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Yes, the Pilgrims were delighted, but, alas, tradition has it that when they pressed forward in glad greeting to their old acquaintances, these latter started back, nonplussed  aghast! YES THE PILGRIMS WERE DELIGHTED BUT ALAS TRADITION HAS IT THAT WHEN THEY PRESSED FORWARD IN GLAD GREETING TO THEIR OLD ACQUAINTANCES THESE LATTER STARTED BACK NONPLUSSED AGHAST
eir own vessels and merely lodge on shore, but they proved a lawless set and stole so much green corn that it seriously reduced the next year's supply. After six weeks, however, these uninvited guests took themselves off to Wessagusset (now Weymouth) leaving their sick behind, and only the briefest of "thank you's." The next caller was the Plantation. She anchored only long enough to offer some sorely needed provisions at such extortionate prices that the colonists could not buy them. Another slap in the face! Obviously, none of these visitors had proved very satisfactory. It had been entertaining under difficulties, and if the entertainers had hoped for the "angels unawares," they had been decidedly disappointed. Therefore it is easy to believe that they took fresh courage and sincere delight when, in July, 1623, the Anne and the Little James arrived--no strangers, for they brought with them additional stores, and best of all, good friends and close kinsfolk from the church at Leyden. OWN FOOD FROM THEIR OWN VESSELS AND MERELY LODGE ON SHORE BUT THEY PROVED A LAWLESS SET AND STOLE SO MUCH GREEN CORN THAT IT SERIOUSLY REDUCED THE NEXT YEAR'S SUPPLY AFTER SIX WEEKS HOWEVER THESE UNINVITED GUESTS TOOK THEMSELVES OFF TO WEST AGAZIT NOW WEYMOUTH LEAVING THEIR SICK BEHIND AND ONLY THE BRIEFEST OF THANK YOUS THE NEXT CALLER WAS THE PLANTATION SHE ANGERED ONLY LONG ENOUGH TO OFFER SOME SORELY NEEDED PROVISIONS AT SUCH EXTORTIONATE PRICES THAT THE COLONISTS COULD NOT BUY THEM ANOTHER SLAP IN THE FACE OBVIOUSLY NONE OF THESE VISITORS HAD PROVED VERY SATISFACTORY IT HAD BEEN ENTERTAINING UNDER DIFFICULTIES AND IF THE ENTERTAINERS HAD HOPED FOR THE ANGELS UNAWARES THEY HAD BEEN DECIDEDLY DISAPPOINTED THEREFORE IT IS EASY TO BELIEVE THAT THEY TOOK FRESH COURAGE AND SINCERE DELIGHT WHEN IN JULY SIXTEEN TWENTY THREE THE ANN AND THE LITTLE JAMES ARRIVED NO STRANGERS FOR THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM ADDITIONAL STORES AND BEST OF ALL GOOD FRIENDS AND CLOSE KINFOLK FROM THE CHURCH AT LEYDEN
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