\"Well，there’ssomethingturriblequeer’boutthismarryin’
business，\"andCephasdrewasighfromtheheelsofhisboots。
\"Itseems’sifamanhedn’tnonatcheraldrawin’towardsagirlwithagoodfarm’n’stockthatwaswillin’tohavehim！Seemsjestasifitsethimag’in’hersomehow！Andyet，ifyou’vegottosingouto’thesamebookwithagirlyourwholelifetime，itdoesseem’sifyou’doughttohaveakindofafancyforheratthestart，anyhow！\"
\"Youmayfeeldif’rentastimegoeson，Cephas，an’cometoseeFeeble——IwouldsayPhoebe——asyourmotherdoes。’Thebestfiredon’tflareupthesoonest，’youknow。\"ButoldUncleBartsawthathisson’sheartwasheavyandforboretopressthesubject。
AnnabelFranklinhadreturnedtoBostonafteramonth’svisitandtohersurprisehadreturnedasdisengagedasshecame。MarkWilson，thoroughlyboredbyhervacuitiesofmind，longednowformoreintercoursewithPattyBaxter，Patty，sogayandunexpected；
solivelytotalkwith，sopiquingtothefancy，soskittishanddifficulttomanage，sotemptinglypretty，withabeautyallherown，andnevertwodaysalike。
Thereweremanylionsinthewayandtheseonlyaddedtothezestofpursuit。Withalltheothergirlsofthevillageopportunitiesmultiplied，buthecouldscarcelygettenminutesalonewithPatty。TheDeacon’sorderswereabsoluteinregardtoyoungmen。
Hisdaughterswerenevertodriveorwalkalonewiththem，nevergotodancesor\"routs\"ofanysort，andneverreceivethematthehouse；thislastmandatebeingquiteunnecessary，asnoyouthinhisrightmindwouldhavegonea—courtin’undertheDeacon’sforbiddinggaze。Andstillthereweresudden，deliciouschancestobeseizednowandthenifonehadhiseyesopenandhiswitsabouthim。Therewasthewalktoorfromthesinging—school，whenasentimentalcouplecoulddropafewfeet，atleast，behindtherestandexchangeawordortwoincomparativeprivacy；therewerethechurch\"circles\"andprayer—meetings，andtheintervalsbetweenSundayserviceswhenMarkcoulddetachPattyamomentfromthegrouponthemeeting—housesteps。Morevaluablethanallthese，acompletescheduleofPatty’svariousmovementshereandthere，togetherwithaprofoundstudyofDeaconBaxter’shabits，whichwereordinarilyaspunctualastheyweredisagreeable，permittedMarkmanystoleninterviews，assweetastheywerebrief。Therewasneverasecondkiss，however，inthesecasualmeetingsandpartings。Thefirst，inspringtime，hadfoundPattyachild，surprised，unprepared。Shewasawomannow；foritdoesnottakeyearstoachievethatmiracle；monthswilldoit，ordays，orevenhours。Hersummer’sexperiencewithCephasColehadwonderfullybroadenedherpowers，givingheranassurancesadlylackingbefore，aswellasaknowledgeofdetail，acertainfinishedskillinthemanagementofalover，whichshecouldablyuseonanyonewhohappenedtocomealong。And，atthemoment，anyonewhohappenedtocomealongservedthepurposeadmirably，PhilipPerryaswellasMarquisWilson。
YoungPerry’sinterestinPatty，aswehaveseen，beganwithhisalienationfromEllenWilson，thefirstobjectofhisaffections，anditwasnotattheoutsetatallofasentimentalnature。
Philipwasapillarofthechurch，andEllenhadprovedsoentirelylackinginthereligioussense，soself—satisfiedastoherstandingwiththeheavenlypowers，thatPhilipdarednotexposehimselflongertohersociety，lesthefindhimself\"unequallyyokedtogetherwithanunbeliever，\"thusdefyingthescripturaladmonitionastomarriage。
Patty，thoughsomewhatlackinginthequalitiesthatgotothemakingoftrustworthysaints，wasnot，likeEllen，whollygivenovertothefleshpotsandwouldproveavaluableconvert，Philipthought；onewhowouldreflectgreatcredituponhimifhesucceededininducinghertosubscribetothesterncreedoftheday。
Philipwasaverystrenuousandslightlygloomybeliever，dwellingconsiderablyonthewrathofGodandthedoctrineofeternalpunishment。Therewasanold\"pennyroyal\"hymnmuchinusewhichdescribesthegeneraltenorofhismeditation：——
\"Mythoughtsonawfulsubjectsroll，Damnationandthedead。
WhathorrorsseizetheguiltysoulUponadyingbed。\"
（NowonderthatJacobCochrane’slivelysongs，cheerful，hopeful，militant，andbracing，fellwithapleasingsoundupontheearofthebelieverofthatepoch。）TheloveofGodhad，indeed，enteredPhilip’ssoul，butinsomemysteriouswayhadbeenossifiedafteritgotthere。Hehadintenselyblackhair，darkskin，andaliverthatdisposedhimconstitutionallytoanardentbeliefinthenecessityofhellformostofhisneighbors，andthehopeofspendinghisowngloriousimmortalityinasmall，properlyrestricted，andprudentlymanagedheaven。Hewaseloquentatprayer—meetingandPatty’sonlyobjectiontohimtherewasinhisdispositiontoalludetohimselfasa\"rebelworm，\"withfrequentreferencestohis\"vilebody。\"Otherwise，andwhennotengagedintheologicaldiscussion，PattylikedPhilipverymuch。Hisownfather，althoughanorthodoxmemberofthefoldingoodandregularstanding，had\"doctored\"Philconscientiouslyforhisliverfromhisyouthup，hopingintimetoinciteinhimasunnierviewoflife，forthedoctorwassomewhatskilledinadaptinghisremediestospiritualmaladies。JedMorrillhadalwayssaidthatwhenoldMrs。Buxton，thechampionconvertofJacobCochrane，wasatherworst，——keepingherwholefamilyawakenightsbyherhystericalfearsfortheirfuture，——Dr。Perryhadgivenheratwelfthofagrainoftartaremetic，fivetimesadayuntilshehadentirementalreliefandheranxietyconcerningthesalvationofherhusbandandchildrenwassetcompletelyatrest。
Thegooddoctornotedwithsecretpleasurehisson’sgrowingfondnessforthesocietyofhisprimefavorite，MissPatienceBaxter。\"He’llbeginbytryingtosavehersoul，\"hethought；
\"Philalwaysbeginsthatway，butwhenPattygetshiminhandhe’llremembertheexistenceofhisheart，anorganhehasnevertakenintoconsideration。Aloveaffairwithaprettygirl，goodbutnottoopious，willhelpPhilconsiderable，howeveritturnsout。\"
ThereisnodoubtbutthatPhilwastakinghischancesandthatunderPatty’stutelagehewasgrowingmellower。AsforPatty，shewasonlyamusingherself，andfrisking，likeayounglamb，inpastureswhereshehadneverstrayedbefore。HerfancyflewfromMarktoPhilandfromPhilbacktoMarkagain，foratthemomentshewasjustavesselofemotion，readytoemptyherselfonsheknewnotwhat。Temperamentally，shewouldtakeadvantageofcurrentsratherthansteeratanytime，anditwouldbethestrongestcurrentthatwouldfinallybearheraway。Herideahadalwaysbeenthatshecouldplaywithfirewithoutburningherownfingers，andthattheflamesshekindledweresoinnocentandmildthatnoonecouldbeharmedbythem。Shehadfancied，uptonow，thatshecouldcontrol，urgeon，orcooldownaman’sfeelingforeverandaday，ifshechose，andremainmistressofthesituation。Now，aftersomeweeksofweighingandbalancinghertwoswains，shefoundherselfconfrontingachoice，onceandforall。Eachofthemseemedtobeapproachingthestateofmindwherehewaslikelytosay，somewhatviolently：\"Takemeorleaveme，oneortheother！\"Butshedidnotwishtotakethem，andstilllessdidshewishtoleavethem，withnootherloverinsightbutCephasCole，whowasalmost，thoughnotquite，worsethannone。
Ifmatters，bylackofmasculinepatienceandself—control，didcometoacrisis，whatshouldshesaydefinitelytoeitherofhersuitors？HerfatherdespisedMarkWilsonatriflemorethananyyoungmanontheriver，andwhilehecouldhavenoobjectiontoPhilPerry’scharacterorpositionintheworld，hishatredofoldDr。Perryamountedtoadisease。WhenthedoctorhadclosedtheeyesofthethirdMrs。Baxter，hehadmadesomeplainandunwelcomestatementsthatwouldrankleintheDeacon’sbreastaslongashelived。Pattyknew，therefore，thatthechanceofherfather’sblessingfallinguponherunionwitheitherofherpresentloverswasmorethanuncertain，andofwhatusewasanengagement，iftherecouldnotbeamarriage？
IfPatty’smindinclinedtoasomewhatspeedydeparturefromherfather’shousehold，shecanhardlybeblamed，butshefeltthatshecouldnotcarryanyofherindecisionsandfearstohersisterforsettlement。WhocouldlookinWaitstill’sclear，steadfasteyesandsay：\"Ican’tmakeupmymindwhichtomarry\"？
NotPatty。Shefelt，instinctively，thatWaitstill’sheart，ifitmovedatall，wouldrushoutlikeagreatrivertoloseitselfintheocean，andlosingitselfforgetthenarrowbanksthroughwhichithadflowedbefore。Pattyknewthatherownlovewasatthemomentnothingmorethanthenoteofachild’spennyflute，andthatWaitstillwasperhapsvibratingsecretlywithadeeper，richermusicthancouldevercometoher。Still，musicofsomesortshemeanttofeel。\"EveniftheymakemedecideonewayoranotherbeforeIamready，\"shesaidtoherself，\"I’llneversay’yes’tillI’mmoreinlovethanIamnow！\"
TherewereotherreasonswhyshedidnotwanttoaskWaitstill’sadvice。Notonlydidsheshrinkfromthelovingscrutinyofhersister’seyes，andthegentleprobingofherquestions，whichwouldfixherownmotivesonapin—pointandholdthemupunbecominglytothelight；butshehadafoolish，generousloyaltythaturgedhertokeepWaitstillquitealooffromherownlittleprivateperplexities。
\"Shewillonlyworryherselfsick，\"thoughtPatty。\"Shewon’tletmemarrywithoutaskingfather’spermission，andshe’dthinksheoughtnottoaidmeindeceivinghim，andthetempestwouldbetwiceasdreadfulifitfelluponusboth！Now，ifanythinghappens，IcantellfatherthatIdiditallmyselfandthatWaitstillknewnothingaboutitwhatever。Then，oh，joy！iffatheristooterrible，IshallbeamarriedwomanandIcanalwayssay：’Iwillnotpermitsuchcruelty！Waitstillisdependentuponyounolonger，sheshallcomeatoncetomyhusbandandme！
ThislatterphrasealmostintoxicatedPatty，sothatthereweremomentswhenshecouldhaverunuptoMilliken’sMillsandpurchasedherselfahusbandatanycost，hadherslendersavingespermittedthebestinthemarket；andthemoreimpersonalthehusbandthemoredelightedlyPattyrolledthephraseunderhertongue。
\"Icanneverbe’published’inchurch，\"shethought，\"andperhapsnobodywillevercareenoughaboutmetobravefather’sdispleasureandinsistonrunningawaywithme。Idowishsomebodywouldcare’frightfully’aboutme，enoughforthat；
enoughtohelpmemakeupmymind；sothatIcouldjustdriveuptofather’sstoresomedayandsay：’Goodafternoon，father！I
knewyou’dneverletmemarry——’\"（therewasalwaysadashhere，inPatty’simaginarydiscourses，adashthatcouldbefilledinwithanyChristiannameaccordingtohermoodofthemoment）\"’soIjustmarriedhimanyway；andyouneedn’tbeangrywithmysister，forsheknewnothingaboutit。MyhusbandandIaresorryifyouaredispleased，butthere’snohelpforit；andmyhusband’shomewillalwaysbeopentoWaitstill，whateverhappens。’\"
Patty，withallherlatentloveoffineryandease，didnotweightheworldlycircumstancesofthetwomen，thoughthereflectionthatshewouldhavemoreamusementwithMarkthanwithPhilipmayhavecrossedhermind。ShetrustedPhilip，andrespectedhissteady—going，seriousviewoflife；itpleasedhervanity，too，tofeelhowhernonsenseandfunlightenedhistemperamentalgravity，playinginandoutandoveritlikeabutterflyinasmokebush。ShewouldbesafewithPhilipalways，butsafetyhadnospecialcharmforoneofherage，whohadneverbeeninperil。
Mark’ssuperiorknowledgeoftheworld，moreover，hiscareless，buoyantmannerofcarryinghimself，hisgay，boyishaudacity，allhadaverydistinctcharmforher；——andyet——
Buttherewouldbeno\"andyet\"alittlelater。Patty’sheartwouldblazequicklyenoughwhensufficientheatwasappliedtoit，andMarkwasfallingmoreandmoredeeplyinloveeveryday。
AsPattyvacillated，hispurposestrengthened；themoresheweighed，themoreheceasedtoweigh，thedifficultiesofthesituation；themoresheunfoldedherselftohim，themorehelovedandthemoreherespectedher。Shebeganbydelightinghissenses；sheendedbywinningallthattherewasinhim，andcreatingcontinuallythequalitieshelacked，afterthemanneroftruewomenevenwhentheyareveryyoungandfoolish。
XVIII
ASTATEO’MAINEPROPHET
SUMMERwasdyinghard，foralthoughithadpassed，bythecalendar，MotherNaturewasstillkeepinguphercustomaryattitude。
Therehadbeenasoftraininthenightandeveryspearofgrasswasbrilliantlygreenandtippedwithcrystal。Thesmokebushesinthegardenplot，andtheasparagusbedbeyondthem，lookedmistyasthesunrosehigher，dryingthesoakedearthanddrippingbranches。Spiders’webs，marvelsoflace，dottedtheshortgrassundertheappletrees。Everyflowerthathadafragrancewaspouringitgratefullyintotheair；everybirdwithajoyousnoteinitsvoicegaveitmorejoyouslyfromaburstingthroat；andtheriverlaughedandrippledinthedistanceatthefootofTownHouseHill。ThendawngrewintofullmorningandstreamsofbluesmokerosehereandtherefromtheEdgewoodchimneys。Theworldwasalive，andsobeautifulthatWaitstillfeltlikegoingdownonherkneesingratitudeforhavingbeenbornintoitandgivenachanceofservingitinanyhumblewaywhatsoever。
Wherevertherewasabarn，inRiverboroorEdgewood，onecouldhaveheardthethree—leggedstoolsbeingliftedfromthepegs，andthenwouldbeginthemusicofthemilk—pails；firsttheresonantsoundofthestreamonthebottomofthetinpail，thenthesoftdeliciouspurringofthecascadeintothefullbucket，whilethecowsserenelychewedtheircudsandwhiskedawaytheflieswithswingingtails。
DeaconBaxterwastakinghiscowstoapasturefaroverthehill，thefeedhavinggrowntooshortinhisownfields。PattywaswashingdishesinthekitchenandWaitstillwasinthedairy—houseatthebutter—making，oneofherchiefdelights。Sheworkedwithspeedandwithbeautifulsureness，patting，squeezing，rollingthegoldenmass，likethetrueartistshewas，thenturningthesweet—scentedwaxenballsoutofthemouldontothebigstone—chinaplatterthatstoodwaiting。Shehadbeenupearlyandforthelasthourshehadtoiledwithdevouringeagernessthatshemighthavealittletimetoherself。Itwashersnow，forPattywouldbebusywiththebedsaftershefinishedthedishes，soshedrewafoldedpaperfromherpocket，thefirstcommunicationshehadeverreceivedinIvory’shandwriting，andsatdowntoreadit。
MYDEARWAITSTILL：——
Rodmanwilltakethispacketandleaveitwithyouwhenhefindsopportunity。Itisnotinanyrealsensealetter，soIaminnodangerofincurringyourfather’sdispleasure。Youwillprobablyhaveheardnewrumorsconcerningmyfatherduringthepastfewdays，forPeterMorrillhasbeentoEnfield，NewHampshire，wherehesayslettershavebeenreceivedstatingthatmyfatherdiedinCortland，Ohio，morethanfiveyearsago。IshalldowhatIcantosubstantiatethisfreshreportasIhavealwaysdonewithallthepreviousones，butIhavelittlehopeofsecuringreliableinformationatthisdistance，andafterthislengthoftime。IdonotknowwhenIcaneverstartonapersonalquestmyself，forevenhadIthemoneyIcouldnotleavehomeuntilRodmanismucholder，andfittedforgreaterresponsibility。Oh！Waitstill，howyouhavehelpedmypoor，dearmother！WouldthatIwerefreetotellyouhowIvalueyourfriendship！Itissomethingmorethanmerefriendship！Whatyouaredoingislikethrowingalife—linetoasinkinghumanbeing。Twoorthreetimes，oflate，motherhasforgottentosetoutthesupperthingsformyfather。Hertenyears’incessantwaitingforhimseemstohavesubsidedalittle，andinitsplaceshewatchesforyou。[Ivoryhadwritten\"watchesforherdaughter\"butcarefullyerasedthelasttwowords。]Youcomebutseldom，butherheartfeedsonthesightofyou。Whatsheneeded，itseems，wasthemagicaltouchofyouthandhealthandstrengthandsympathy，thequalitiesyoupossessinsuchgreatmeasure。
IfIhadproofofmyfather’sdeathIthinknow，perhaps，thatI
mighttrytobreakitgentlytomymother，asifitwerefreshnews，andseeifpossiblyImightthusremoveherprincipalhallucination。Youseenow，doyounot，howsanesheisinmany，indeedinmostways，——howsweetandlovable，evenhowsensible？
Tohelpyoubettertounderstandtheinfluencethathasrobbedmeofbothfatherandmotherandmademeandminethesubjectoftownandtaverngossipforyearspast，Ihavewrittenforyoujustasketchofthe\"Cochranecraze\"；theromanticstoryofamanwhoswayedthewillsofhisfellow—creaturesinatrulymarvellousmanner。Somelocalhistorianofhistimewilldoubtlessgivehimmorespace；mywishistohaveyouknowsomethingmoreofthecircumstancesthathavemademeaprisonerinlifeinsteadofafreeman；butprisonerasIamatthemoment，Iamsustainedjustnowbyanewcourage。IreadinmycopyofOvidlastnight：\"Thebestofweaponsistheundauntedheart。\"Thiswillhelpyou，too，inyourhardlife，foryoursisthemostundauntedheartinalltheworld。
IVORYBOYNTON
ThechronicleofJacobCochrane’scareerinthelittlevillagesneartheSacoRiverhasnosuchinterestforthegeneralreaderasithadforWaitstillBaxter。ShehunguponeverywordthatIvoryhadwrittenandrealizedmoreclearlythaneverbeforetheshadowthathadfollowedhimsinceearlyboyhood；thesameshadowthathadfallenacrosshismother’smindandleft，continualtwilightthere。
Noonereallyknew，itseemed，whyorfromwhenceJacobCochranehadcometoEdgewood。Hesimplyappearedattheoldtavern，astranger，withsatchelinhand，toseekentertainment。UncleBarthadoftendescribedthisscenetoWaitstill，forhewasoneofthosesittingaboutthegreatopenfireatthetime。Themaneasilyslippedintothegroupandsoontooktheleadinconversation，delightingallwithhisagreeablepersonality，hisnimbletongueandgracefulspeech。Atsupper—timethehostessandtherestofthefamilytooktheirplacesatthelongtable，aswasthecustom，andheastonishedthembyhisknowledgenotonlyoftownhistory，butofvillagematterstheyhadsupposedunknowntoanyone。
Whenthestrangerhadfinishedhissupperandreturnedtothebar—room，hehadtopassthroughalongentry，andthelandlady，whisperingtoherdaughter，said：——
\"Betsy，yougouptothechamberclosetandgetthesilverandbringitdown。ThismanisgoingtosleepthereandIamafraidofhim。Hemustbeafortune—teller，andtheLordonlyknowswhatelse！\"
Ingoingtothechamberthedaughterhadtopassthroughthebar—room。Asshewasmovingquietlythrough，hopingtoescapethenoticeofthenewcomer，heturnedinhischair，andlookingherfullintheface，suddenlysaid：——
\"Madam，youneedn’ttouchyoursilver。Idon’twantit。Iamagentleman。\"
WhereuponthebewilderedBetsyscuttledbacktohermotherandtoldherthestrangeguestwasindeedafortune—teller。
OfCochrane’sinitialappearanceasapreacherIvoryhadtoldWaitstillintheirtalkinthechurchyardearlyinthesummer。Itwasatachild’sfuneralthatthenewprophetcreatedhisfirstsensationandthere，too，thatAaronandLoisBoyntonfirstcameunderhisspell。ThewholecountrysidehadbeenjustthenwroughtuptoastateofreligiousexcitementbyrevivalmeetingsandCochranegainedthebenefitofthisdefinitepreparationforhiswork。HeclaimedthatallhissayingswerefromdivineinspirationandthatthosewhoembracedhisdoctrinereceiveddirectcommunicationfromtheAlmighty。Hedisdainedformalcreedsandallmannerofchurchorganizations，declaringsectariannamestobemarksofthebeastandallchurchmemberstobeinBabylon。Heintroducedre—baptismasasymboliccleansingfromsectarianstains，andaftersomemonthsadvancedapropositionthathisflockholdallthingsincommon。Heputasuddenendtothesolemn\"deaconing—out\"anddroningofpsalmtunesandgraftedontohisformofworshiplivelysingingandmarchingaccompaniedbyclappingofhandsandwhirlingincircles；duringtheprogressofwhichthemosthystericalconverts，orthemostfullyCochranized，\"wouldswoonuponthefloor；or，inobeyingtheirleader’sinstructionsto\"becomeaslittlechildren，\"wouldsometimesgothroughthemostextraordinaryandunmeaningantics。
Itwasnotuntilhehadconvertedhundredstothenewfaiththatheaddedmorestartlingrevelationstohisgospel。Hewasinturnbold，mystical，eloquent，audacious，persuasive，autocratic；andevenwhenhisself—styledcommunicationsfromtheAlmighty\"
controvertedallthathishearershadformerlyheldtoberight，hestillmagnetizedorhypnotizedthemintoanunwillingassenttohisbeliefs。Therewasfinallyaproclamationtotheeffectthatmarriagevowsweretobeannulledwhenadvisableandthatcompletespirituallibertywastofollow；alibertyinwhichanewaffinitymightbesought，andaspiritualunionbegunuponearth，aunionasnearlyapproximatetoGod’sstandardsasfaultyhumanbeingscouldmanagetoattain。
Someofthefaithfulfellawayatthistime，beingunabletoacceptthefulldoctrine，butretainedtheirfaithinCochrane’soriginalpowertoconvertsinnersandsavethemfromthewrathofGod。Storm—cloudsbegantogatherintheskyhowever，asthedelusionspread，monthbymonthandlocalministerseverywheresoughttominimizetheinfluenceofthedangerousorator，whorosesuperiortoeveryattackandcarriedhimselflikesomemagnificentmartyr—at—willamongthecrowdsthatnowcriticizedhimhereorthereinprivateandinpublic。
\"Whatapictureofsplendidaudacityhemusthavebeen，\"wroteIvory，\"whenheenteredtheorthodoxmeeting—houseatahugegatheringwhereheknewthatthespeakersweretodenouncehisteachings。OldParsonBuzzellgaveouthistextfromthehighpulpit：MarkXIII，37，’ANDWHATISAYUNTOYOUISAYUNTOALL，WATCH！’JusthereCochranesteppedinattheopendoorofthechurchandheardthewarning，meant，heknew，forhimself，andseizingthemomentofsilencefollowingthereadingofthetext，hecriedinhissplendidsonorousvoice，withoutsomuchasstirringfromhisplacewithinthedoor—frame：\"’BeholdIstandatthedoorandknock。IfanymanhearmyvoiceIwillcomeintohimandwillsupwithhim，——Icometopreachtheeverlastinggospeltoeveryonethatheareth，andallthatIwanthereismybignessonthefloor。’\"
\"Icannotfind，\"continuedIvoryonanotherpage，\"thatmyfatherormothereverengagedinanyofthefoolishandchildishpracticeswhichdisgracedthemeetingsofsomeofCochrane’smostfanaticalfollowersandconverts。Bymymother’sconversations（someofwhichIhaverepeatedtoyou，butwhichmaybefulloferrors，becauseofherconfusionofmind），Ibelieveshemusthavehadadifferenceofopinionwithmyfatheronsomeoftheseviews，butIhavenomeansofknowingthistoacertainty；nordoIknowthatthequestionofchoosingspiritualconsorts’evercamebetweenordividedthem。ThispartofthedelusionalwaysfillsmewithsuchunspeakabledisgustthatIhaveneverlikedtoseekadditionallightfromanyoftheoldermenandwomenwhomightrevelingivingit。Thatmymotherdidnotsympathizewithmyfather’sgoingouttopreachCochrane’sgospelthroughthecountry，thisIknow，andshewassotrulyreligious，soburningwithzeal，thathadshefullybelievedinmyfather’smissionshewouldhavespurredhimon，insteadofendeavoringtodetainhim。\"
\"YouknowtheretributionthatovertookCochraneatlast，\"wroteIvoryagain，whenhehadshowntheman’searlyvictoriesandhisenormousinfluence。\"Therebegantobeindignantprotestsagainsthisdoctrinesbylawyersanddoctors，aswellasbyministers；
notfromallsideshowever；forremember，inextenuationofmyfather’sandmymother’sespousalofthisstrangebelief，thatmanyofthestrongestandwisestmen，aswellasthepurestandfinestwomeninYorkcountycameunderthisman’sspellforatimeandbelievedinhimimplicitly，someofthemevenuntotheend。