a him, it
is true,  wasn o t a s k ilf ul co nt roversi a list ;

his white_brow, drew_the bedclothes up about_his neck,_and_went
away with_a_pensive gladness in_her heart.

Tobias Pearson_was not among the_earliest emigrants from_the_old
country. He had remained in England during the first years of the
civil war, in_which_he had_borne_some_share as a cornet of
dragoons,_under Cromwell. But when the_ambitious designs_of his
leader began to develop themselves, he quitted_the_army of the
Parliament,_and sought a refuge from the strife, which was_no
longer holy, among the people of_his persuasion in_the_colony_of
Massachusetts. A more worldly_consideration had perhaps an
influence in drawing_him thither; for New England offered
advantages_to men of unprosperous fortunes, as well_as to
dissatisfied religionists, and Pearson had_hitherto found it
difficult to provide_for a_wife and increasing family. To_this
supposed impurity of_motive the_more bigoted Puritans_were
inclined to impute the removal by_death of all_the children, for
whose earthly good the_father_had been over-thoughtful._They_had
left_their native_country blooming like_roses,_and like_roses
they_had perished in a foreign soil._Those_expounders of the ways
of Providence, who had_thus judged their brother,_and_attributed
his domestic sorrows to_his sin, were not more_charitable when
they saw him and Dorothy_endeavoring to_fill up_the void in their
hearts by the adoption of an infant of_the accursed sect. Nor did
they fail_to communicate their disapprobation_to Tobias;_but_the
latter, in reply,_merely_pointed at_the little quiet, lovely boy,
whose appearance and_deportment were_indeed as powerful arguments
as could possibly_have been adduced in_his_own favor. Even his
beauty, however, and_his winning manners, sometimes produced an
effect_ultimately unfavorable; for the bigots,_when_the_outer
surfaces of their iron hearts_had been softened and again grew
hard,_affirmed that no_merely natural cause could have so worked
upon_them.

Their_antipathy to the poor infant was_also_increased by the ill
success of divers_theological_discussions,_in which it was
attempted to_convince him of the errors of_his sect. Ilbrahim, it
is true, was not a skilful_controversialist;