. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . to the homesickness and gloomwhich came upon us when the leaves in the forestturned brown, and yellow, and golden in token of thedying year—the people sickened. However it was, much of sickness prevailed among RUTH OF BOSTON 5 66 RUTH OF BOSTON- in Boston, until the time came when my father andmother, to both of whom God had allowed good health, were absent fromhome day afterday, nursing thoseof our neighborswho were unableto aid themselves. THE SAILING OFTHE LYONJ It seemed at thistime as if the Lordhad set His faceagainst the rearin
. Ruth of Boston; a story of the Massachusetts Bay colony . to the homesickness and gloomwhich came upon us when the leaves in the forestturned brown, and yellow, and golden in token of thedying year—the people sickened. However it was, much of sickness prevailed among RUTH OF BOSTON 5 66 RUTH OF BOSTON- in Boston, until the time came when my father andmother, to both of whom God had allowed good health, were absent fromhome day afterday, nursing thoseof our neighborswho were unableto aid themselves. THE SAILING OFTHE LYONJ It seemed at thistime as if the Lordhad set His faceagainst the rearingof a nation in thisnew land, which he had given to the brown men for theirhomes, and Susan and I were not the only ones whocame to believe we were offending Him in some wayby thus having come here. Then Governor \Yinthrop caused it to be knownthroughout the town that he had hired CaptainPierce, of the ship Lyon, which was then in SalemHarbor, to go with all haste to the nearest town inEngland, there to get for us as much of food as could o o be THE i- AM INK This news cheered the people somewhat, for now wasthe season when the winds blew strong, and it wasbelieved the ship would have speedy passage. In-deed, some of the women declared she must returnbefore the middle of October, and said so much con-cerning such possibility, that in time they came to be-lieve it true. Therefore, when the month of Octoberhad nearly passed, their disappointment was great, andthey were more despondent than at first. THE FAMINE Each day sa\v - the store of pro-visions in the towngrow family hus-banded that whichcould be eaten,with greatest care,putting no more onthe table than wasabsolutely nec-essary for a singlemeal, and thosethings which wehad considered dainties, were no longer prepared.
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