MD3PAD 280-282

[Toby G Levy]

        Gershom makes fun of Mason's bright red coat, saying that it
will make him a good target for Presbyterian rifles and Indian arrows.
Mason is very unhappy at these remarks.

        Martha Washington appears. She smelled the smoke and brought out
a huge tray of baked goods for the hungry smokers to eat.

        Washington launches into a long story about his adventures as a
young man with the Ohio Company.  Read about it at

http://rs6.loc.gov/learn/lessons/gw/leader.html

        Gershom mentions the failure of Ohioans to get the Bishop of
Durham clause in their charter. The Bishop of Durham clause refers to
the traditional expectation that the Bishop of Durham, who lived on the
Scottish border, would protect English land from foreign enemies.

vw#67: palatine - Belonging to or fit for a palace.

        Mason perceives that Martha Washington thinks that astronomy is
"unworldly" and launches into a defense of his profession.

Toby