Young folks' history of the United States . ilgrimshad religious services before sailing; and their oldminister, John Robinson, said in his address to them, I charge you, before God and his blessed angels, thatyou follow me no further than you have seen me followthe Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord has more truth yetto break out of his holy word. Then they were feastedat the pastors house; and one of them wrote, Werefreshed ourselves, after tears, with singing of psalms,making joyful melody in our hearts, as well as with thevoice; there being many of the congregation very ex-pert in music; and inde
Young folks' history of the United States . ilgrimshad religious services before sailing; and their oldminister, John Robinson, said in his address to them, I charge you, before God and his blessed angels, thatyou follow me no further than you have seen me followthe Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord has more truth yetto break out of his holy word. Then they were feastedat the pastors house; and one of them wrote, Werefreshed ourselves, after tears, with singing of psalms,making joyful melody in our hearts, as well as with thevoice; there being many of the congregation very ex-pert in music; and indeed it was the sweetest melodythat mine ears ever heard. THE PLYMOUTH COLONY. 57 After this, he adds, they accompanied us to Delft- Thepn-Haven, to the ship, but were not able to speak, one to InSand^^*another, for the abundance of sorrow to part. But weonly, going aboard, gave them a volley of small-shot,and three pieces of ordnance ; and so, lifting up ourhands to each other, and our hearts for each other andthe Lord our God, we THE MAYFLOWER Thus the Pilgrims set sail without aid from govern- The voyagement, and without any royal charter, for the NewWorld. After touching at three English ports, they stillhad a long passage of sixty-three days. The Speed-well proved unseaworthy, and put back; while theMayflower went on alone. Instead of reaching theHudson River, where they had meant to go, they weredriven by storms to the Massachusetts shore. For a 58 YOUNG folks united states. The search month they sailed up and down, looking for a favorableh°aVDo?.°°^ harbor along the coast. It was a barren region ; but itseemed pleasant to them after the sea. They saw pines,junipers, sassafras, and other sweet woods, growingon the shore. They found, their narrative says, thegreatest store of fowl that ever we saw. They sawwhales; and, when they fired at one, the gun exploded,when the whale gave a snuff, and away. Whenthey first went ashore, sixteen men landed, withevery man hi
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