. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . lourish of trumpets, the rolling of drums, and fromthe direction of the Neck comes our army, a mightyarray of seven hundred or more men, all armed andequipped as the law directs. When this vast body of warlike men have marchedinto the vacant space, they are drawn up in line, thereis another flourish of trumpets, together with the rollingof drums, and Master Cotton comes out from the tentwhich has been set up for the use of the Governor andhis assistants, to offer a prayer. On this day, moved by the sight of the great throng,Master Cot
. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . lourish of trumpets, the rolling of drums, and fromthe direction of the Neck comes our army, a mightyarray of seven hundred or more men, all armed andequipped as the law directs. When this vast body of warlike men have marchedinto the vacant space, they are drawn up in line, thereis another flourish of trumpets, together with the rollingof drums, and Master Cotton comes out from the tentwhich has been set up for the use of the Governor andhis assistants, to offer a prayer. On this day, moved by the sight of the great throng,Master Cotton prayed long and fervently, whereatsome of the younger soldiers, having not the fear ofGod in their hearts, pulled long faces one to another,or shifted about uneasily on their feet, as if weary withlong standing, and I trembled lest the Governor, seeing 148 RUTH OF BOSTON such levity, might rebuke them openly, which wouldbe a great disgrace at such a time. When Master Cotton was done with praying, thesoldiers began to march here and there in many ways,. until ones eyes were confused with watching them,and then came the volleys, as the men shot straightover the heads of the people; but father says no oneneed fear such warlike work, for there were no bulletsin the guns. Of course I understood that he must needs knowwhether this be true or not, else he would not have SHOOTING FOR A PRIZE 149 spoken it; and yet I could not but shudder when somany guns were fired at one time, while the smoke ofpowder in the air was most painful to the eyes. After the soldiers had marched back and forth in themost ferocious manner possible until noon, they wereallowed a time for rest, and then it was that those whohad set up tents, entertained their friends at tablewith stores upon stores of dainties of every kind. SHOOTING FOR A PRIZE I have heard that Sir Harry Vane declared oursoldiers presented a very fine front, whatever that maybe, and he is not backward about saying that even theKing himsel
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