. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . t, went with me to the brook,which was only a few rods from the house. She caught atrout and thus showed me how to do it. That was enoughto fire me up for a long life. When you catch five, saidshe, we will have a fine fry. As quick as it dawned, I might have been seen upon therun for the brook, and I generally caught five or more be-fore breakfast, as they were at that time very has been m
. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . t, went with me to the brook,which was only a few rods from the house. She caught atrout and thus showed me how to do it. That was enoughto fire me up for a long life. When you catch five, saidshe, we will have a fine fry. As quick as it dawned, I might have been seen upon therun for the brook, and I generally caught five or more be-fore breakfast, as they were at that time very has been my chief recreation through life. Witha little help I made a dam in this brook, and had a water-wheel going, and stocked the pond with trout. On thispond was a small raft. When I was five years old, I sawfor the first time a person immersed. I had a young sisterthree years old, now the mother of several excellent chil-dren and the good wife of Edward Miner, Esq., of was ever with me as a general thing, in the water orout. I said, Sophia, dont you want to be baptized ?She answered, Yes, not knowing its import. It was avery warm day in July. I led her into the water of sufR-. BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN ALDEX. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. 29 cient depth, and went through with the ceremony. Shewas very angry. It was no saving ordinance to her. Imade her promise not to tell our parents, and she remem-bered her promise. When I was six years old, my father employed MissMary Lyon as a teacher in our family. After some years,she became the noted principal of the celebrated Mt. Hol-yoke Female Seminary, South Hadley. She was one ofthe best scholars I ever knew, and by far the most thoroughteacher I ever had. She had the lessons repeated overand over again, so that we should not forget them. Muchof that instruction is still fresh in my memory, and I shallever cherish her teachings with profound gratitude, both ina moral and scientific point of view. An event in my life at the age of fourteen,
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