. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. on as Major Pynchon was notified he set off withothers in pursuit, and overtaking the band, rescued a was learned from her that some, at least, of the attackingparty were our own Agawams. Still bolder moves than this were made. Connecticut,after the Pequot war, seemed to be reasonably safe, but nowan invasion into that colony was made; and Simsbury, onlya few miles from Hartford, was attacked. Town after townin the eastern part of the co
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. on as Major Pynchon was notified he set off withothers in pursuit, and overtaking the band, rescued a was learned from her that some, at least, of the attackingparty were our own Agawams. Still bolder moves than this were made. Connecticut,after the Pequot war, seemed to be reasonably safe, but nowan invasion into that colony was made; and Simsbury, onlya few miles from Hartford, was attacked. Town after townin the eastern part of the colony was attacked or destroyedand the colonists were almost in despair. It seemed as if KING PHILIPS WAR 83 savagery were indeed winning the day against civilization; asif a great continent were to have no better use than as a hunt-ing ground for wild Indians. But when it seemed darkest, it was really just before adecisive blow that shattered the Indians hopes in a show how this came about it is necessary to go back alittle. Early in March the Indians, in one of their maraudingexpeditions down the valley, had captured a Springfield boy,. Mrs. Rowlandson and John Gilbert at Turners Falls. John Gilbert by name, whose father had lived in Longmeadow,but was now dead. John, who perhaps had wandered too fareast of the village in order to snare partridges or somethingof that sort, was taken as far north as the present town ofHinsdale in New Hampshire. Here he fell very sick andwas finally cast out into the cold along with a little Indianchild who had lost both of its parents and was thrown out todie. They were found by Mrs. Rowlandson, the captive wife 84 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD of a minister. With great difficulty she got the youth to afire and he grew better. He watched his chance to escapeand on his eighteenth birthday he succeeded. On reachingthe settlements he was able to give very important had not been known where the Indians of Western Massa-chusetts were
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