Old Times in the Colonies. Charles Carleton Coffin
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had been swinging at anchor in the harbor, but the time had come for the departure of the vessel.
Though everything wore so gloomy a prospect, though they were so few in number, and death was thinning their ranks, they had no thought of returning to England. Many months would pass before the ship would come back, and none but God knew what might happen the while. The vessel might go down in mid-ocean, and then their friends in England never would hear from them.
With tearful eves they stood upon the hill above the graves of their loved ones, and saw the white sails fade away. When the ship disappeared, they went calmly about their work. Their destiny was fixed. It is well for the world that such heroic souls have no fear of the future. They might die, but Truth and Liberty were eternal!
The next day after the departure of the Mayflower their beloved governor was suddenly taken ill, his sickness ending in death. But the State did not die. The people elected William Bradford as his successor. A new truth dawned upon the world — that so long as there are people to rule themselves, there will be a State.
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