. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . stowed on the town, but those in New York prob-ably knew it not—he was but four years old at his death, andwas naturally little known—but in the renaming of things, theDutch having been only just driven out. every county in theprovince of New York was named after the Duke or some oneof his possessions or kindred, hence Dukes County, and noth-ing is more natural than that the chief town in such a county should be name
. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . stowed on the town, but those in New York prob-ably knew it not—he was but four years old at his death, andwas naturally little known—but in the renaming of things, theDutch having been only just driven out. every county in theprovince of New York was named after the Duke or some oneof his possessions or kindred, hence Dukes County, and noth-ing is more natural than that the chief town in such a county should be named after the Dukes only son. THOS. MAYHEW—FATHER AND SON. The years of the Mayhew reign wereyears of peace, signalized chiefly bytheir work among the Indians. , Jr., was a minister. In 1642the Indians resident on the islandnumbered about three thousand; theyounger Mayhew almost immediatelyundertook to Christianize these sav-ages, and his success was unprece-dented. He sailed for England in No-vember, 1657, and was never heard ofmore. His father then took up thework that the son had left of Great Harbor was the first convert, and Mittark. relics. Carved wlialcs tootli. and for liolilin^ tlial while li^ht- iiij, lill>e. 12 MARTHAS VINEYARD. of Gay Head the second, and both in turn became Indian min-isters. Yet, even that Indians ear had heardThe preaching of the Holy Word:Sanchekantackets isle of sandWas once his fathers hunting land,Where zealous Hiacoomes stood,—The wild apostle of the from his soul the fear of trampled on the Powwaws charm;Until the wizards curses hungSuspended on his palsying the fierce warrior grim and tall,Trembled before the forest Paul! —J. G. Whittier in Mog Megone. PETER FOLGER. When Reverend Thomas Mayhew left for England, theIndian work was put in charge of an able, godly Englishman,named Peter Folger, employed in teaching the youth in read-ing, writ
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