Plimoth Revisited
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Walking aboard with the other tourists, Justin was filled with anticipation as he eyed this beautiful old wooden merchant ship....
Would I have had the courage to cross the
As Justin walked out of the Roundhouse, he leaned and peered over the side of the railing. Looking into the dark water he remembered
I must be nuts! This happened so long ago and they are all long gone. All of them...even you, my lovely Beth. Justin felt a twinge of pain as he contemplated never seeing her again....
After noticing Justin’s somber and trance like state, one of the sailor interpreters walked over to Justin and gently nudged him.
“Young sir, be ye of a troubled mind?” He looked into Justin’s eyes with a look of concern. Justin shook himself from his stupor and answered the puzzled man.
“No, I was just lost in thought.” Justin forced a smile for the sailor as he looked directly into the man’s eyes.
“ ‘Tis a lass that occupies your thoughts? For I know well how it be to miss a lovely lass. I have been too long at sea without word from my sweet Sarah. I fear that I will find her wed to another when next the
May flower weighs her anchors upon English soil.”....
Justin spoke to him candidly as if he were talking to an actual sailor on the Mayflower in 1620.
“Yes, I, too, know the heartache of missing a lovely lass, and I also fear that my young lady will wed another before I can return to claim her.” He was just as convincing as the sailor for Justin was not acting....
“Her name is Elizabeth Tilley and she is a beautiful and rare young woman.” Justin remained lost in the past as he continued talking to this Mayflower sailor interpreter.
“Aye, I know of the lass. She is a wee bit of a girl with eyes as blue as the sky. You spoke her rightly, for she be a beauty!”....
The man’s accurate description of Elizabeth unnerved Justin, as he searched his eyes for some kind of a clue as to how he knew so much about her. The sailor went on speaking as if he hadn’t noticed Justin’s expression of disbelief.
“These saints, as they call themselves, are a very proper and pious lot and they be overly mindful of their women folk. Some have called them Separatists. They have engaged in this perilous undertaking for they find fault in King James’ church.”
Justin responded immediately, “There is much fault to be found with the
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Now twenty and in college, Justin remains haunted by memories of another time and place, and of Beth, a girl who lived in 1622.
Following Gram’s funeral, an explosive, hurtful encounter with Leslie occurs. Knowing he will have no peace until he returns, Justin leaves a note early one morning and drives to Plimoth Plantation. Later, after walking the streets of the present day town of
Standing at the Howland family memorial, Justin lovingly fingers each engraved letter etched in stone: E l i z a b e t h. With tears and a penetrating sadness, he at last experiences release and wants nothing more than to return home to
His departure is prevented as a sudden storm hits the town. Justin runs for shelter and a room at the Carver Inn. As the storm rages out side, Justin is soon lost in a book he purchased at Plimoth Plantation of the war in 1675 between the colonists and the Native Americans.
The power goes out and Justin heads outside. Ignoring the desk clerk’s warning, he yells back, “Don’t worry, I’m not going far. I just want to get a first hand look at what’s happening out there. I won’t be long.” Justin makes his way back up the now muddy path to Burial Hill. Over the howling wind, he imagines hearing his name called out. Looking up, Justin perceives a vision: a lone figure at the top of the hill. A dense fog begins to roll in.
See the Foreword and Reader’s Comments and Reviews on the first book, Plimoth: A Life Changing Odyssey
* Parents, please also read the Parental Discretion advised for young readers following the Foreword for this second book, Plimoth Revisited.
About the Author
Bonnie Darlene has worked in various capacities with children in public and private schools settings in
The mother of three grown children, she was born and grew up in
Plimoth Revisited is her second book and the sequel to Plimoth: A Life Changing Odyssey. Writing has now begun on a third book of the Plimoth series.
Bonnie Darlene is the illustrator of both her book covers and the covers of Davy and For Love of Davy, authored by her sister, Bernadine Joyce.