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Crops were sown, to be sure, but not yet green; the provisions in the store house were gone; it was not the season for wild fowl; although there were bass in the outer harbor and cod in the bay there was neither tackle nor nets to take them. However, the seven men were admitted, and given shellfish like the rest  and very little beside. At this point the Pilgrims looked with less favorable eyes upon newcomers into the harbor, and when shortly after two ships appeared bringing sixty more men from Weston, consternation reigned. CROPS WERE SOWN TO BE SURE BUT NOT YET GREEN THE PROVISIONS IN THE STOREHOUSE WERE GONE IT WAS NOT THE SEASON FOR WILD FOWL ALTHOUGH THERE WERE BATHS IN THE OUTER HARBOUR AND COD IN THE BAY THERE WAS NEITHER TACKLE NOR NETS TO TAKE THEM HOWEVER THE SEVEN MEN WERE ADMITTED AND GIVEN SHELL FISH LIKE THE REST AND VERY LITTLE BESIDES AT THIS POINT THE PILGRIMS LOOKED WITH LESS FAVORABLE EYES UPON NEW COMERS INTO THE HARBOR AND WHEN SHORTLY AFTER TWO SHIPS APPEARED BRINGING SIXTY MORE MEN FROM WESTON CONSTERNATION REIGNED
When the Fortune sailed away it was like the departure of a rich, fault-finding aunt, who suddenly descends upon a household of poor relations, bringing presents, to be sure, but with such cutting disapproval on her lips that it mars the entire pleasure of her visit. The harbor was once more empty. I suppose that in time the Pilgrims half forgot, half forgave, the sting of Weston's reproof. Again they gazed out and waited for a sail; again England seemed very far away. So, doubtless, in the spring, when a shallop appeared from a fishing vessel, they all eagerly hurried down to greet it. But if the Fortune had been like a rich and disagreeable aunt, this new visitation was like an influx of small, unruly cousins. And such hungry cousins! Weston had sent seven men to stay with them until arrangements could be made for another settlement. New Englanders are often criticized for their lack of hospitality, and in this first historic case of unexpected guests the larder was practically bare. ION FOR THE PATENT WHEN THE FORTUNE SAILED AWAY IT WAS LIKE THE DEPARTURE OF A RICH FAULT FINDING AUNT WHO SUDDENLY DESCENDS UPON A HOUSEHOLD OF POOR RELATIONS BRINGING PRESENTS TO BE SURE BUT WITH SUCH CUTTING DISAPPROVAL ON HER LIPS THAT IT MARCHED THE ENTIRE PLEASURE OF HER VISIT THE HARBOUR WAS ONCE MORE EMPTY I SUPPOSE THAT IN TIME THE PILGRIMS HALF FORGOT HALF FORGAVE THE STING OF WESTERN'S REPROOF AGAIN THEY GAZED OUT AND WAITED FOR A SAIL AGAIN ENGLAND SEEMED VERY FAR AWAY SO DOUBTLESS IN THE SPRING WHEN A SHALLOP APPEARED FROM A FISHING VESSEL THEY ALL EAGERLY HURRIED DOWN TO GREET IT BUT IF THE FORTUNE HAD BEEN LIKE A RICH AND DISAGREEABLE AUNT THIS NEW VISITATION WAS LIKE AN INFLUX OF SMALL UNRULY COUSINS AND SUCH HUNGRY COUSINS WESTON HAD SENT SEVEN MEN TO STAY WITH THEM UNTIL ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR ANOTHER SETTLEMENT NEW ENGLANDERS ARE OFTEN CRITICIZED FOR THEIR LACK OF HOSPITALITY AND IN THIS FIRST HISTORIC CASE OF UNEXPECTED GUESTS THE LARDER WAS PRACTICALLY BARE
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