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. St. Nicholas [serial] . as to mark the new site.The ceremony of dedicating the rock in itsnew position was very impressive, and the peo-ple stood with bared heads, and in reverenttones chanted their high-pitched psalms in tokenof thanksgiving. In the town square this part of Plymouth Rockremained for more than half a century, when acommittee of the council resolved to move itback to its original position, and join it, as bestthey could, to the other half. Accordingly, in1834, on the morning of the Fourth of July, the Plymouth Rock had been reunited in allseriousness to its long-estranged portion, and theunion made complete by a mixture of cementand mortar. To-day four granite columns support a canopyof granite that offers Plymouth Rock an indiffer-ent protection against the rain and the sun, and994 A VISIT TO PLYMOUTH ROCK. 995 serves to keep back, in some measure, the thou-sands of sight-seers that come to Plymouth withonly one object in view, namely, to press uparound the iron bars, and to gaze through them. Why, of course it is Plymouth Rock ! Whatelse could it be ? answers the man to whomthe question is addressed; but, nevertheless, looking a trifle skeptical himself as he regards it. Itsnotmuchto look at; but itsPlymouth Rock, just the same, hesays in decisivetones. From the wharf, with its fishing-boats and sail-boats rangedaround its sides, one gets but animperfect view ofPlymouth Harborand the sea be-yond. Just climbthe hill back of thefishermens cot-