. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . uld have kicked each other,in our vexation, because of the useless labor we hadperformed. It appeared that the savages who guided us had novery clear idea of where the white mans canoe mightbe found; but believed that by following what theycalled a trail, it would be possible to come upon theship. As a matter of fact, however, we had gone down theriver many miles more than was necessary; for ourcamping place had been chosen near the stream, whichat this point was free from ice, and therefore did itseem certain we had come too far. It surely
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . uld have kicked each other,in our vexation, because of the useless labor we hadperformed. It appeared that the savages who guided us had novery clear idea of where the white mans canoe mightbe found; but believed that by following what theycalled a trail, it would be possible to come upon theship. As a matter of fact, however, we had gone down theriver many miles more than was necessary; for ourcamping place had been chosen near the stream, whichat this point was free from ice, and therefore did itseem certain we had come too far. It surely was vexing; but, as Jethro said with a grin,we had come to know by experience what it was tosleep in the snow when the frost in the air was mostnipping, and I am free to confess that I have lain onmany a worse bed than we had while burrowed in adrift of snow like partridges. STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA MEETING OLD FRIENDS Before noon we were on board the ship, greetingour friends from Bristol, who welcomed us warmly,and to me it was a most joyful We were called upon to answer a multitude ofquestions regarding those who had come over in theJohn and Sarah, and I could see full well that many ofthe people were sadly disappointed because of ournot having already decided upon the place where thecity was to be built, although they knew that Thomas ROASTING TURKEYS 49 Holme, who was to make a survey of the country, hadnot left England when our fleet set sail. However, we had much of cheering news to impart,chiefly regarding the plentiful supply of food, and thefact that we were very comfortably housed, even thoughliving in caves. We spent the night on board the Factor, and nextmorning twenty of the men who had come over in herinsisted on going back with us to the settlement, eventhough we tried to let them understand how greatwould be the fatigue of making ones way through thesnow without the Indian shoes to prevent them fromsinking knee-deep amid the fleecy, frosty particles. All
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