第37部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

ique　style；　was　looked　upon　as　the　proper　garb　ofpublic　or　social　eminence。　All　came　forth　to　move　in　procession　beforethe　people's　eye；　and　thus　impart　a　needed　dignity　to　the　simpleframework　of　a　government　so　newly　constructed。 Then；　too；　the　people　were　countenanced；　if　not　encouraged；　inrelaxing　the　severe　and　close　application　to　their　various　modes　ofrugged　industry；　which；　at　all　other　times；　seemed　of　the　same　pieceand　material　with　their　religion。　Here；　it　is　true；　were　none　of　theappliances　which　popular　merriment　would　so　readily　have　found　inthe　England　of　Elizabeth's　time；　or　that　of　James…　no　rude　shows　ofa　theatrical　kind；　no　minstrel；　with　his　harp　and　legendary　ballad；nor　gleeman；　with　an　ape　dancing　to　his　music；　no　juggler；　with　histricks　of　mimic　witchcraft；　no　Merry　Andrew；　to　stir　up　themultitude　with　jests；　perhaps　hundreds　of　years　old；　but　stilleffective；　by　their　appeals　to　the　very　broadest　sources　of　mirthfulsympathy。　All　such　professors　of　the　several　branches　of　jocularitywould　have　been　sternly　repressed；　not　only　by　the　rigid　discipline　oflaw；　but　by　the　general　sentiment　which　gives　law　its　vitality。　Notthe　less；　however；　the　great；　honest　face　of　the　people　smiled…grimly；　perhaps；　but　widely　too。　Nor　were　sports　wanting；　such　asthe　colonists　had　witnessed；　and　shared　in；　long　ago；　at　the　countryfairs　and　on　the　village…greens　of　England；　and　which　it　was　thoughtwell　to　keep　alive　on　this　new　soil；　for　the　sake　of　the　courage　andmanliness　that　were　essential　in　them。　Wrestling…matches；　in　thedifferent　fashions　of　Cornwall　and　Devonshire；　were　seen　here　andthere　about　the　market…place；　in　one　corner；　there　was　a　friendly　boutat　quarterstaff；　and…　what　attracted　most　interest　of　all…　on　theplatform　of　the　pillory；　already　so　noted　in　our