COLONIAL STORIES COLONIAL STORIES BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK T. MERRILL BOSTON L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY INCORPORATED 1897 fro9 k CL-7I 96170O ILLUSTRATIONS. SEVERAL PERSONAGES DESCENDING TOWARDS THE DOOR gravure COPYRIGHT LADY READING HOWES MASQUERADE Half-title YE OLD PROVINCE HOUSE INITIAL THE INDIAN THE STORY OF EACH BLUE TILE GAGE MAY HAVE BEHELD HIS DISASTROUS VICTORY THE ELDERLY GENTLEMAN photo- PAGE Frontispiece THE BALCONY 7 ONE OF THESE WORTHIES A TALL, LANK FIGURE 10 COLONEL JOLIFFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER 12 PLEASE YOUR HONOR, THE FAULT is NONE OF MINE 15 A STOUT MAN, DRESSED IN RICH AND COURTLY ATTIRE . . . . 18 THE SHAPE OF GAGE, AS TRUE AS IN A LOOKING-GLASS .... 22 A TALL MAN, BOOTED AND WRAPPED IN A MILITARY CLOAK. ... 23 HE RECOILED SEVERAL STEPS FROM THE FIGURE photogravurefacing 24 A STAGE DRIVER SAT AT ONE OF THE WINDOWS READING A PENNY PAPER EDWARD RANDOLPHS PORTRAIT Half-title 29 YE YOUNG CAPTAINE OF YE CASTLE TELLS YE STORY OF YE PICTURE . 35 SOME OF THESE FABLES ARE REALLY AWFUL photogravure facing 38 ALICE BECKONED TO THE PICTURE 41 iv viii ix x i 2 3 5 6 27 ILLUSTRA 77ONS. vii THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECTMEN WASADDRESSING TOTHE LIEUTENANT- GOVERNOR A LONG AND SOLEMN PROTEST photogravurefacing 42 SHE SNATCHED AWAY THE SABLE CURTAIN 45 CHOKING WITH THE BLOOD OF THE BOSTON MASSACRE 47 LADY ELEANORES MANTLE Half-title , . . 51 YE BEAUTEOUS LADY ELEANORE COMETH TO BOSTON A PALE YOUNG MAN . . . PROSTRATED HIMSELF BESIDE THE COACH 57 photogravure facing 59 GOVERNOR SHUTE DESCENDED THE FLIGHT OF STEPS 60 A GATHERING OF RANK, WEALTH, AND BEAUTY 63 I PRAY YOU TAKE ONE SlP OF THIS HOLY WlNE 67 KEEP MY IMAGE IN YOUR REMEMBRANCE 71 THE COMMUNICATION COULD BE OF NO AGREEABLE IMPORT... 73 YOUNG MAN, WHAT is YOUR PURPOSE 77 WHAT THING ART THOU PAGE 80 THAT NIGHT A PROCESSION PASSED BY TORCHLIGHT photogravure facing OLD ESTHER DUDLEY Half-title 83 HEAVENS CAUSE AND THE KINGS ARE ONE 89 TAKE THIS KEY AND KEEP IT SAFE 92 A FEW OF THE STANCH, THOUGH CRESTFALLEN OLD TORIES . . . 95 THE KING OF ENGLANDS BIRTHDAY 99 RECEIVE MY TRUST photogravure facing 101 FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH 104 8 1 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.