Harry Potter Morning Light

On the evening of March 19, 1692, hours after the warrant for Martha Corey's arrest had been issued, Deodat Rosen arrived in Salem from Boston.

After Paris took over his position in 1688, Rosen did not return to the place where he had stayed for 20 years. He resettled in Boston and helped in the church where Paris previously belonged. Home of well-known priests including Cotton Mather. But at the moment, the streets and alleys of Boston are discussing the matter of Salem, so that he can no longer continue to discuss theological issues with other monks.

He carried his handbag and headed for Neil Ingram's tavern and inn.

Before Bailey, Salem didn't even have a priest, the townspeople didn't even have a communal activity to go to worship, the tavern was the only center of the town, and perhaps drunken fighting was the only entertainment in Giles Curry's day.

It was the era of pioneers, unlike now, the town has a certain scale, and civilization and etiquette norms have also been established. Once the new generation grows old, the children grow up, and when these children become parents, the new generation will come again. Maybe the older generation found life hard for the pioneers, but at least they didn't have to live in the same shadow of witchcraft accusations as the new generation of Salem townspeople.

People had gone to the chapel next door, so that on Sundays the crowded pub was usually empty except for a young man in his early 20s clearing the bar.

"Good evening, Mr. Hutchinson," Rosen said to the young man.

"I didn't expect you to come back, Father." The young man stopped wiping his glass, looked at Rosen and said.

"Where's your adoptive father?" Rosen asked.

Hutchinson pursed his lips in the direction of the chapel "with the others."

"Why don't you go?"

"That's nothing to look at, they've been trying to drive Mrs. Cory away."

"Mrs. Corey?" Rosen asked in surprise, "You mean Martha Corey?"

"She was arrested, just a few hours ago," Hutchinson said dryly. "They can't stand people who defile their water."

Rosen looked at the young child silently.

The first thing the settlers who arrived in Salem landed on the coast looked for water first, and there was a stream in the forest where the town is located. Everyone knows to keep the water clean and keep the pollutants away, and in the New World "pollutants" are talking about slaves from Africa who are like the Vaishyas who were forbidden to go near the Brahman waters, but Salem The situation is a bit special.

The slaves here are mainly Indians. They were caught as slaves after King Philip lost the war. Many people will be sent to the West Indies by boat. Benjamin Hutchinson's father also died in that battle. war, but he was adopted by Nathaniel Ingram, the tavern owner.

Once an armed conflict happened by a creek, the blood of New England soldiers and Indian warriors stained the creek red, and that nameless creek was named "Blood Creek" from that day on.

It is precisely because of this that the New England government began to issue conscription orders, but there were still many men who fled from one town to the next in order to escape military service, which led to a certain degree of chaos. Some people took advantage of this opportunity to commit crimes. Doing the math for the age of Martha Corey's son, he was basically born around that time.

Infanticide was a crime, whether it befell the world or not, even though the New England settlers were short-handed against a combined army of Indians and French.

However, Salem was not attacked by Indians. It exists because it can escape the attack. However, Martha is not a local. She married to Salem from another place. At that time, she brought The half-breed kid.

She was unpopular from the start, except that she was the wife of the brawling Giles Corey, and the shouts from next door were festive, as if the townspeople were far more excited than the trial of Sarah Goode De that woman beggar who cursed cows.

Like Benjamin Hutchinson said, they've wanted to do it for a long time, they just haven't been able to find an excuse.

It doesn't really matter to them what the truth is.

"I want a room," Rosen said.

"Any requests?" Hutchinson asked.

"Just be quiet," Rosen said.

So Hutchinson put down the wine glass, took a large bunch of keys from the drawer, and led Rosen to the guest room.

Rosen received basic medical training in England 20 years ago, when Salem didn't even have a doctor.

He knew these people, what they valued and what they disliked, just as he knew their illness.

People are angry.

This is also the reason why Rosen feels physically and mentally exhausted. There are many ways for people to express their anger. Some people wave their fists, some growl loudly, and others grit their teeth and hold back, with only their eyes emitting a terrible fierce light.

Rosen is an old man. He has lived with these townspeople for 20 years and knows them well.

But let's put it this way.

It's hell, and everyone's dying to get out of here, but the townspeople's property and land are here, and they're like rootless duckweed without them.

You never know what angry people can do, just two months ago, the priest in York County was killed by Indians who attacked them, and they scalped him right on the doorstep of his house.

Rosen felt that the villagers in Salem might not be able to do such bloody things, but he didn't dare to try. Even if he knew that an innocent woman had been framed, he couldn't put down his bag like a hero and go directly to Save her next door.

Otherwise what do you expect? Let Rosen use the prestige he has accumulated over the years to calm those people down?

As Pastor Paris said, there is a devil named Angry in this town. There are so many uncivilized and rational people in this world, and not all of them are as easy to communicate with as high-achieving students who graduated from Harvard and seminary.

The countryside is not an idyllic place, and witch hunting is more rampant in the countryside than in the cities.

Social ills need to be corrected, but not by the people who need to cooperate, otherwise any reform will fail.

A good leader not only needs good eloquence, but also the ability to mobilize people. Paris lacks this. He wants to change these townspeople, but he knows that his position in the city has been replaced by this old guy who tricked him. , can he still maintain that mentality?

Paris's classmate John Wise seems to have chosen the right path, mobilizing his followers to resist the government's excessive expropriation, but this is only suitable for revolution. It is not so easy to get support.

This is why the British generally feel that Americans lack intelligence.

They can accept inequality but cannot accept that they are discriminated against. Those who are lower than their caste will be suppressed if they resist, and those who are higher than their caste will need force to fight against those who are higher than them. In such a social system full of violence, How can you not use force to protect yourself?

These people need help, but it's not a doctor who can cure a disease, or even a priest like Rosen.

He was old and lacked energy, not to mention that the witch hunting frenzy had been instigated. It is better to think about how to protect yourself if you have the heart to save the crisis. Do you have moral flaws or have offended Ann Putnam Jr.?

Martha Corey may have acted like an elder and taught her a lesson, but now is not the time to bring those little girls into obedience.

Now it is these little girls who are directing the men around and are the victims. They are the ones who control Salem.

They can identify their tormentors based on their clothes, or they can use the position where the person sits, and they can use witches to blind her eyes or ears so that they can't see or hear. Kid is completely invincible.

Men rely on their "identification" to catch witches, and they are all "old women" in their eyes.

Everyone knew that once the charges were established, the defendant would be hanged, so Martha said that Ann, who was only 12 years old, was a bloodthirsty little girl.

"Please come in." Hutchinson opened a door, and Rosen thanked him politely. He had just arrived and put down his bag when someone came.

Her name is Mary Walcott, she is 16 years old, and she is the daughter of Jonathan Walcott, the captain of the village militia. The Walcott family lives next door to Patterson's house. Jonathan used to be Rosen's deacon .

"Good evening, Father," said Mary, standing in the doorway.

"Good evening, Mary," Rosen said. "How is your father?"

"He's fine," said Mary. "I saw you on the road just now."

"You didn't go to the interrogation either?" Rosen asked.

"That's terrible," said Mary, wailing.

"You are a kind child." Rosen said softly, "I feel sorry for letting you see this scene."

"Father has been away all this time, and I'm staying at Putnam's house now." Mary said with some embarrassment, "Although something happened to my aunt's house, I dare not stay at home alone."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Rosen said. "Do you want me to help you?"

"How can you help me?" Mary asked.

"I'm going to Pastor Paris's house later, and when I get back from there, I think I can talk to you," Rosen said.

"I'll think about it," said Mary, and as she turned to leave, she stopped suddenly at the door.

"There's something I think you should know, Father," said Mary.

"What?" Rosen asked.

"Paris is now running between the court and his family. I heard that his payment has not been paid for a long time."

"That must have made him anxious," Rosen said.

"It's not anxiety, I think he's getting drained, and he's going to talk about how to define devils, angels and evil spirits in his sermons."

"Thank you for telling me this," Rosen said.

"Can I ask you a question?" Mary asked.

"certainly."

"You have been away for so many years, why do you suddenly think of coming back?" Mary asked.

"I feel like Salem needs me," Rosen said. "Especially in this time of fear and shock, we need compassion and compassion."

"Why don't you go next door and talk now?" Mary asked.

Rosen did not answer the question.

At this moment, Mrs. Ingram came, and she came to take Rosen to Paris's house.

"Good night, Father." Mary said, and quietly left Rosen's sight.