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Bread is the staff of life, to be sure, but it is also accepted as matter of course in the average diet, and the story of Plymouth Rock is part and parcel of every school book and guide book in the country. BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE TO BE SURE BUT IT IS ALSO ACCEPTED AS A MATTER OF COURSE IN THE AVERAGE DIET AND THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK IS A PART AND PARCEL OF EVERY SCHOOL BOOK AND GUIDE BOOK IN THE COUNTRY
ity and patient workmanship are forever preserved in her cross-stitched words. From all around the walls of Pilgrim Hall look down fine, stern old portraits, real and imaginary, of the early colonists. Modern critics may bicker over the authenticity of the white bull on which Priscilla Alden is taking her wedding trip; they may quarrel over the fidelity of the models and paintings of the Mayflower, and antiquarians may diligently unearth bits of bone to substantiate their pet theories. Our man and maid could tell us all, but, alas, their voices are so far away we cannot hear them. They will never speak the words which will settle any of the oft-disputed points, and, unfortunately, they will leave us forever to argue about the truth of the famous Plymouth Rock. To present the well-worn story of Plymouth Rock from an angle calculated to rouse even a semblance of fresh interest is comparable to offering a well-fed man a piece of bread, and expecting him to be excited over it as a novelty. SH WHOSE MEEK DOCILITY AND PATIENT WORKMANSHIPS ARE FOREVER PRESERVED IN HER CROSSTITCHED WORDS FROM ALL AROUND THE WALLS OF PILGRIM HALL LOOK DOWN FINE STERN OLD PORTRAITS REAL AND IMAGINARY OF THE EARLY COLONISTS MODERN CRITICS MAY BICKER OVER THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE WHITE BOWL ON WHICH PRISCILLA ALDEN IS TAKING HER WEDDING TRIP THEY MAY QUARREL OVER THE FIDELITY OF THE MODELS AND PAINTINGS OF THE MAYFLOWER AND ANTIQUARIANS MAY DILIGENTLY UNEARTH BITS A BONE TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR PET THEORIES OUR MAN AND MAID COULD TELL US ALL BUT ALAS THEIR VOICES ARE SO FAR AWAY WE CANNOT HEAR THEM THEY WILL NEVER SPEAK THE WORDS WHICH WILL SETTLE ANY OF THE OFT DISPUTED POINTS AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL LEAVE US FOR EVER TO ARGUE ABOUT THE TRUTH OF THE FAMOUS PLYMOUTH ROCK TO PRESENT THE WELL WORN STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK FROM AN ANGLE CALCULATED TO ROUSE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF FRESH INTEREST IS COMPARABLE TO OFFERING A WELL FED MAN A PIECE OF BREAD AND EXPECTING HIM TO BE EXCITED OVER IT AS A NOVELTY
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