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Small in stature, fiery in spirit, a terror to the Indians, and a strong arm to the Pilgrims, there is no doubt that his determination to live in Duxbury  which he named for Duxborough Hall, his ancestral home in Lancashire  went far in obtaining for it a separate incorporation and a separate church. SMALL IN STATURE FIERY IN SPIRIT A TERROR TO THE INDIANS AND A STRONG ARM TO THE PILGRIMS THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HIS DETERMINATION TO LIVE IN DUXBURY WHICH HE NAMED FOR DUCKSBOROUGH HALL HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN LANCASHIRE WENT FAR AND OBTAINING FOR IT A SEPARATE INCORPORATION AND A SEPARATE CHURCH
uthern flora, unique in this northern latitude--has been thoroughly frequented and enjoyed. There is no more graphic index to the caliber of a people than the houses which they build, and the first house above all others which we must associate with this spot is the Standish cottage, built at the foot of Captain's Hill by Alexander Standish, the son of Myles, partly from materials from his father's house, which was burned down, but whose cellar is still visible. This long, low, gambrel-roofed structure, with a broad chimney showing the date of 1666, was a long way ahead of the first log cabins erected by the Pilgrims--farther than most of us realize, accustomed as we are to glass instead of oiled paper in windows; to shingles, and not thatch for roofs. It is fitting that this ancient and charming dwelling should be associated with one of the most romantic, most striking, names in the Plymouth Colony. There are few more picturesque personalities in our early history than Myles Standish. QUITE A SOUTHERN FLORA UNIQUE IN THIS NORTHERN LATITUDE HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY FREQUENTED AND ENJOYED THERE IS NO MORE GRAPHIC INDEX TO THE CALIBRE OF A PEOPLE THAN THE HOUSES WHICH THEY BUILD AND THE FIRST HOUSE ABOVE ALL OTHERS WHICH WE MUST ASSOCIATE WITH THIS SPOT IS THE STANDISH COTTAGE BUILT AT THE FOOT OF CAPTAIN'S HILL BY ALEXANDER STANDISH THE SON OF MILES PARTLY FROM MATERIALS FROM HIS FATHER'S HOUSE WHICH WAS BURNED DOWN BUT WHOSE CELLAR IS STILL VISIBLE THIS LONG LOW GAMBRIL ROOFED STRUCTURE WITH A BROAD CHIMNEY SHOWING THE DATE OF SIXTEEN SIXTY SIX WAS A LONG WAY AHEAD OF THE FIRST LOG CABINS ERECTED BY THE PILGRIMS FARTHER THAN MOST OF US REALIZE ACCUSTOMED AS WE ARE TO GLASS INSTEAD OF OILED PAPER IN WINDOWS TO SHINGLES AND NOT THATCH FOR ROOFS IT IS FITTING THAT THIS ANCIENT AND CHARMING DWELLING SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC MOST STRIKING NAMES IN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY THERE ARE FEW MORE PICTURESQUE PERSONALITIES IN OUR EARLY HISTORY THAN MYLES STANDISH
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