. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . hould send one oftheir number to explain their reasons for settling upon the landsof his vassal, Mr. Edward Winslow volunteered to go, accom-panied by Squantum, who had been acting as interpreter. Thesachem gave pleased attention to this gentlemans conciliatoryspeech, as it was translated to him, and graciously received thepresents that had been brought to him. Mr. Winslows long andshining sword took his eye, but the owner refused to sell it. Leaving this embassador as a hostage in his camp, Massasoit,with a retinue of twenty unarmed men, went towa
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . hould send one oftheir number to explain their reasons for settling upon the landsof his vassal, Mr. Edward Winslow volunteered to go, accom-panied by Squantum, who had been acting as interpreter. Thesachem gave pleased attention to this gentlemans conciliatoryspeech, as it was translated to him, and graciously received thepresents that had been brought to him. Mr. Winslows long andshining sword took his eye, but the owner refused to sell it. Leaving this embassador as a hostage in his camp, Massasoit,with a retinue of twenty unarmed men, went towards the village,sending six into the town as surety for his good faith. CaptainStandish advanced to meet him, followed by six of his men. TheIndians did not guess how large a part of the white mens forcethis guard of honor constituted. Massasoit and his attendantswere conducted into the presence of Gov. Carver; the pipe of peacewas smoked; and they entered into a treaty; one article beingthat neither party should go armed to visit the 124 CAPTAIN MILES STANDISH. Massasoit and his attendants withdrew at night, and on the nextday were visited in their own camp by Captain Standish and a com-panion. The treaty thus made and cemented by friendly inter-course greatly encouraged the Pilgrims, whom a hostile recep-tion had prepared for continual contests. This peace was neces-sary in the extreme, as the last tie that bound them to their oldhome had been broken by the return of the Mayflower to Englandshortly after Massasoits visit; remain in the wilderness theymust, since there was no way to cross the ocean : even though,as the ship faded from sight, a new trouble came upon them inthe death of their governor. Unmolested by the Indians, and with no hope of returning toEngland, they devoted themselves to the work of spring time ;spading up the earth, since thev had no horses or oxen for theplow; planting peas and barley, also corn according to the in-structions of Squantum. In th
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