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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. 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
ntain even a foothold on the ladder of existence, that it had not been humanly possible for them to fulfill their pledge to the Company. Bradford's letter back to Weston--dignified, touching--is sufficient vindication. When the Fortune returned she "was laden with good clapboards, as full as she could stowe, and two hogsheads of beaver and other skins," besides sassafras--a cargo valued at about five hundred pounds. In spite of the fact that this cargo was promptly stolen by a French cruiser off the English coast, it nevertheless marks the foundation of the fur and lumber trade in New England. Although this first visitor brought with her a patent of their lands (a document still preserved in Pilgrim Hall, with the signatures and seals of the Duke of Lenox, the Marquis of Hamilton, the Earl of Warwick, and Sir Ferdinando Gorges), yet to us, reading history in the perspective of three hundred years, the disagreeable impression of Weston's letter outweighs the satisfaction for the patent. LE SO DESPERATELY TO MAINTAIN EVEN A FOOTHOLD ON THE LADDER OF EXISTENCE THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN HUMANLY POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO FULFIL THEIR PLEDGE TO THE COMPANY BRADFORD'S LETTER BACK TO WESTON DIGNIFIED TOUCHING IS SUFFICIENT VINDICATION WHEN THE FORTUNE RETURNED SHE WAS LADEN WITH GOOD CLAPBOARDS AS FULL AS SHE COULD STOW AND TWO HOGSHEADS OF BEAVER AND OTHER SKINS BESIDES SASSAFRAS A CARGO VALUED AT ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THIS CARGO WAS PROMPTLY STOLEN BY A FRENCH CRUISER OFF THE ENGLISH COAST IT NEVERTHELESS MARKS THE FOUNDATION OF THE FUR AND LUMBER TRADE IN NEW ENGLAND ALTHOUGH THIS FIRST VISITOR BROUGHT WITH HER A PATENT OF THEIR LANDS A DOCUMENT STILL PRESERVED IN PILGRIM HALL WITH THE SIGNATURES AND SEALS OF THE DUKE OF LENNOX THE MARQUIS OF HAMILTON THE EARL OF WARWICK AND SIR FERDINANDO GEORGE'S YET TO US READING HISTORY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THREE HUNDRED YEARS THE DISAGREEABLE IMPRESSION OF WESTON'S LETTER OUTWEIGHS THE SATISFACTION FOR THE PATENT
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