Colonial days and dames . ellor of theState of New York. From portrait in Independence Hall, Philadelphia 17 * LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Xlll PAGB British Grenadier. From life-size figure standing in the Jiall of VVisterHomestead, residence of Mr. Otarles J. Wister,Germantown, Philadelphia 179 Mrs. Samuel Blodget (Rebecca Smith). From unfinished head by Gilbert Stuart, in Acad-emy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia 187 Mrs. William Lewis (Frances Esmonde, ofHuntingdon Castle, Ireland). Frtnn tniniature in possession of Miss FrancesDonnel, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania I<59 Lady Pepperell and her sister Mis
Colonial days and dames . ellor of theState of New York. From portrait in Independence Hall, Philadelphia 17 * LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Xlll PAGB British Grenadier. From life-size figure standing in the Jiall of VVisterHomestead, residence of Mr. Otarles J. Wister,Germantown, Philadelphia 179 Mrs. Samuel Blodget (Rebecca Smith). From unfinished head by Gilbert Stuart, in Acad-emy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia 187 Mrs. William Lewis (Frances Esmonde, ofHuntingdon Castle, Ireland). Frtnn tniniature in possession of Miss FrancesDonnel, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania I<59 Lady Pepperell and her sister Miss Royal(daughters of Isaac Royal, of Medford, Massa-chusetts). From early painting of John S. Copley, in posses-sion of the Misses Snow, of Jamaica Plain, Mass. 204 Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay (Mary RutherfurdClarkson). From original in possession of Mr. Matthew Clark-son,of New York 210 Flora Macdonald. From painting copied from London portrait ofij^b,in possession of Miss Alice Campbell, of Fayette-ville. North Carolina 226. COLONIAL DAYS. I SHALL call that my country whereI may most glorify God and enjoy thepresence of my dearest friends, wroteGovernor Winthrop from Massachusettsto his absent wife; while the Rev. FrancisHigginson, stronger in his expressions ofrenunciation for himself and others, hasleft the following testimony in his diary: When we are in our graves, it will beall one whether we have lived in plentyor penury, whether we have dyed in abed of downe or lockes of straw. Onely 12 COLONIAL DAYS AND DAMES. this is the advantage of the meane con-dition, that it is a more freedom to the lesse comfort any have in thethings of this world, the more Hberty theyhave to lay up treasure in heaven. Although many of the Colonists cameto the shores of the New World with suchwords upon their lips, and, we may believe,with such sentiments in their minds, it wasnot long before sturdy Anglo-Saxon enter-prise and English love of home comfortled them to make the wilderness, if
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