. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . ere his own dwelling. MASTER MISHAP 91 With his flint and steel he built a fire, and by its light,saw, piled up in one corner of the place, mats such asthe savages use to sleep upon. Having taken a mouthfulof snake weed, which is said to be of great benefit inquieting ones nerves, and prayed to God for safe keep-ing during the night, he lay down. Before much time had passed, and certainly while hiseyes were yet wide open, it began to rain, and some ofthe water finding its way through the carelessly thatchedroof, disturbed
. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . ere his own dwelling. MASTER MISHAP 91 With his flint and steel he built a fire, and by its light,saw, piled up in one corner of the place, mats such asthe savages use to sleep upon. Having taken a mouthfulof snake weed, which is said to be of great benefit inquieting ones nerves, and prayed to God for safe keep-ing during the night, he lay down. Before much time had passed, and certainly while hiseyes were yet wide open, it began to rain, and some ofthe water finding its way through the carelessly thatchedroof, disturbed his rest, so that it was impossible to sleep. He spent the night singing psalms, gathering suchwood as he could handily come at from the outside,to keep the fire going,and pacing to and froin the narrow space,until near to daylight,when an Indian squawcame that way. The Governor, hear-ing her voice as shecried out to whosoeverowned the hut and wasevidently a friend ofhers, barred the dooras best he might, whileshe stood on the out-side beating it with her. 92 RUTH OF BOSTON hands, and calling aloud in the Indian language, firstin friendly terms, and then angrily; but yet he madeno reply. The door held firm against her efforts until day came,when the Governor walked out of the hut, not dreamingthe woman would make an attack upon him, but straight-way he was forced to take to his heels, or, as he laugh-ingly declared, she would have clawed out his eyes. Although we children knew nothing whatsoever con-cerning it, the chief men of the town had been greatlyalarmed because of the Governors disappearance, andduring the whole of the night no less than twenty hadwalked to and fro in the forest hunting for him; but byan unkind chance never going in the direction of thishut. When Master Winthrop made his appearance,it had just been decided that a hue and cry should beraised, and all the men in Boston be called to aid in thesearch. • NEW ARRIVALS It was during this summer, when Captain
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