The beginner's American history . r, anchored in Cape CodHarbor, could see a blue hill, on the mainland, in the west,about forty miles away. To that blue hill Standish andsome others determined to go. Taking a sail-boat, theystarted off. A few days later they passed the hill which theIndians called Manomet,^ and entered a fine harbor. There,on December 2ist, 1620, — the shortest day in the year,—they landed on that famous stone which is now known allover the world as Plymouth Rock. Standish, with the others, went back to the Mayjlozverwith a good report. They had found just what they wanted,—
The beginner's American history . r, anchored in Cape CodHarbor, could see a blue hill, on the mainland, in the west,about forty miles away. To that blue hill Standish andsome others determined to go. Taking a sail-boat, theystarted off. A few days later they passed the hill which theIndians called Manomet,^ and entered a fine harbor. There,on December 2ist, 1620, — the shortest day in the year,—they landed on that famous stone which is now known allover the world as Plymouth Rock. Standish, with the others, went back to the Mayjlozverwith a good report. They had found just what they wanted,— an excellent harbor where ships from England could 1 Manoniet (Mano-met). CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH. 43 come in ; a brook of nice drinking-water ; and last of all,a piece of land that was nearly free from trees, so thatnothing would hinder their planting corn early in thespring. Captain John Smith of Virginia^ had been therebefore them, and had named the place Plymouth on hismap of New England. The Pilgrims liked the name, and. The MayJio%ver in Plymouth Harbor. so made up their minds to keep it. The Mayfloiver soonsailed for Plymouth, and the Pilgrims set to work to buildthe log cabins of their little settlement. 67, Sickness and death. — During that winter nearly halfthe Pilgrims died. Captain Standish showed himself tobe as good a nurse as he was a soldier. He, with GovernorCarver and their minister. Elder Brewster, cooked, washed,waited on the sick, and did everything that kind hearts 1 See page 29. 44 THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. and willing hands could to help their suffering the men who had begun to build houses had to stopthat work to dig graves. When these graves were filled,they were smoothed down flat so that no prowling Indianshould count them and see how few white men there wereleft. 68. Samoset,! Squaiito,^ and Massasoit ^ visit the Pilgrims.— One day in the spring the Pilgrims were startled at see-ing an Indian walk boldly into their little
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