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Thus ended the first inauspicious settlement of Weymouth. THUS ENDED THE FIRST INAUSPICIOUS SETTLEMENT OF WEYMOUTH
 the new country entirely different from the Plymouth Colony. He had been an agent of the Pilgrims in their negotiations with the Plymouth Company, and when he broke off the connection it was to start a settlement which should combine all of the advantages, with none of the disadvantages, of the Plymouth Colony. First of all, it was to be a trading community pure and simple, with its object frankly to make money. Second, it was to be composed of men without families and familiar with hardship. And third, there was no religious motive or bond. That such an unidealistic enterprise should not flourish on American soil is worth noting. The disorderly, thriftless rabble, picked up from the London streets, soon got into trouble with the Indians and with neighboring colonists, and finally, undone by the results of their own improvidence and misbehavior, wailed that they "wanted to go back to London," to which end the Plymouth settlers willingly aided them, glad to get them out of the country. AD TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN THE NEW COUNTRY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM PLYMOUTH COLONY HE HAD BEEN AN AGENT OF THE PILGRIMS IN THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PLYMOUTH COMPANY AND WHEN HE BROKE OFF THE CONNECTION IT WAS TO START A SETTLEMENT WHICH SHOULD COMBINE ALL THE ADVANTAGES WITH NONE OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY FIRST OF ALL IT WAS TO BE A TRADING COMMUNITY PURE AND SIMPLE WITH ITS OBJECTIVE FRANKLY TO MAKE MONEY SECOND IT WAS TO BE COMPOSED OF MEN WITHOUT FAMILIES AND FAMILIAR WITH HARDSHIP AND THIRD THERE WAS NO RELIGIOUS MOTIVE OR BOND THAT SUCH AN UNIDDEALISTIC ENTERPRISE SHOULD NOT FLOURISH ON AMERICAN SOIL IS WORTH NOTING THE DISORDERLY THRIFTLESS RABBLE PICKED UP FROM THE LONDON STREETS SOON GOT INTO TROUBLE WITH THE INDIANS AND WITH NEIGHBORING COLONISTS AND FINALLY UNDONE BY THE RESULTS OF THEIR OWN IMPROVIDENCE AND MISBEHAVIOR WAILED THAT THEY WANTED TO GO BACK TO LONDON TO WHICH END THE PLYMOUTH SETTLERS WILLINGLY AIDED THEM GLAD TO GET THEM OUT OF THE COUNTRY
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