THE PLAINS OF NAUSET. 
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memorable storm known as the Great Snow, which left 
the ground around his house entirely bare, but heaped up 
the snow in the road to an uncommon height. Through 
this an arched way was dug, by which the Indians bore 
his body to the grave. 
The reader will imagine us, all the while, steadily 
traversing that extensive plain in a direction a little 
north of east towai'd Nauset Beach, and reading under 
our umbrellas as we sailed, while it blowed hard with 
mingled mist and rain, as if we were approaching a fit 
anniversary of Mr. Treat’s funeral. We fancied that 
it Was such a moor as that on which somebody perished 
in the snow, as is related in the Lights and Shadows 
of Scottish Life.” 
The next minister settled here was the Bev. Samuel 
Osborn, who was born in Ireland, and educated at the 
University of Dublin.” He is said to have been A 
man of wisdom and virtue,” and taught his people the 
use of peat, and the art of drying and preparing it, 
which as they had scarcely any other fuel, was a great 
blessing to them. He also introduced improvements in 
agriculture. But, notwithstanding his many services, 
as he embraced the religion of Arminius, some of his 
fiock became dissatisfied. At length, an ecclesiastical 
council, consisting of ten ministers, with their churches, 
sat upon him, and they, naturally enough, spoiled his 
usefulness. The council convened at the desire of two 
divine philosophers, — Joseph Doane and Nathaniel 
F reeman. 
In their report they say, It appears to the council 
that the Rev. Mr. Osborn hath, in his preaching to this 
people, said, that what Christ did and suffered doth 
nothing abate or diminish our obligation to obey the 
