. 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 . ewoods, and wandered around for five days, suffering greatlyfrom hunger, until he chanced to fall into the hands of atribe of Indians, located near Buzzards Bay, twenty milesdistant from Plymouth. His absence caused much uneasi-ness, and a company of men started out to find and bringhim home. A report had reached them of his whereabouts,,but not feeling sure of the sentiments of this tribe, theywere somew
. 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 . ewoods, and wandered around for five days, suffering greatlyfrom hunger, until he chanced to fall into the hands of atribe of Indians, located near Buzzards Bay, twenty milesdistant from Plymouth. His absence caused much uneasi-ness, and a company of men started out to find and bringhim home. A report had reached them of his whereabouts,,but not feeling sure of the sentiments of this tribe, theywere somewhat in fear for his safety. On arriving at theplace, they were received and entertained with great cordi-ality, and the boy was returned to them safe, and happy inthe possession of a quantity of Indian ornaments. Thusthe freak of the scape-grace of the colony, though caus-ing considerable anxiety and inconvenience, ended mostagreeably. In August, a rumor was circulated that trouble wasbrewing between Massasoit and Corbitant.* Squanto andHobomak were immediately dispatched to learn the truthregarding it. » Corbitant was chief of the Pocassets, and for a while unfriendly to THE PILGRIM FATHERS. 343 On reaching the village of Namasket, they were seized byCorbitant, and threatened with death. Hobomak escaped,and fled with all haste to Plymouth with the news thatMassasoit and Squanto were both prisoners; whereuponCaptain Standish Took from the nail on the wall his sword with its scabbard of the belt round his waist, and with ten picked men, started to the rescue. Theymarched all day in the rain, and at night lost their wayin the woods, and wandered around for hours, but finallyreached the village, and beseiged the house where theysupposed Corbitant to be. The inmates attempted torun away, and were fired upon, and two or three werewounded. Corbitant, however, had fled. Massasoit was atliberty, and Squanto was found all right in one of thehouses. Next day th
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