George Mason The Young Backwoodsman Or Dont Give Up The Ship A Story Of The Mississippi By The Author Of Francis Berrian T Flint PDF Download

Excerpt from George Mason, the Young Backwoodsman, or "Don't Give Up the Ship" A Story of the Mississippi Let not ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny Obscure. IT would too long detach me from the thread Of my narrative, if I were to go minutely into the relation of the causes which brought such a family, as that Of Mr. Mason's, from the condition of a new-england minis ter's place and duties, to the forests Of the lower Missis sippi, and a society, for which they were evidently so little assorted. Few Of my readers would comprehend the peculiar trials of a minister in such a place, or would be able to understand the complication of minute dith culties and vexations, which, during a ministry of sixteen years, in a country village, had broken down his health and spirits, and finally induced him to ask a dismission from his people, and to move to this distant and unknown country. His parish comprehended every shade 'of opinion in religion and politics. Embittered parties and eternal disputations were the consequence. In attempting to keep clear of all, the pastor became em broiled with all. Both himself and his wife had been reared delicately. The salary was small, and the family increasing. He became poor, and Obnoxious both to the religious and political parties; and after sixteen years Of the prime Of his life spent among them, ad; mitting, the while, that he was exemplary, Ofgood feel ings, learned and eloquent, they refused him, in town meeting, a request to add something to his In disgust he asked a dismission, and it was granted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.