Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1727 The Secret Word of the Goddess (72)

When immigrants from the New World first came to this land, they might have seen a shrub-grown and undeveloped world, but this also means that this land is brand new, and the sturgeon and salmon in the river are swarms and open up. The lumber cut down at the time can build a house.

  For these Europeans who came from afar, the Indians did not drive them away before they had time to gain a foothold, but instead set aside a piece of land for them to live in.

  The immigrants of the New World and the Indians have lived together peacefully for a period of time. The Indians will also cooperate with the immigrants to drive away the more powerful tribes in the north. But the immigrants finally had land disputes with the Indians because they could not stand the temptation to more fertile and expansive land. The fuse of the King Philip War was actually just a trivial matter. The cattle of the immigrants ate the corn planted by the Indians, which ignited the dissatisfaction of the indigenous people for a long time.

In 1675, an Indian who converted to Christianity reported to the immigrants that the tribe was about to launch an attack. The immigration authorities used this as an excuse to arrest 30,000 Panoag people. With only one witness, the immigration authorities charged "Philip The confidant of the king killed the informant Indian.

  According to the British law at the time, the conviction of murder required two witnesses. The court’s decision was to hang three Indians, including King Philip’s pro-trust Bias.

He witnessed his father's tragic death, and when he was about to die, the rope suddenly broke, and he did not die. In the case of a mental breakdown, he changed his words and confessed his father's murder, so that the court was able to gather 2 Personal ID.

  During the war, the New Englanders and the Indians looted each other. When the Indians became slaves to immigrants, the children of immigrants became slaves to the Indians.

  The Puritans at the time were keen to enforce justice and felt that those people had a miserable life. In fact, those people got along well with the Indians, and some children kidnapped by the Indians did not even want to come back.

  Voltaire said that doubt is not pleasant, but it is absurd to believe in doubt.

  The new settlers are still gloomy after winning the war against King Philip. They hope that their lives can return to normal, but the distant British government cannot give them this help.

  These New Englanders who have left their home country still maintain many of the habits of England, such as drinking tea and witch hunting, as if this is a "normal life".

What you think is normal "normal" is actually very abnormal. In ancient people's concept, there is no concept of "child". Since children can express their ideas normally at the age of 7 they have entered social life, and they have to learn Survive and grow, rather than maintaining a pure soul. The harsh environment at that time made it easy for children to die, plague, disease, famine, and the poor to increase their survival rate through multiple births.

  Child kidnapping is not necessarily through violent means, it may also be coaxing, for example, Snow White ate the poisoned apple of her stepmother. Pure souls are worthy of protection, but there are also demons who wear pure cloaks and do many evil things in the world. Abigail’s next object, Rebecca Nass, has no interest in the foreign pastor’s family, but has a relationship with the locals. Neither she nor her husband Francis Nass were the first immigrants. They came from Boston. The pastor bought a 300-acre farm, and gave birth to eight children after 50 years of marriage. He also raised a Quaker boy who was orphaned. The family was prosperous and united, the couple's marriage was indestructible, all the children survived, and there was no hostility towards each other.

  Francis Nass himself is not only a carpenter, but also a juror and sheriff. Through their own efforts, the couple have gained a foothold in Salem.

The wealthy Nass is widely respected in Salem. He is close to the Sibury family and most people in the community. Such a family does not look like Sarah Goode’s female beggars and marginalized. People, or "outsiders" like Tituba.

  However, in addition to these identities, Nas also worked on property evaluation, surveying borders, and arbitrating land disputes. At the same time, he was a member of the parish committee, and Nas also withheld Paris’s salary.

  Every pastor will have a deacon. There is not just one in the larger parish, one in a place like Salem is enough.

  Rosen was in an era during the war, so Rosen chose the captain of the militia instead of the rich and famous as his deacon. The first constitution of the United States of America took place 100 years after the Salem incident. At that time, the U.S. Constitution stipulated that the power to train militias was reserved by the states. That is to say, as long as the soldiers and the guard of wealth are mainly men, then the probability of men becoming victims of the "witch hunt" is much smaller than that of women. In a sense, war can accelerate unity and be a seed of doubt. Just bury it among women.

  They like to do that. They show their lofty by condemning others. A moral woman is likable. Who would use Mary Magdalene as an idol?

The Bible did not mention whether she was a prostitute or not. The first person to say so was Pope Gregory the Great. He said in the Easter sermon that "Mary Magdalene and the prostitute are the same woman", and then came into being misunderstanding.

  Worship and worship the Virgin Mary, she is the representative of all women.

  However, Protestants do not worship Mary. Puritans are a branch of Protestantism, and neither do they worship Mary. Although Protestants and Catholics are different in doctrine, they are always churches. What happened in the old world before is of great significance.

Putnam’s maid, Mosie Lewis, is not a local. She was born in Custer, which is close to the front line of the Indian and New England wars. It is a bustling area a little smaller than Salem. Village.

This is not a coveted errand. When George Berners arrived in the border town, the local committee could not even provide him with a house as a residence. The former pastor’s house had been destroyed by the Indians. However, the small town gave Burroughs two hundred acres of fertile land. It is surrounded by rocky coasts on three sides and offers magnificent and hazy sea views. Burroughs built a house on the headland.

That is actually meaningless, because once the government forces are defeated, the two hundred acres of land promised to Burroughs will no longer belong to him, and in addition to the Indians, there are French as well. In the fight, when Berners moved there, it was still under the jurisdiction of New England, and the locals traded religious freedom for military protection. This means that once the soldiers fall, the town will be razed to the ground by the Indians and occupied by the French. As for whether his Protestant priest was scalped or beheaded, it depends on the mood of the occupiers at that time.

  It is a kind of gamble to hand over his life and death to others for judgment. Burroughs’ grandfather was the parish chief of Suffolk, England, and his parents moved to Maryland. This small family often runs around. Unlike the wanderers who are forced by life, Burroughs’ father did it voluntarily. He is a member of the merchant fleet, and he likes to travel around and travel all over the coast.

George Burroughs is the only child in the family. He received a good education. He and Paris are both Harvard students. He graduated a year later than Salem's first pastor Bailey. When Paris went to Cambury He happened to be leaving when it was strange. He was an upright and tenacious man. When the Indians attacked Custer again in 1676, he managed to lead 10 men, 6 women, and 16 children to a fertile island, including Moses Lewis.

  They lived on the island with fish and berries, and they evacuated only after a period of time when they were safer.

  In fact, Burroughs doesn’t need to do this. He can go back to England with his parents, study in the real Cambridge, and go to the British Parliament after graduation. But he chose another path. He led these people who lost their homes and were rescued by him wandering in the wilderness and arrived in Salisbury, relying on his temporary pastor’s position and a meager salary to make a living, until Salem villagers found him and arranged him. At Putnam's house, and Moses Lewis and his family followed him to Salem in the same way.

  George Burroughs is a real hero. He left Salem in 1683 because his former parish, Castor, once again invited him back. At that time, its area was already larger than Salem Village.

The Custers love him and respect him, unlike the Salem people, so Burroughs readily accepted him, but he did not expect that the small town would be besieged by the Battle of King William 6 years later. This time he He did not choose to take away civilians, but took up arms with the soldiers and participated in the war.

An old militiaman in Boston praised the unexpected participant, but the attack left 15-year-old Lewis orphaned, Burroughs also lost his wife, Salem took in many refugees, and Lewis was here. When he moved into Burroughs's house.

   Burroughs did not return to Salem's home. He retreated along the coast to Wells, 75 miles north of Boston. That was the border area, and everything east of Wells was destroyed. In the summer of 1691, there was a protracted siege in Wells, which lasted until the end of the unusually cold winter of 1692.

  In the winter of that year, half of the residents of Yorktown were killed or taken away, and this was the news that Paris and Salem villagers had heard after the snow melted.

  During the stay at Putnam’s house, Burroughs’ first wife had a very fierce dispute, even to the point of arbitration by a judge.

Burroughs hoped that his wife could keep the secret, or he hoped that he could keep the secret. For this reason, he insisted that his wife sign an agreement to guarantee that the secret would not be revealed. This request sounds particularly guilty. Hassan was very interested in it. Luss was determined not to reveal half a word.

As for Burroughs’ second wife, Sarah Luke, who is now wandering around in a shroud. She is also the widow of Hassan’s brother. Her father lives in Salem and will serve as a grand jury. long.

  Think about it, an unlovable pastor whose family is still obsessed with his family, and a pastor who can use a musket and is eager to help others. Who will the residents of Salem choose to stay?

  Maybe the current Salem is a **** to Paris, but he at least has a place to stay, not to mention the discomfort of not paying him the Putnam family.

  Leaving Salem, where is Paris going? Do you go to the front like Burroughs?

  How did Paris know that God must bless him, and the bullet would not hit him?

  If Paris dies, who will take care of his wife and three children?

  Maybe Paris has such a question, Burroughs will not return to Salem.

Again, it’s a kind of gamble to hand over your life and death to others for judgment. Now those little girls who seem to be very proud, if no one sympathizes with them, then no one will believe their accusations. .

  Women like this, they like to win others’ sympathy with their tears, and they always put themselves in the position of the victim.

  Is the victim really innocent?

  People who hold the guilt of the victim will be condemned by others, and they will be asked what psychology is this?

  This is the basis for the Salem girls to be invincible and can freely accuse the "witches", even if Rebecca Nath knows at a glance that they are unsuspecting objects.

  Abigail really saw Rebecca’s ghost, or did someone teach her to say that?

  In any case, Paris can’t escape the relationship. It is also the adult who teaches the little girl. Is it possible that a 12-year-old girl teaches it?

  Some people said that they saw Putnam teaches how the maids and daughters should talk, but they only saw it and left no evidence. Just like the girls said they saw the ghost, they saw it, but you can’t see it.

  This is where the witchcraft accusation is terrible. It is difficult to produce evidence and mainly rely on human evidence. But how do you know that witnesses will not lie for certain purposes?

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