Chapter C: B. Galbraith

A BALLAD OF HEROES

Because you passed, and now are not,--
Because in some remoter day
Your sacred dust from doubtful spot
Was blown of ancient airs away,--
Because you perished,--must men say
Your deeds were naught, and so profane
Your lives with that cold burden? Nay,
The deeds you wrought are not in vain!

Though, it may be above the plot
That hid your once imperial clay,
No greener than o'er men forgot
The unregarded grasses sway,--
Though there no sweeter is the lay
From careless bird,--though you remain
Without distinction of decay,--
The deeds you wrought are not in vain!

No. For while yet in tower or cot
Your story stirs the pulse's play;
And men forget the sordid lot--
The sordid care, of cities gray;--
While yet, beset in homelier fray,
They learn from you the lesson plain
That life may go, so Honor stay,--
The deeds you wrought are not in vain!

ENVOY

Heroes of old! I humbly lay
The laurel on your graves again;
Whatever men have done, men may,--
The deeds you wrought are not in vain!

AUSTIN DOBSON.

DICTIONARY

=a byss´=: a deep gulf.

=ac´ me=: height.

=ac ro bat´ ics=: gymnastics; athletic exercises.

=ad´ age=: saying; proverb.

=a e´ ri al=: airy.

=a lac´ ri ty=: eagerness; spryness.

=al´ der man=: here, a Saxon nobleman.

=al´ gæ=: seaweeds.

=al ter´ na tive=: a second choice.

=A´ ma ti ki´ ta=: an Esquimau.

=am´ i ca bly ad just´ ed=: arranged peacefully.

=am´ phi the a ter=: a circular building with tiers of seats arranged around an open space.

=an´ chor ite=: a hermit.

=an´ nals=: records.

=aped=: imitated.

=ap er tif´= (teef): an appetizer.

=ap´ er ture=: opening.

=Ap´ pa lach´ ian=: a chain of mountains in the eastern United States.

=ap pre hen´ sions=: fears.

=a quat´ ic=: of the water.

=ar cade´=: an arched gallery.

=ar tic´ u late=: in regular words.

=at´ mos phere=: air pressure at sea level used as a unit.

=au ro´ ra=: the Northern Lights, the red glow in the sky in the Far North.

=aus ter´ i ty=: soberness; sternness.

=av a ri´ cious= (rish us): greedy of gain.

=Bal lin droch´ a ter=: a Scotch village.

=ban dit´ ti=: outlaws; bandits.

=bar´ bi can=: a tower over a gate or bridge.

=bar´ o graph=: an instrument for recording changes in the atmosphere.

=ba rom´ e ter=: an instrument that determines the weight of the air, and thereby foretells changes in the weather.

=ba rouche´=: a low, open carriage.

=bau´ ble=: a wand carried by jesters.

=Beau seant= (bo sa on´): "Well-seeming," an ancient French war cry.

=be nig´ nant=: kind; helpful.

=big´ gin=: a child's cap.

=Bois-Guil bert= (bwa guel bare´): a knight of the Order of the Temple.

=bo´ nus=: an extra payment not included in wages.

=brake=: a thicket.

=bre´ vi a ry=: a book containing a church service.

=brown-bill=: a weapon consisting of a long staff with a hook-shaped blade at the top.

=buf foon´ er y=: jesting; clownishness.

=bun´ sen pile=: an electric cell containing zinc covered with sulphuric acid at one end, and carbon surrounded by nitric acid at the other.

=buoyed= (booed): kept up; supported.

=bur lesque´= (lesk): humorous; not serious.

=byz´ ant=: a large gold coin.

=ca lum´ ni a tor=: a slanderer.

=car´ bon=: one of the chemical elements; charcoal is its best known form.

=car´ di nal=: a priest of high rank who wears a small red cap.

=car´ ri on=: decaying flesh.

=car´ tel=: a defiance; a challenge.

=casque= (cask): helmet.

=cas´ sock=: a close-fitting garment resembling a modern coat.

=catherine wheel=: a firework that turns around when lighted, throwing off a circle of sparks.

=ce ler´ i ty=: quickness; promptness.

=cel´ lar=: here, a wine-cellar.

=che val-glass= (she´ val): a large mirror swinging in a frame.

=Chil how´ ee=: a high mountain in east Tennessee.

=chiv´ al rous=: knightly; warlike.

=churls=: low, rude persons.

=circuit-rider=: a preacher who ministers to a number of churches.

=cloth-yard=: a yard in length.

=col´ lo quy=: a discussion.

=com punc´ tion=: remorse; repentance.

=cone=: a body tapering to a point.

=con´ ning tower=: a raised part of a vessel giving an outlook on the sea.

=con strained´=: restricted; unfree.

=con´ va les´ cence=: period of recovery.

=con ver´ gent=: coming nearly together.

=cope=: a long robe.

=co´ pi ous ly=: plentifully.

=cord´ age=: the ropes on a ship.

=Cor´ do van=: made in Cordova, a Spanish city.

=cor me´ um e rue ta´ vit=: "the heart of me burst forth."

=cor rob´ o ra ted=: confirmed; agreed with.

=cor ro´ sive sub´ li mate=: a substance containing mercury and useful for cleaning wounds.

=coun´ ter-poise=: a weight used to pull up the drawbridge.

=cowl=: a monk's hood.

=cox´ comb=: a piece of red cloth worn by jesters on their caps.

=crest fall´ en=: humiliated; humbled.

=crev´ ice=: hole; opening.

=cri´ sis=: critical period.

=croup=: the space behind the saddle.

=cur tail´ ing=: cutting down.

=cut´ lery=: knives and forks.

=cyl´ in der=: a part of machinery, like a piston, longer than broad and with a round surface.

=cy lin´ dri cal=: shaped like a cylinder, that is, long but with a round surface, as a lead pencil.

=decency=: here, a good appearance.

=de cep´ tive=: misleading.

=dep re da´ tion=: theft; despoiling.

=De pro fun´ dis cla ma´ vi=: "I cried from the depths," a Latin psalm.

=dif´ fi dence=: shyness.

=dil´ a to´ ri ness=: slowness; delay.

=dil´ a to ry=: slow.

=di lem´ ma=: difficulty.

=dis cerned´=: saw; understood.

=dis con´ so late ly=: unhappily.

=dis til´ ling=: for condensing sweet water from sea water.

=dlink=: drink, in broken English.

=doit=: a coin of small value.

=do mes´ tic=: of the home.

=Dom´ i nie=: a name sometimes given clergymen or schoolmasters.

=doub´ let=: a garment covering the body from neck to waist.

=dough ty= (dou´ ty): valiant; useful.

=drag=: the scent of a fox.

=dross=: money spoken of contemptuously, as something of no account.

=Dry´ ad=: a wood nymph.

=du en´ na=: chaperon.

=dun=: brownish.

=Dun dee´=: a Scotch seaport.

=e clipse´=: darkening; obscuring.

=ef fem´ i nate=: womanish.

=e lec trom´ e ter=: an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity.

=em a na´ tion=: a flowing forth.

=em bel´ lish=: ornament; touch up.

=em´ u late=: rival.

=e´ quine=: pertaining to a horse.

=Esh´ col=: a scene in the Bible.

=ex ha la´ tion=: fumes; vapor.

=ex hil´ a ra ted=: lifted up; greatly pleased.

=ex´ i gence=: emergency.

=ex or´ bi tant=: unreasonable; excessive.

=ex pos´ tu la ted=: protested.

=fath´ om=: a measure six feet in length.

=fer´ rule=: the piece at the end of a parasol or umbrella.

=feu´ dal=: relating to a lord of the Middle Ages.

=fi del´ i ty=: faithfulness.

=fil´ ial= (yal): due from a child to a parent.

=first mag´ ni tude=: largest size; most importance.

=floe=: the ocean frozen into an ice-field.

=fort´ a lice=: a small fortress.

=frank´ lin=: a Saxon gentleman.

=Front-de-Boeuf= (front de beuf´): a Norman baron.

=gab´ bro=: a kind of limestone rock.

=gal´ liard= (yard): a gallant, valiant man.

=gear=: affair; concern.

=ge´ ni i= (e): spirits.

=gen re= (zhan´ r): dealing with everyday life.

=gen teel´ ly=: like gentlefolk; properly.

=ge´ o log´ i cal=: relating to the substance of the earth.

=glaive=: a weapon resembling an ax.

=gra mer´ cy=: thanks.

=gra tu´ i tous=: useless; unnecessary.

=grav´ i ta´ tion=: the attraction of great bodies, such as the earth, for other bodies.

=gren ade´=: a small bomb.

=gro tesque´= (tesk): absurd; unsightly.

=gyves= (jives): fetters; irons.

=hatch´ way=: an opening in a deck.

=Hen´ ri cus=: a settlement on the James river some distance above Jamestown.

=her met´ i cal ly=: tightly; impenetrably.

=hi la´ ri ously=: uproariously.

=hor´ i zon´ tal=: on a level with the ground.

=hum´ mock=: a knoll, or hillock.

=hy´ dro plane=: an aeroplane which also moves on the water.

=il lus´ tri ous=: distinguished; noted.

=im port´ ed=: brought in from without.

=im per´ vi ous=: impenetrable; not to be pierced.

=in´ con ceiv´ a ble=: beyond the understanding.

=in ef´ fa ble=: very great; beyond measure.

=in´ ef fec´ tu al=: unavailing; without effect.

=in ex´ pli ca bly=: not to be explained.

=in fal´ li bly=: unerringly.

=in´ fin ite= (it): immeasurable.

=in i ti a tive= (in ish´ i a tive): an act which begins something.

=In´ nu it=: an American Esquimau.

=in ter mit´ tent=: unsteady; not regular.

=in vin´ ci ble=: not to be conquered.

=in vi´ o late=: unbroken; undefiled.

=jave´ lin= (jav): a short spear used for throwing.

=joc´ u lar´ i ty=: mirth.

=joc´ und=: merry; sportive.

=Jove=: the king of the gods; here, the chief person of the household.

=jun´ to=: a group of men; a council.

=ka lei´ do scope=: an instrument in which small pieces of colored glass slide about and form pleasing shapes.

=Ki was´ sa=: a name for the Great Spirit, or God.

=Knights Templar=: an order of knights serving in Palestine and taking their name from a palace in Jerusalem called Solomon's Temple.

=la goons=: lakes connecting with the sea.

=La Mort= (mor): "Death," sounded on a horn when the game is killed.

=la´ tent=: hidden; not revealed; also, in preparation.

=leg-bail=: escape by flight.

=Ley´ den jar=: a glass bottle used to accumulate electricity.

=log´ a rith´ mic tables=: mathematical tables used to calculate a ship's position.

=Long House=: a name for the Iroquois Indians, derived from their long communal houses.

=lon´ gi tude=: distance on the earth's surface from east to west.

=lu´ mi na ry=: a body that gives light.

=Ma belle mere= (mare): "My pretty mother."

=Ma´ gi ans=: wise men of ancient Persia.

=mal´ a dy=: disease.

=Mal voi sin= (mal vwa zan´): a Norman baron.

=man´ i cure set=: instruments used on the finger nails.

=man´ tel et=: a movable shelter of wood.

=ma rau´ ders=: robbers.

=mar´ i=: husband.

=masque= (mask): a kind of theatrical performance.

=mas´ que rad´ ing=: going in disguise.

=ma ter´ nal=: motherly.

=mat´ ins=: a morning service of the ancient church.

=mer´ ce na ry=: a hired soldier; a hireling.

=mer´ cu ry=: quicksilver, used in the thermometer.

=me tal´ lic=: composed of metal.

=Michael mas eve= (mick´ el mas): September 28.

=Mi´ das=: a king in Greek myth whose touch turned everything to gold.

=mod´ i fi ca´ tion=: change.

=Mon´ a cans=: an Indian tribe originally living west of Richmond, Virginia.

=mon´ o syl´ la ble=: a single syllable.

=Mort pour la patrie=: "Dead for country."

=Mount joy St. Dennis= (den ny´): the war cry of ancient France.

=muf´ ti= (ty): ordinary clothes.

=na bob=: a millionaire: a wealthy man from India.

=na´ per y=: table linen.

=Naz´ a rene=: a name sometimes applied to Christians, from Jesus of Nazareth.

=ne go´ ti a ting=: bargaining.

=niche= (nitch): an opening in a wall.

=no´ men il´ lis le´ gi o=: "the name of them is legion."

=nor´ mal=: accustomed; usual.

=nu´ cle us=: a central mass.

=nu´ tri ment=: nourishment.

=ob´ du rate=: not to be moved.

=o bei sance= (o ba´ sans): a bending of the body; a bow.

=ob lique´= (leek): a slanting direction.

=old fields=: fields no longer cultivated.

=o´ pa line=: the color of opals; grayish-white.

=O´ pe chan´ ca nough= (no): the leading Indian chief in Virginia in the early period.

=op´ tion=: choice.

=op´ u lence=: wealth.

=order=: a society of monks, with an organization and convents.

=o´ ri en ta tion=: adjustment.

=os ten´ si ble=: apparent; professed.

=pad´ u a soy´=: a rich, heavy silk.

=Pa mun´ keys=: an Indian tribe originally living along the Pamunkey and York rivers in Virginia.

=pan´ de mo´ ni um=: the place of devils; also, and usually, a riotous scene.

=pan´ nier= (yer): a wicker basket.

=par´ ley=: talk; discussion.

=Pas´ pa heghs= (hays): an Indian tribe of Virginia.

=patched=: adorned with small patches of black cloth.

=pa´ thos=: sadness.

=pa visse´=: a large shield.

=Pax´ vo bis´ cum=: "Peace be with you!"

=pem´ mi can=: powdered meat pressed into cakes.

=per´ i scope=: an instrument projecting above a submarine which gives a view of the sea surface.

=per´ pen dic´ u lar=: straight up and down.

=per´ pen dic´ u lar´ i ty=: straightness up and down.

=pet´ ri fied=: turned to stone.

=phil´ o soph´ i cal=: wise; learned.

=pil´ lion= (yun): a cushion used by women in riding horseback.

=pi lote= (pe loat´): an aeroplane pilot.

=pin´ na cle=: summit.

=pipe=: a musical instrument resembling a flute.

=plain´ tive ly=: complainingly.

=plan´ i sphere=: the representation of the earth on a plane; a map of the world.

=Ple ia des= (ple´ ya dees): a group of six stars in the constellation Taurus.

=pol lute´=: to stain; to befoul.

=po made´=: a perfumed ointment.

=po ma´ tum=: a perfumed ointment.

=pon´ der a ble=: weighable; having heaviness.

=pon´ der ous=: heavy; unwieldy.

=pon´ iard= (yard): a dagger.

=por´ tents=: signs; omens.

=Pow´ ha tan=: the James river; also the name of Opechancanough's predecessor.

=pre ca´ ri ous=: uncertain; dangerous.

=pre´ con cep´ tion=: a foreshadowing; an idea of something to come.

=pri me´ val=: original.

=prim´ i tive=: original; coming down from afar.

=Pro´ cy on= (si): a first-magnitude star.

=pro di gious= (pro dij´ us): immense.

=pro ject´ ile=: something projected with force, or fired.

=pur veyed´=: brought.

=quarter-staff=: a short pole, used as a walking-staff and a weapon.

=ra´ di us=: the distance from the center of a body to its surface.

=rail´ ler y=: jesting.

=ran´ som=: a sum paid for the release of a prisoner.

=rar´ e fac´ tion=: the making thin; less dense.

=ra´ ti o=: rate; measure.

=re cip´ ro ca ted=: returned.

=re cum´ bent=: lying down.

=re fec´ to ry=: a dining-room in a convent.

=re frac´ tion=: the bending from a straight line which occurs when a ray of light passes out of the air into water.

=reg´ u la tor=: a contrivance for controlling motion.

=re mu´ ner a ted=: rewarded; presented with.

=re nowned´=: famous.

=re plete´=: filled.

=rep´ ro ba´ tion=: condemnation; disapproval.

=res´ pi ra´ tor=: a device covering the mouth and nose and preventing the breathing of outside air.

=ret´ i nue=: a train of attendants.

=re ver´ ber a ted=: reflected; echoed.

=rime=: hoarfrost.

=Rolfe, John=: the first Englishman to plant tobacco in Virginia; the husband of Pocahontas.

=rood=: cross.

=ro´ sa ry=: a string of beads used in counting prayers.

=ru´ bi cund=: ruddy; red.

=rucksack=: a napsack worn by Arctic travelers.

=rue´ ful=: sad; distressed.

=ruffle=: a contest.

=sar cas´ ti cal ly=: ironically; humorously.

=sat´ el lite=: an attendant; also, a body revolving around another, as the moon.

=scar=: a cliff.

=sci´ en tist=: one learned in the natural sciences, as chemistry, physics, etc.

=screen=: a surface on which the reflection from the periscope is thrown.

=sem´ blance=: likeness.

=serf=: a kind of slave; an unfree laborer.

=sex´ tant=: an instrument used to determine a ship's position by observing the sun and other objects.

=Shah=: ruler; king.

=shrift=: confession made to a priest.

=Shrovetide=: the days just before the beginning of Lent.

=sib´ yl=: prophetess.

=side drift=: the drift of a vessel to one side or the other of a course.

=sil hou ette= (sil oo et´): the black shadow of an object.

=sin´ gu lar´ i ty=: strangeness.

=smock race=: a race in which the contestants are hampered by garments.

=sliv´ er=: a long splinter.

=sol´ ace=: comfort.

=so phis´ ti ca ted=: experienced; worldly-wise.

=spec´ tral=: of graded colors.

=spin´ et=: a musical instrument like a piano.

=spoor=: trail; foot-marks.

=sprint´ er=: a runner; a foot-racer.

=spume=: froth; foam.

=stac ca´ to=: disconnected; jerky.

=states´ man=: one concerned in the governing of a country.

=sten to´ ri an=: loud; thundering.

=stodg´ i ly=: with distended eyes.

=sto´ ic al ly=: patiently; without complaint.

=stoke-hold=: the room containing a ship's boilers.

=stra´ ta=: the layers of rock composing the crust of the earth.

=strat´ e gy=: the use of artifice; clever planning.

=Stuy´ ves ant=: a Dutch colonial governor of New York.

=sub lim´ i ty=: grandeur; magnificence.

=sub´ ter ra´ ne an=: beneath the earth; in a cavity.

=sump´ ter mule=: a beast of burden.

=sump´ tu a ry=: relating to expense.

=sump´ tu ous=: plentiful; extravagant.

=su´ per flu´ i ty=: more than is needed.

=su per´ flu ous=: not needed.

=sur´ plice=: a white outer garment worn by priests.

=Sus´ que han´ nocks=: an Indian tribe originally inhabiting Maryland and Pennsylvania.

=sword of Damascus=: a sword made from steel wrought in Damascus, Syria.

=syl´ van=: of the woods.

=sym´ pho ny=: harmony; music.

=ta´ bor=: a small drum.

=tac´ i turn= (tas): silent.

=tam´ bour frame=: frame for embroidery.

=tap´ es try=: a curtain for a wall ornamented with worked pictures.

=tar´ get=: a small shield.

=ter´ ma gant=: quarrelsome; scolding.

=ter´ ra fir´ ma=: the firm earth.

=thane=: a Saxon land-owner.

=thatch=: straw or reeds.

=Ti´ tan=: a giant of Greek myth.

=tithe=: a tenth.

=tor´ toise-shell=: the shell of a turtle.

=traction engine=: a locomotive that draws vehicles along roads.

=treasurer=: George Sandys.

=tri bu´ nal=: a court of justice.

=trump=: the card that takes other cards in a game.

=truss=: tie.

=tu mul´ tu ous=: riotous; very noisy.

=ul´ tra ma rine´=: deep blue.

=uncle=: a familiar form of address used by jesters.

=u nique´= (neek): singular; unusual.

=u´ su ry=: unlawful, or excessive interest.

=vas´ sals=: subjects; dependents.

=ve´ he ment=: passionate; forceful.

=ve loc´ i ty=: speed.

=vel´ lum=: leather.

=ven´ er a´ tion=: respect; reverence.

=ver´ dure=: vegetation; green growth.

=ver´ i ta ble=: true; unmistakable.

=vic´ ar=: a clergyman in charge of a parish.

=vis´ count= (vi): a nobleman.

=viz´ ard=: a mask.

=viz´ or=: here, a mask.

=vo ra´ cious= (shus): greedy; very hungry.

=Wat´ ling Street=: a Roman road running from Dover to Chester.

=wer´ o wance=: a chief of the Virginia Indians.

=West, Francis=: afterward governor of Virginia.

=whist=: still.

=yeo´ man= (yo): a free laborer; often a small land-owner.

=ze´ nith=: highest point; summit.

=zo´ o phytes=: small sea animals growing together, as coral.

Transcriber's Note

The following printer's errors have been corrected:

56 Mountain" changed to Mountain."
97 all unwarned! changed to all unwarned!"
119 he shall" changed to he shall,"
125 good-bye changed to good-by
130 ruffllings changed to rufflings
151 reëentering changed to reëntering
163 processsion changed to procession
177 calculatued changed to calculated
223 langauge changed to language
230 but to seaward changed to but two seaward
236 Majorie changed to Marjorie
263 attemped changed to attempted
267 altogther changed to altogether
272 miller," changed to miller?"
277 accomodated changed to accommodated
278 rescue?' changed to rescue?"
286 Norman, and let changed to Norman, "and let
305 father, said changed to father," said
310 "Fiends!' changed "Fiends!"
317 "'Nothing changed to "Nothing
326 of proof." changed to of proof.
328 stop them." changed to stop them.
383 April. 5th. changed to April 5th.
386 hugh changed to huge
396 the bottom. changed to the bottom."
402 everything! changed to everything!"
409 said; do you changed to said; "do you
444 unwieldly changed to unwieldy
446 spoor; changed to spoor:

Other errors

116 infantile not included in vocabulary section
117 peer not included in the vocabulary section
118 mien not included in the vocabulary section
282 contingent is not defined in the vocabulary section
354 ballast is not defined in the vocabulary section
440 corroborated not marked in the text
443 mari not marked in the text
444 pinnacle not marked in the text

Inconsistent hyphenation

foot-marks / footmarks
north-east / northeast
seal-skin / sealskin
snow-flakes / snowflakes
water-proof / waterproof
white-haired / whitehaired

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