Works - 1902 Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: so dimly seen, in such an ancient garb, could only belong to some old champion of'the righteous cause, whom the oppressor's drum had summoned from his grave. The... more »y raised a shout of awe and exultation, and looked for the deliverance of New England. The Governor, and the gentlemen of his party, perceiving themselves brought to an unexpected stand, rode hastily forward, as if they would have pressed their snorting and affrighted horses right against the hoary apparition. Me, however, blenched not a step, but glancing his severe eye round the group, which half encompassed him, at last bent it sternly on Sir Edmund Andros. One would have thought that the dark old man was chief ruler there, and that the Governor and Council, with soldiers at their back, representing the whole power and authority of the Crown, had no alternative but obedience. "What does this old fellow here?" cried Edward Randolph, fiercely. "On, Sir Edmund! Bid tilc soldiers forward, and give the dotard the same choice that you give all his countrymen—to stand aside or be trampled on ! " " Nay, nay, let us show respect to the good grand- sire," said Bullivant, laughing. " See you not, he is some old round-headed dignitary, who hath lain asleep these thirty years, and knows nothing of the change of times ? Doubtless, he thinks to put us down with a proclamation in Old Noll's name!" "Are you mad, old man?" demanded Sir Edmund Andros, in loud and harsh tones. "How dare you stay the march of King James's Governor?" " I have stayed the march of a King himself, ere now," replied the gray figure, with stern composure. " I am here, Sir Governor, because the cry of an oppressed people hath disturbed me in my secret place ; and beseeching this favor earnestly of the Lord, it was vouchsafed me to appear once again ...« less