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But the two tined fork they would regard with curiosity, for forks were not used, even in England, until 1650. The teapots, too, which look antiquated enough to us, would fill them with wonder, for tea was practically unknown in both colony and mother country until 1657. BUT THE TWO TINED FORK THEY WOULD REGARD WITH CURIOSITY FOR FORKS WERE NOT USED EVEN IN ENGLAND UNTIL SIXTEEN FIFTY THE TEA POTS TOO WHICH LOOKED ANTIQUATED ENOUGH TO US WOULD FILL THEM WITH WONDER FOR TEA WAS PRACTICALLY UNKNOWN IN BOTH COLONY AND MOTHER COUNTRY UNTIL SIXT
d not think that lack of learning prevented any of the Pilgrims from imbibing both the letter and spirit of the Book. Those who could write were masters of a fine, flowing script that shames our modern scrawl, as is well testified by the Patent of the Plymouth Colony--the oldest state document in New England--as well as by the final will and various deeds of Peregrine White, and many others. The small, stiff baby shoes which encased the infant feet of Josiah Winslow, the son of Governor Winslow and destined to be Governor himself, are of a pattern familiar to our man and maid, as are the now tarnished swords of Carver, Brewster, and Standish. Probably they have puzzled, as we are still doing, over the Kufic or Arabic inscriptions on the last. The monster kettle and generous pewter plate brought over by the doughty Captain would be too well known to them to attract their attention, as would be the various tankards and goblets, and the beautiful mortar and pestle brought over by Winslow. ARE HOWEVER AND WE NEED NOT THINK THAT LACK OF LEARNING PREVENTED ANY OF THE PILGRIMS FROM IMBIBING BOTH THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE BOOK THOSE WHO COULD WRITE WERE MASTERS OF A FINE FLOWING SCRIPT THAT SHAMES OUR MODERN SCRAWL AS IS WELL TESTIFIED BY THE PATENT OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY THE OLD ESTATE DOCUMENT IN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL AS BY THE FINAL WILL AND VARIOUS DEEDS OF PEREGRINE WHITE AND MANY OTHERS THE SMALL STIFF BABY SHOES WHICH ENCASED THE INFANT FEET OF JOSIAH WINSLOW THE SON OF GOVERNOR WINSLOW AND DESTINED TO BE A GOVERNOR HIMSELF ARE OF A PATTERN FAMILIAR TO OUR MAN AND MAID AS ARE THE NOW TARNISHED SWORDS OF CARVER BREWER AND STANDISH PROBABLY THEY HAVE PUZZLED AS WE ARE STILL DOING OVER THE CUFIC OR ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LAST THE MONSTER KETTLE AND GENEROUS PEWTER PLATE BROUGHT OVER BY THE DOUGHTY CAPTAIN WOULD BE TOO WELL KNOWN TO THEM TO ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION AS WOULD BE THE VARIOUS TANKARDS AND GOBLETS AND THE BEAUTIFUL MORTAR AND PESTLE BROUGHT OVER BY WINSLOW
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