第9章

"Well，there’ssomethingturriblequeer’boutthismarryin’

business，"andCephasdrewasighfromtheheelsofhisboots。

"Itseems’sifamanhedn’tnonatcheraldrawin’towardsagirlwithagoodfarm’n’stockthatwaswillin’tohavehim！Seemsjestasifitsethimag’in’hersomehow！Andyet，ifyou’vegottosingouto’thesamebookwithagirlyourwholelifetime，itdoesseem’sifyou’doughttohaveakindofafancyforheratthestart，anyhow！"

"Youmayfeeldif’rentastimegoeson，Cephas，an’cometoseeFeeble——IwouldsayPhoebe——asyourmotherdoes。’Thebestfiredon’tflareupthesoonest，’youknow。"ButoldUncleBartsawthathisson’sheartwasheavyandforboretopressthesubject。

AnnabelFranklinhadreturnedtoBostonafteramonth’svisitandtohersurprisehadreturnedasdisengagedasshecame。MarkWilson，thoroughlyboredbyhervacuitiesofmind，longednowformoreintercoursewithPattyBaxter，Patty，sogayandunexpected；

solivelytotalkwith，sopiquingtothefancy，soskittishanddifficulttomanage，sotemptinglypretty，withabeautyallherown，andnevertwodaysalike。

Thereweremanylionsinthewayandtheseonlyaddedtothezestofpursuit。Withalltheothergirlsofthevillageopportunitiesmultiplied，buthecouldscarcelygettenminutesalonewithPatty。TheDeacon’sorderswereabsoluteinregardtoyoungmen。

Hisdaughterswerenevertodriveorwalkalonewiththem，nevergotodancesor"routs"ofanysort，andneverreceivethematthehouse；thislastmandatebeingquiteunnecessary，asnoyouthinhisrightmindwouldhavegonea—courtin’undertheDeacon’sforbiddinggaze。Andstillthereweresudden，deliciouschancestobeseizednowandthenifonehadhiseyesopenandhiswitsabouthim。Therewasthewalktoorfromthesinging—school，whenasentimentalcouplecoulddropafewfeet，atleast，behindtherestandexchangeawordortwoincomparativeprivacy；therewerethechurch"circles"andprayer—meetings，andtheintervalsbetweenSundayserviceswhenMarkcoulddetachPattyamomentfromthegrouponthemeeting—housesteps。Morevaluablethanallthese，acompletescheduleofPatty’svariousmovementshereandthere，togetherwithaprofoundstudyofDeaconBaxter’shabits，whichwereordinarilyaspunctualastheyweredisagreeable，permittedMarkmanystoleninterviews，assweetastheywerebrief。Therewasneverasecondkiss，however，inthesecasualmeetingsandpartings。Thefirst，inspringtime，hadfoundPattyachild，surprised，unprepared。Shewasawomannow；foritdoesnottakeyearstoachievethatmiracle；monthswilldoit，ordays，orevenhours。Hersummer’sexperiencewithCephasColehadwonderfullybroadenedherpowers，givingheranassurancesadlylackingbefore，aswellasaknowledgeofdetail，acertainfinishedskillinthemanagementofalover，whichshecouldablyuseonanyonewhohappenedtocomealong。And，atthemoment，anyonewhohappenedtocomealongservedthepurposeadmirably，PhilipPerryaswellasMarquisWilson。

YoungPerry’sinterestinPatty，aswehaveseen，beganwithhisalienationfromEllenWilson，thefirstobjectofhisaffections，anditwasnotattheoutsetatallofasentimentalnature。

Philipwasapillarofthechurch，andEllenhadprovedsoentirelylackinginthereligioussense，soself—satisfiedastoherstandingwiththeheavenlypowers，thatPhilipdarednotexposehimselflongertohersociety，lesthefindhimself"unequallyyokedtogetherwithanunbeliever，"thusdefyingthescripturaladmonitionastomarriage。

Patty，thoughsomewhatlackinginthequalitiesthatgotothemakingoftrustworthysaints，wasnot，likeEllen，whollygivenovertothefleshpotsandwouldproveavaluableconvert，Philipthought；onewhowouldreflectgreatcredituponhimifhesucceededininducinghertosubscribetothesterncreedoftheday。

Philipwasaverystrenuousandslightlygloomybeliever，dwellingconsiderablyonthewrathofGodandthedoctrineofeternalpunishment。Therewasanold"pennyroyal"hymnmuchinusewhichdescribesthegeneraltenorofhismeditation：——

"Mythoughtsonawfulsubjectsroll，Damnationandthedead。

WhathorrorsseizetheguiltysoulUponadyingbed。"

（NowonderthatJacobCochrane’slivelysongs，cheerful，hopeful，militant，andbracing，fellwithapleasingsoundupontheearofthebelieverofthatepoch。）TheloveofGodhad，indeed，enteredPhilip’ssoul，butinsomemysteriouswayhadbeenossifiedafteritgotthere。Hehadintenselyblackhair，darkskin，andaliverthatdisposedhimconstitutionallytoanardentbeliefinthenecessityofhellformostofhisneighbors，andthehopeofspendinghisowngloriousimmortalityinasmall，properlyrestricted，andprudentlymanagedheaven。Hewaseloquentatprayer—meetingandPatty’sonlyobjectiontohimtherewasinhisdispositiontoalludetohimselfasa"rebelworm，"withfrequentreferencestohis"vilebody。"Otherwise，andwhennotengagedintheologicaldiscussion，PattylikedPhilipverymuch。Hisownfather，althoughanorthodoxmemberofthefoldingoodandregularstanding，had"doctored"Philconscientiouslyforhisliverfromhisyouthup，hopingintimetoinciteinhimasunnierviewoflife，forthedoctorwassomewhatskilledinadaptinghisremediestospiritualmaladies。JedMorrillhadalwayssaidthatwhenoldMrs。Buxton，thechampionconvertofJacobCochrane，wasatherworst，——keepingherwholefamilyawakenightsbyherhystericalfearsfortheirfuture，——Dr。Perryhadgivenheratwelfthofagrainoftartaremetic，fivetimesadayuntilshehadentirementalreliefandheranxietyconcerningthesalvationofherhusbandandchildrenwassetcompletelyatrest。

Thegooddoctornotedwithsecretpleasurehisson’sgrowingfondnessforthesocietyofhisprimefavorite，MissPatienceBaxter。"He’llbeginbytryingtosavehersoul，"hethought；

"Philalwaysbeginsthatway，butwhenPattygetshiminhandhe’llremembertheexistenceofhisheart，anorganhehasnevertakenintoconsideration。Aloveaffairwithaprettygirl，goodbutnottoopious，willhelpPhilconsiderable，howeveritturnsout。"

ThereisnodoubtbutthatPhilwastakinghischancesandthatunderPatty’stutelagehewasgrowingmellower。AsforPatty，shewasonlyamusingherself，andfrisking，likeayounglamb，inpastureswhereshehadneverstrayedbefore。HerfancyflewfromMarktoPhilandfromPhilbacktoMarkagain，foratthemomentshewasjustavesselofemotion，readytoemptyherselfonsheknewnotwhat。Temperamentally，shewouldtakeadvantageofcurrentsratherthansteeratanytime，anditwouldbethestrongestcurrentthatwouldfinallybearheraway。Herideahadalwaysbeenthatshecouldplaywithfirewithoutburningherownfingers，andthattheflamesshekindledweresoinnocentandmildthatnoonecouldbeharmedbythem。Shehadfancied，uptonow，thatshecouldcontrol，urgeon，orcooldownaman’sfeelingforeverandaday，ifshechose，andremainmistressofthesituation。Now，aftersomeweeksofweighingandbalancinghertwoswains，shefoundherselfconfrontingachoice，onceandforall。Eachofthemseemedtobeapproachingthestateofmindwherehewaslikelytosay，somewhatviolently："Takemeorleaveme，oneortheother！"Butshedidnotwishtotakethem，andstilllessdidshewishtoleavethem，withnootherloverinsightbutCephasCole，whowasalmost，thoughnotquite，worsethannone。

Ifmatters，bylackofmasculinepatienceandself—control，didcometoacrisis，whatshouldshesaydefinitelytoeitherofhersuitors？HerfatherdespisedMarkWilsonatriflemorethananyyoungmanontheriver，andwhilehecouldhavenoobjectiontoPhilPerry’scharacterorpositionintheworld，hishatredofoldDr。Perryamountedtoadisease。WhenthedoctorhadclosedtheeyesofthethirdMrs。Baxter，hehadmadesomeplainandunwelcomestatementsthatwouldrankleintheDeacon’sbreastaslongashelived。Pattyknew，therefore，thatthechanceofherfather’sblessingfallinguponherunionwitheitherofherpresentloverswasmorethanuncertain，andofwhatusewasanengagement，iftherecouldnotbeamarriage？

IfPatty’smindinclinedtoasomewhatspeedydeparturefromherfather’shousehold，shecanhardlybeblamed，butshefeltthatshecouldnotcarryanyofherindecisionsandfearstohersisterforsettlement。WhocouldlookinWaitstill’sclear，steadfasteyesandsay："Ican’tmakeupmymindwhichtomarry"？

NotPatty。Shefelt，instinctively，thatWaitstill’sheart，ifitmovedatall，wouldrushoutlikeagreatrivertoloseitselfintheocean，andlosingitselfforgetthenarrowbanksthroughwhichithadflowedbefore。Pattyknewthatherownlovewasatthemomentnothingmorethanthenoteofachild’spennyflute，andthatWaitstillwasperhapsvibratingsecretlywithadeeper，richermusicthancouldevercometoher。Still，musicofsomesortshemeanttofeel。"EveniftheymakemedecideonewayoranotherbeforeIamready，"shesaidtoherself，"I’llneversay’yes’tillI’mmoreinlovethanIamnow！"

TherewereotherreasonswhyshedidnotwanttoaskWaitstill’sadvice。Notonlydidsheshrinkfromthelovingscrutinyofhersister’seyes，andthegentleprobingofherquestions，whichwouldfixherownmotivesonapin—pointandholdthemupunbecominglytothelight；butshehadafoolish，generousloyaltythaturgedhertokeepWaitstillquitealooffromherownlittleprivateperplexities。

"Shewillonlyworryherselfsick，"thoughtPatty。"Shewon’tletmemarrywithoutaskingfather’spermission，andshe’dthinksheoughtnottoaidmeindeceivinghim，andthetempestwouldbetwiceasdreadfulifitfelluponusboth！Now，ifanythinghappens，IcantellfatherthatIdiditallmyselfandthatWaitstillknewnothingaboutitwhatever。Then，oh，joy！iffatheristooterrible，IshallbeamarriedwomanandIcanalwayssay：’Iwillnotpermitsuchcruelty！Waitstillisdependentuponyounolonger，sheshallcomeatoncetomyhusbandandme！

ThislatterphrasealmostintoxicatedPatty，sothatthereweremomentswhenshecouldhaverunuptoMilliken’sMillsandpurchasedherselfahusbandatanycost，hadherslendersavingespermittedthebestinthemarket；andthemoreimpersonalthehusbandthemoredelightedlyPattyrolledthephraseunderhertongue。

"Icanneverbe’published’inchurch，"shethought，"andperhapsnobodywillevercareenoughaboutmetobravefather’sdispleasureandinsistonrunningawaywithme。Idowishsomebodywouldcare’frightfully’aboutme，enoughforthat；

enoughtohelpmemakeupmymind；sothatIcouldjustdriveuptofather’sstoresomedayandsay：’Goodafternoon，father！I

knewyou’dneverletmemarry——’"（therewasalwaysadashhere，inPatty’simaginarydiscourses，adashthatcouldbefilledinwithanyChristiannameaccordingtohermoodofthemoment）"’soIjustmarriedhimanyway；andyouneedn’tbeangrywithmysister，forsheknewnothingaboutit。MyhusbandandIaresorryifyouaredispleased，butthere’snohelpforit；andmyhusband’shomewillalwaysbeopentoWaitstill，whateverhappens。’"

Patty，withallherlatentloveoffineryandease，didnotweightheworldlycircumstancesofthetwomen，thoughthereflectionthatshewouldhavemoreamusementwithMarkthanwithPhilipmayhavecrossedhermind。ShetrustedPhilip，andrespectedhissteady—going，seriousviewoflife；itpleasedhervanity，too，tofeelhowhernonsenseandfunlightenedhistemperamentalgravity，playinginandoutandoveritlikeabutterflyinasmokebush。ShewouldbesafewithPhilipalways，butsafetyhadnospecialcharmforoneofherage，whohadneverbeeninperil。

Mark’ssuperiorknowledgeoftheworld，moreover，hiscareless，buoyantmannerofcarryinghimself，hisgay，boyishaudacity，allhadaverydistinctcharmforher；——andyet——

Buttherewouldbeno"andyet"alittlelater。Patty’sheartwouldblazequicklyenoughwhensufficientheatwasappliedtoit，andMarkwasfallingmoreandmoredeeplyinloveeveryday。

AsPattyvacillated，hispurposestrengthened；themoresheweighed，themoreheceasedtoweigh，thedifficultiesofthesituation；themoresheunfoldedherselftohim，themorehelovedandthemoreherespectedher。Shebeganbydelightinghissenses；sheendedbywinningallthattherewasinhim，andcreatingcontinuallythequalitieshelacked，afterthemanneroftruewomenevenwhentheyareveryyoungandfoolish。

XVIII

ASTATEO’MAINEPROPHET

SUMMERwasdyinghard，foralthoughithadpassed，bythecalendar，MotherNaturewasstillkeepinguphercustomaryattitude。

Therehadbeenasoftraininthenightandeveryspearofgrasswasbrilliantlygreenandtippedwithcrystal。Thesmokebushesinthegardenplot，andtheasparagusbedbeyondthem，lookedmistyasthesunrosehigher，dryingthesoakedearthanddrippingbranches。Spiders’webs，marvelsoflace，dottedtheshortgrassundertheappletrees。Everyflowerthathadafragrancewaspouringitgratefullyintotheair；everybirdwithajoyousnoteinitsvoicegaveitmorejoyouslyfromaburstingthroat；andtheriverlaughedandrippledinthedistanceatthefootofTownHouseHill。ThendawngrewintofullmorningandstreamsofbluesmokerosehereandtherefromtheEdgewoodchimneys。Theworldwasalive，andsobeautifulthatWaitstillfeltlikegoingdownonherkneesingratitudeforhavingbeenbornintoitandgivenachanceofservingitinanyhumblewaywhatsoever。

Wherevertherewasabarn，inRiverboroorEdgewood，onecouldhaveheardthethree—leggedstoolsbeingliftedfromthepegs，andthenwouldbeginthemusicofthemilk—pails；firsttheresonantsoundofthestreamonthebottomofthetinpail，thenthesoftdeliciouspurringofthecascadeintothefullbucket，whilethecowsserenelychewedtheircudsandwhiskedawaytheflieswithswingingtails。

DeaconBaxterwastakinghiscowstoapasturefaroverthehill，thefeedhavinggrowntooshortinhisownfields。PattywaswashingdishesinthekitchenandWaitstillwasinthedairy—houseatthebutter—making，oneofherchiefdelights。Sheworkedwithspeedandwithbeautifulsureness，patting，squeezing，rollingthegoldenmass，likethetrueartistshewas，thenturningthesweet—scentedwaxenballsoutofthemouldontothebigstone—chinaplatterthatstoodwaiting。Shehadbeenupearlyandforthelasthourshehadtoiledwithdevouringeagernessthatshemighthavealittletimetoherself。Itwashersnow，forPattywouldbebusywiththebedsaftershefinishedthedishes，soshedrewafoldedpaperfromherpocket，thefirstcommunicationshehadeverreceivedinIvory’shandwriting，andsatdowntoreadit。

MYDEARWAITSTILL：——

Rodmanwilltakethispacketandleaveitwithyouwhenhefindsopportunity。Itisnotinanyrealsensealetter，soIaminnodangerofincurringyourfather’sdispleasure。Youwillprobablyhaveheardnewrumorsconcerningmyfatherduringthepastfewdays，forPeterMorrillhasbeentoEnfield，NewHampshire，wherehesayslettershavebeenreceivedstatingthatmyfatherdiedinCortland，Ohio，morethanfiveyearsago。IshalldowhatIcantosubstantiatethisfreshreportasIhavealwaysdonewithallthepreviousones，butIhavelittlehopeofsecuringreliableinformationatthisdistance，andafterthislengthoftime。IdonotknowwhenIcaneverstartonapersonalquestmyself，forevenhadIthemoneyIcouldnotleavehomeuntilRodmanismucholder，andfittedforgreaterresponsibility。Oh！Waitstill，howyouhavehelpedmypoor，dearmother！WouldthatIwerefreetotellyouhowIvalueyourfriendship！Itissomethingmorethanmerefriendship！Whatyouaredoingislikethrowingalife—linetoasinkinghumanbeing。Twoorthreetimes，oflate，motherhasforgottentosetoutthesupperthingsformyfather。Hertenyears’incessantwaitingforhimseemstohavesubsidedalittle，andinitsplaceshewatchesforyou。[Ivoryhadwritten"watchesforherdaughter"butcarefullyerasedthelasttwowords。]Youcomebutseldom，butherheartfeedsonthesightofyou。Whatsheneeded，itseems，wasthemagicaltouchofyouthandhealthandstrengthandsympathy，thequalitiesyoupossessinsuchgreatmeasure。

IfIhadproofofmyfather’sdeathIthinknow，perhaps，thatI

mighttrytobreakitgentlytomymother，asifitwerefreshnews，andseeifpossiblyImightthusremoveherprincipalhallucination。Youseenow，doyounot，howsanesheisinmany，indeedinmostways，——howsweetandlovable，evenhowsensible？

Tohelpyoubettertounderstandtheinfluencethathasrobbedmeofbothfatherandmotherandmademeandminethesubjectoftownandtaverngossipforyearspast，Ihavewrittenforyoujustasketchofthe"Cochranecraze"；theromanticstoryofamanwhoswayedthewillsofhisfellow—creaturesinatrulymarvellousmanner。Somelocalhistorianofhistimewilldoubtlessgivehimmorespace；mywishistohaveyouknowsomethingmoreofthecircumstancesthathavemademeaprisonerinlifeinsteadofafreeman；butprisonerasIamatthemoment，Iamsustainedjustnowbyanewcourage。IreadinmycopyofOvidlastnight："Thebestofweaponsistheundauntedheart。"Thiswillhelpyou，too，inyourhardlife，foryoursisthemostundauntedheartinalltheworld。

IVORYBOYNTON

ThechronicleofJacobCochrane’scareerinthelittlevillagesneartheSacoRiverhasnosuchinterestforthegeneralreaderasithadforWaitstillBaxter。ShehunguponeverywordthatIvoryhadwrittenandrealizedmoreclearlythaneverbeforetheshadowthathadfollowedhimsinceearlyboyhood；thesameshadowthathadfallenacrosshismother’smindandleft，continualtwilightthere。

Noonereallyknew，itseemed，whyorfromwhenceJacobCochranehadcometoEdgewood。Hesimplyappearedattheoldtavern，astranger，withsatchelinhand，toseekentertainment。UncleBarthadoftendescribedthisscenetoWaitstill，forhewasoneofthosesittingaboutthegreatopenfireatthetime。Themaneasilyslippedintothegroupandsoontooktheleadinconversation，delightingallwithhisagreeablepersonality，hisnimbletongueandgracefulspeech。Atsupper—timethehostessandtherestofthefamilytooktheirplacesatthelongtable，aswasthecustom，andheastonishedthembyhisknowledgenotonlyoftownhistory，butofvillagematterstheyhadsupposedunknowntoanyone。

Whenthestrangerhadfinishedhissupperandreturnedtothebar—room，hehadtopassthroughalongentry，andthelandlady，whisperingtoherdaughter，said：——

"Betsy，yougouptothechamberclosetandgetthesilverandbringitdown。ThismanisgoingtosleepthereandIamafraidofhim。Hemustbeafortune—teller，andtheLordonlyknowswhatelse！"

Ingoingtothechamberthedaughterhadtopassthroughthebar—room。Asshewasmovingquietlythrough，hopingtoescapethenoticeofthenewcomer，heturnedinhischair，andlookingherfullintheface，suddenlysaid：——

"Madam，youneedn’ttouchyoursilver。Idon’twantit。Iamagentleman。"

WhereuponthebewilderedBetsyscuttledbacktohermotherandtoldherthestrangeguestwasindeedafortune—teller。

OfCochrane’sinitialappearanceasapreacherIvoryhadtoldWaitstillintheirtalkinthechurchyardearlyinthesummer。Itwasatachild’sfuneralthatthenewprophetcreatedhisfirstsensationandthere，too，thatAaronandLoisBoyntonfirstcameunderhisspell。ThewholecountrysidehadbeenjustthenwroughtuptoastateofreligiousexcitementbyrevivalmeetingsandCochranegainedthebenefitofthisdefinitepreparationforhiswork。HeclaimedthatallhissayingswerefromdivineinspirationandthatthosewhoembracedhisdoctrinereceiveddirectcommunicationfromtheAlmighty。Hedisdainedformalcreedsandallmannerofchurchorganizations，declaringsectariannamestobemarksofthebeastandallchurchmemberstobeinBabylon。Heintroducedre—baptismasasymboliccleansingfromsectarianstains，andaftersomemonthsadvancedapropositionthathisflockholdallthingsincommon。Heputasuddenendtothesolemn"deaconing—out"anddroningofpsalmtunesandgraftedontohisformofworshiplivelysingingandmarchingaccompaniedbyclappingofhandsandwhirlingincircles；duringtheprogressofwhichthemosthystericalconverts，orthemostfullyCochranized，"wouldswoonuponthefloor；or，inobeyingtheirleader’sinstructionsto"becomeaslittlechildren，"wouldsometimesgothroughthemostextraordinaryandunmeaningantics。

Itwasnotuntilhehadconvertedhundredstothenewfaiththatheaddedmorestartlingrevelationstohisgospel。Hewasinturnbold，mystical，eloquent，audacious，persuasive，autocratic；andevenwhenhisself—styledcommunicationsfromtheAlmighty"

controvertedallthathishearershadformerlyheldtoberight，hestillmagnetizedorhypnotizedthemintoanunwillingassenttohisbeliefs。Therewasfinallyaproclamationtotheeffectthatmarriagevowsweretobeannulledwhenadvisableandthatcompletespirituallibertywastofollow；alibertyinwhichanewaffinitymightbesought，andaspiritualunionbegunuponearth，aunionasnearlyapproximatetoGod’sstandardsasfaultyhumanbeingscouldmanagetoattain。

Someofthefaithfulfellawayatthistime，beingunabletoacceptthefulldoctrine，butretainedtheirfaithinCochrane’soriginalpowertoconvertsinnersandsavethemfromthewrathofGod。Storm—cloudsbegantogatherintheskyhowever，asthedelusionspread，monthbymonthandlocalministerseverywheresoughttominimizetheinfluenceofthedangerousorator，whorosesuperiortoeveryattackandcarriedhimselflikesomemagnificentmartyr—at—willamongthecrowdsthatnowcriticizedhimhereorthereinprivateandinpublic。

"Whatapictureofsplendidaudacityhemusthavebeen，"wroteIvory，"whenheenteredtheorthodoxmeeting—houseatahugegatheringwhereheknewthatthespeakersweretodenouncehisteachings。OldParsonBuzzellgaveouthistextfromthehighpulpit：MarkXIII，37，’ANDWHATISAYUNTOYOUISAYUNTOALL，WATCH！’JusthereCochranesteppedinattheopendoorofthechurchandheardthewarning，meant，heknew，forhimself，andseizingthemomentofsilencefollowingthereadingofthetext，hecriedinhissplendidsonorousvoice，withoutsomuchasstirringfromhisplacewithinthedoor—frame："’BeholdIstandatthedoorandknock。IfanymanhearmyvoiceIwillcomeintohimandwillsupwithhim，——Icometopreachtheeverlastinggospeltoeveryonethatheareth，andallthatIwanthereismybignessonthefloor。’"

"Icannotfind，"continuedIvoryonanotherpage，"thatmyfatherormothereverengagedinanyofthefoolishandchildishpracticeswhichdisgracedthemeetingsofsomeofCochrane’smostfanaticalfollowersandconverts。Bymymother’sconversations（someofwhichIhaverepeatedtoyou，butwhichmaybefulloferrors，becauseofherconfusionofmind），Ibelieveshemusthavehadadifferenceofopinionwithmyfatheronsomeoftheseviews，butIhavenomeansofknowingthistoacertainty；nordoIknowthatthequestionofchoosingspiritualconsorts’evercamebetweenordividedthem。ThispartofthedelusionalwaysfillsmewithsuchunspeakabledisgustthatIhaveneverlikedtoseekadditionallightfromanyoftheoldermenandwomenwhomightrevelingivingit。Thatmymotherdidnotsympathizewithmyfather’sgoingouttopreachCochrane’sgospelthroughthecountry，thisIknow，andshewassotrulyreligious，soburningwithzeal，thathadshefullybelievedinmyfather’smissionshewouldhavespurredhimon，insteadofendeavoringtodetainhim。"

"YouknowtheretributionthatovertookCochraneatlast，"wroteIvoryagain，whenhehadshowntheman’searlyvictoriesandhisenormousinfluence。"Therebegantobeindignantprotestsagainsthisdoctrinesbylawyersanddoctors，aswellasbyministers；

notfromallsideshowever；forremember，inextenuationofmyfather’sandmymother’sespousalofthisstrangebelief，thatmanyofthestrongestandwisestmen，aswellasthepurestandfinestwomeninYorkcountycameunderthisman’sspellforatimeandbelievedinhimimplicitly，someofthemevenuntotheend。