. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . t there wasany danger that these people with brown skins wouldever want to do us harm. Surely they must be pleased,we thought, at knowing we were willing to live amongthem, and, besides, if all the savages were as mild lookingas this Masconomo, they would never be wicked enoughto commit the awful crime of murder. In-the evening, after the Indian went ashore,the good people of Salem came on board in greatnumbers, and, seeing that it was a time when hemight-do good to their souls. Master \Vinthrop gathered 3° RUTH OF BOSTON us on deck,
. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . t there wasany danger that these people with brown skins wouldever want to do us harm. Surely they must be pleased,we thought, at knowing we were willing to live amongthem, and, besides, if all the savages were as mild lookingas this Masconomo, they would never be wicked enoughto commit the awful crime of murder. In-the evening, after the Indian went ashore,the good people of Salem came on board in greatnumbers, and, seeing that it was a time when hemight-do good to their souls. Master \Vinthrop gathered 3° RUTH OF BOSTON us on deck, wherehe talked in a godlystrain not less thanan hour and a was indeedwicked of Susan tosay that she wouldhave been betterpleased had webeen allowed tochat with the peo-ple concerning thisnew land, ratherthan listen to Master Winthrop, who, so mother says, is amost gifted preacher even though that is not his calling,yet way down in the bottom of my heart I felt much asdid Susan, although, fortunately, I was not temptedto give words to the A CHRISTENING AND A DINNER i When another day came, we girls had a most delight-ful time, for there was to be a baby baptized in thehouse of logs where are held the meetings, and MistressWhite, one of the gentlefolks who came here with thecompany of Master Higginson, was to give a dinnerbecause of her young sons having lived to be christened. A CHRISTENING AXD A DINNER To both these festivals Susan and I were bidden, andit surprised me not a little to see so much of gaiety inthis New \Yorld, where T had supposed every one wentaround in fear and trembling lest the savages shouldcome to take their lives. The christening was attended to first, as a matterof course, and, because of his having so lately arrivedfrom England, Master Winthrop was called upon tospeak to the people, which he did at great the baby,in stiff dress and mit-tens of linen, with hiscap of cotton waddedthickly with wool,must have been veryuncom
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