What to see in America . for fer-tilizer in each hill with the seed. Through him a treaty ofpeace was made withMassasoit, the Indiansagamore of the region. There was much sick-ness among the settlers,and half the little banddied the first winter. Oneof the notable men ofthe colony was Standish. He wasrobust, active, and dar-ing, yet so short of stat-ure that a neighbor, ina moment of anger, calledhim Capt. wife died soon afterarriving at Plymouth,and the captain presentlydecided to court PriscillaMullins. Ha sent JohnAlden, a young man who was living at his house, to as
What to see in America . for fer-tilizer in each hill with the seed. Through him a treaty ofpeace was made withMassasoit, the Indiansagamore of the region. There was much sick-ness among the settlers,and half the little banddied the first winter. Oneof the notable men ofthe colony was Standish. He wasrobust, active, and dar-ing, yet so short of stat-ure that a neighbor, ina moment of anger, calledhim Capt. wife died soon afterarriving at Plymouth,and the captain presentlydecided to court PriscillaMullins. Ha sent JohnAlden, a young man who was living at his house, to ask INIr. Mullinss permission tovisit his daughter. Mr. INIullins referred Alden to Priscilla,w^ho, when she heard what he had to say, responded, Prithee,John, why dont you speak for yourself? He blushed and bowed and left the house, but soon cameon another visit and spoke for himself so effectively that theirwedding followed in a short time. Among their many distin-guished descendants are the poets Bryant and Plymouth Rock 32 What to See in America In 1623 the Pilgrims were in much distress of mind over adrought that began the third week of May. When themiddle of Jul} arrived without rain a day was set apart topray for relief. It opened clear and hot, but toward eveningthe sky began to be overcast, and soon such sweet andgentle showers fell as caused the Pilgrims to rejoice andbless God. That was the first New England is now a place of about 10,000 people, but it stillretains an attractive savor of the olden times, and it is afavorite summer resort. About 1824 a young English clergyman named Blackstonebecame the first settler of Boston. He built a cabin on thewest slope of Beacon Hill, and there he lived alone. Apparently hedid not care tohave near neigh-bors, for whenthe Puritans ledby Winthrop ar-rived in 1630 hedid not long de-lay moving, andestablished anew home in theRhode Island wilderness. A rude little village had beenstarted at Charles
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