The English Bodley family . ing a walk to see an old Roman station. That s nothing, said Charles. We have lots of mounds inAmerica made by the Indians. Have you, really ? asked John. Did you ever see an In-dian ? but of course you have. Well, not exactly, said Charles. And these mounds weremade by Indians who lived long before the Indians that were livingin America when we first went over. John stared at him. I thought you were born in America, said he. So he was, John, said Cousin Ned. That s only Charless wayof making himself an Englishman of the seventeenth century. I d like to see an India
The English Bodley family . ing a walk to see an old Roman station. That s nothing, said Charles. We have lots of mounds inAmerica made by the Indians. Have you, really ? asked John. Did you ever see an In-dian ? but of course you have. Well, not exactly, said Charles. And these mounds weremade by Indians who lived long before the Indians that were livingin America when we first went over. John stared at him. I thought you were born in America, said he. So he was, John, said Cousin Ned. That s only Charless wayof making himself an Englishman of the seventeenth century. I d like to see an Indian and his mound, said John. ButI d rather see the Indian if I could only see one. So it goes, said Mrs. Van Wyck, philosophically. John wantsan Indian because he cant get one, and Sarah wants a Roman be-cause she cant get one. But, Ned, where are you taking us to onthis Roman road. Thats the point I am aiming at, said he, pointing up to a hill-top that lay on their left. They all looked in the direction whichhe showed CHESTERTON MILL OLD AND NEW ENGLAND. 51 A mill! said John. Nothing but an old mill. Newport tower ! exclaimed Sarah. That is it, Sarah, said Cousin Ned. We 11 turn off here andmake for it. So they crossed the fields for a mile or less, passedcattle and sheep grazing, and climbed the turf slope till they stoodby the old mill, which had a deserted look about it. Now, do you mean to say that this looks like the tower atNewport that the Vikings built ? asked Mr. John Bodley, incred-ulously. To be sure, said Cousin Ned. The likeness is very close, ex-cept in the material used. This is of dressed stone, and there issome work about the capitals and bases of the pillars. The struc-ture at Newport is built of undressed stone, and is ruder every way,but the general character is the same. The party walked about it and climbed a staircase, but the doorinto the chamber above was locked. Six arches, perhaps six feetapart, held up the chamber, and a round cap surmounted t
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