A history of the United States for Catholic schools . e Puritan settlers, by reason of their peculiar religiousviews, were of a gloomy nature, and their manners were severeand repelling. Every town had its public whipping post;many offenses were punished by the stocks; gossips and scoldswere bound and gagged at their own doors; fines were exactedfor the wearing of too costly clothing. The Puritan, unlike the Cavalier and the aristocratic settlerof the southern colonies, did not attire himself in satins, vel-vets, lace ruffies, gold buckles, or plumes, but rather in a sora-ber-hued tunic, loose
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . e Puritan settlers, by reason of their peculiar religiousviews, were of a gloomy nature, and their manners were severeand repelling. Every town had its public whipping post;many offenses were punished by the stocks; gossips and scoldswere bound and gagged at their own doors; fines were exactedfor the wearing of too costly clothing. The Puritan, unlike the Cavalier and the aristocratic settlerof the southern colonies, did not attire himself in satins, vel-vets, lace ruffies, gold buckles, or plumes, but rather in a sora-ber-hued tunic, loose knee trousers, and long woolen stockings. 124 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES For out-of-door wear this costume was completed by a steeple-crowned hat and a short cloak. All persons were forbidden,on the Sabbath, to run or to walk anywhere save reverentlyto and from church. These laws, though stern in themselves,produced a hardy race. 176. Industry. The rocky soil and cold climate of NewEngland were not favorable to rural life, hence the people, un-. THE STOCKS AND PILLORY like those of the southern colonies, who lived on broad planta-tions, dwelt in towns, surrounded by the small farms of thepeasantry. The swift running streams encouraged manufac-turing; the good fishing off the coast led to a prosperous ex-port trade in dried fish; the wild animals of the forest fur-nished a profitable trade in furs; while the fine timber of thewoodlands encouraged the shipbuilding industry, for whichNew England is still famous. THE NEW ENGLAND GROUP OF COLONIES 125 THE SETTLEMENT OP NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE 177. Founding of New Hampshire. New Hampshire waspermanently settled at Dover and Portsmouth in 1623 bypeople from England under the proprietaries of Sir FerdinandoGorges and John Mason. The Council of Plymouth grantedGorges and Mason the territory extending between the Merri-mac and the Kennebec rivers, and sixty miles inland. Thesettlement, made for the personal gain of the proprietors,
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