. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . forty 136 STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA hours, and she did not believe I could be outfittedproperly in so short a time. It would not be honoringour governor if I went in shabby apparel, and a boywho is growing fast soon leaves behind him everythingin the way of costume, if so be he does not follow hisincreasing stature with new garments. Father laughed at my mothers anxieties, declaringI was grown so tall that I could wear becomingly any-thing of his, and in a twinkling I had before me allthat could have been desired in the way of garments,even t
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . forty 136 STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA hours, and she did not believe I could be outfittedproperly in so short a time. It would not be honoringour governor if I went in shabby apparel, and a boywho is growing fast soon leaves behind him everythingin the way of costume, if so be he does not follow hisincreasing stature with new garments. Father laughed at my mothers anxieties, declaringI was grown so tall that I could wear becomingly any-thing of his, and in a twinkling I had before me allthat could have been desired in the way of garments,even though I had been going to call upon the kinghimself. My coat was of black velvet with laced cuffs andpocket-flaps; my waistcoat buff, as were my breeches. I had the finest of blacksilk stockings, with largebuckles of silver on myshoes, and the ruffles formy neck and wrists weremade of the best lace mymother had in her pos-session. Of course such a cos-tume was not seemly for atramp through the woods,nor did I count on wear-ing it until we were come. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNORS FOLLOWING 137 near to the town where we should find Lord Bal-timore. I had jack boots, stout corduroy breeches, ashort coat of sad-colored cloth, and a cap of gray, towear on the journey. My finery was to be carriedin the carts with the governors baggage. Father had been told that our company was tojourney by ship to New Castle, and thence across thecountry to the head of Chesapeake Bay, wherewould be found boats to carry us by water toMaryland. The carts were to be sent on one day in advance ofus, that they might be at New Castle when we arrived,and with them would go several horses for the governor . and some of the chief men of the company. The remainder of the party would trust to theirown stout legs, being able to move quite as fast as theothers, for horses cannot go at any rapid pace overa country as rough as ours, and even though theymight out-strip us for a time, it would be necessaryto make long hal
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