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men… living no longer in the past; scarcely in the present… but

projecting our lives forward into the future。 Ceasing to model

ourselves on ancestral superstitions; it is our faith and principle to

press onward; onward! Yet;〃 continued he; turning to his attendants;

〃let us reverence; for the last time; the stately and gorgeous

prejudices of the tottering Past!〃

   While the Republican Governor spoke; he had continued to support

the helpless form of Esther Dudley; her weight grew heavier against

his arm; but at last; with a sudden effort to free herself; the

ancient woman sank down beside one of the pillars of the portal。 The

key of the Province House fell from her grasp; and clanked against the

stone。

   〃I have been faithful unto death;〃 murmured she。 〃God save the

King!〃

   〃She hath done her office!〃 said Hancock solemnly。 〃We will

follow her reverently to the tomb of her ancestors; and then; my

fellow…citizens; onward… onward! We are no longer children of the

Past!

                        THE END




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