. The school physiology journal . ared. Their mo-tives in coming to thiscountry differed littlefrom those of their Pur-itan neighbors. Between the Hugue-not and the Puritanthere was no stream tobridge over. They hadin their common Cal-vanism and love of free-dom, a bond of sym-pathy and union thatbrought them into har-mony as soon as theirtongues had learned tospeak a common lan-guage. Both had faceddeath from devotionto the same religiousprinciples. Moreoverthey were not strangersto one another, forwhen the little con-gregation from Scroobysought refuge in Hol-land, they found Leyden full of
. The school physiology journal . ared. Their mo-tives in coming to thiscountry differed littlefrom those of their Pur-itan neighbors. Between the Hugue-not and the Puritanthere was no stream tobridge over. They hadin their common Cal-vanism and love of free-dom, a bond of sym-pathy and union thatbrought them into har-mony as soon as theirtongues had learned tospeak a common lan-guage. Both had faceddeath from devotionto the same religiousprinciples. Moreoverthey were not strangersto one another, forwhen the little con-gregation from Scroobysought refuge in Hol-land, they found Leyden full of Frenchmen whohad fled from their native country. It is a recognized fact that they were amongour best citizens. The shipload of French im-migrants that landed at Philadelphia in 1816and were granted a tract of land in Alabamaincluded some of the most distinguished Frenchnames, among them Marshal Grouchy, Napo-leons evil genius at Waterloo, and other officersin Napoleons army. Peckett, a historian of early Alabama, writesof them :. Priscilla, the May-flower of Plymouth. Immersed in the depths of the Tombigbeeforest, where for several years want pressedthem on all sides ; cut off from their friends inFrance ; surrounded by Choctaws on one sideand the unprincipled land-squatters and thieveson the other; assailed by the venom of insectsand prostrating fevers, nevertheless their nativegaiety prevailed. Their evenings were spent inmusic, conversation and dancing. The largerportion were well educated, and all had seenmuch of the world. The female circle washighly interesting. They had brought withthem their books, guitars, silks, parasols and ribbons, and the villagein which most of themdwelt resembled at nighta miniature Frenchtown. The extent to whichthese French Huguenotrefugees have influenced,our national life andcharacter is often littleappreciated, becausetheir settlements werescattered and their livesso unobtrusive that welose sight of them ir>looking at the more rug-ged an
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