ioo THE KALLIKAK FAMILY 



ever, refused to give his consent. To his objections, 

 based on the ground that Martin did not own enough 

 of this world's goods, the young man is recorded as 

 saying, "Never mind. I will own more land than ever 

 thou did, before I die," which promise he made true. 

 That the paternal objection was overruled is proven by 

 the registry of marriages, which gives the date of Mar- 

 tin's union with the Quakeress as January, 1779. 



The old Bible of Casper Kallikak, one of the family 



heirlooms, is in the possession of a Reverend Mr. , 



who is descended from Casper through the line of one 

 of his daughters. This Bible was bought in 1704 and 

 is still in an excellent state of preservation, for, although 

 time-stained, the pages are intact and there still may 

 be seen in legible handwriting the family record penned 

 so long ago. On a flyleaf, is a quaint verse in which 

 old Casper bequeaths the volume to his eldest son, 

 bidding him, "So oft as in it he doth looke" remember 

 how his father had "aye been guided by ye precepts in 

 this booke," and enjoining him to walk in the same safe 

 way. 



