Michael Malone - Weebly

wandering around lost) had sat down on what was now
the town green and had refused to budge a step farther.
He had dated his decision in a diary bequeathed
generations later to the Yale archives, where it was
periodically read by excited graduate students who
chanced upon the scurrilous document—most of which
consisted of detailed accounts of Elijah's sex life with his
wife, Agatha; their indentured servant, Mary; and a
female Indian possessed of considerable physical agility.
This year's Founder's Day festivities had taken place on
the green yesterday, Sunday afternoon. They had
included a close drill by the Argyle Fife and Drum
Corps, short speeches by civic leaders beneath the
copper beech, a pantomime by the elementary school
depicting Elijah's treaty with the Indians (not including
his lady friend), six cannon shots, a band concert
featuring Victor Herbert melodies, free balloons printed
"Buy Barnum's," and a benediction by Sloan Highwick.
"And this summer the Bicentennial Festival and a
parade with the Governor's Horse Guards," said
Highwick happily; he loved parades. "Imagine, Ernest.
Here we are, a hundred years older than this wonderful