. The New England magazine. indows, NEW IPSWICH. 101 when a horseman dashed up and drewrein at the meeting-house door. Howthe pious dames must have lost theirplaces in their hymn books and thedeacons craned their necks towardthe doorway at this unusual happen-ing! How the good Parson Stephenbrought his sermon to an unpremedi-tated close when he had only reachedthe ninth head of the discourse, inorder to learn the meaning of thestrangers advent! Straight up to thejudges pew strode the traveller andwhispered: Your Honors pardon forthis unseemly coming into the Lordshouse in such fashion ; but th
. The New England magazine. indows, NEW IPSWICH. 101 when a horseman dashed up and drewrein at the meeting-house door. Howthe pious dames must have lost theirplaces in their hymn books and thedeacons craned their necks towardthe doorway at this unusual happen-ing! How the good Parson Stephenbrought his sermon to an unpremedi-tated close when he had only reachedthe ninth head of the discourse, inorder to learn the meaning of thestrangers advent! Straight up to thejudges pew strode the traveller andwhispered: Your Honors pardon forthis unseemly coming into the Lordshouse in such fashion ; but the gov-ernor of New York bade me find youand announce that the Constitutionis ratified, saying: Go, stop at NewIpswich and tell Judge Farrar thegood news. Then, mounting hissteed, the envoy clattered off downthe dusty highroad. One can imag-ine the joy of the stately old patriot,who had fought so valiantly for theratification of the Constitution! TheFarrars were of a hale and sturdy raceand lived to see many changes in their.
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