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Instead they saw a row of rough log cabins and a group of work worn, shabby men and women, men and women whose faces were lined with exposure, and whose backs were bent with toil, and who, for their most hospitable feast, had only a bit of shellfish and water to offer. INSTEAD THEY SAW A ROW OF ROUGH LOG CABINS AND A GROUP OF WORK WORN SHABBY MEN AND WOMEN MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE FACES WERE LINED WITH EXPOSURE AND WHOSE BACKS WERE BENT WITH TOIL AND WHO FOR THEIR MOST HOSPITABLE FEAST HAD ONLY A BIT OF SHELL FISH AND
 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. 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! Like Mr. Boughton they had fondly pictured an ideal rustic community, in which the happy, carefree colonists reveled in all the beauty of picturesque and snowy collars and cuffs in Arden-like freedom. G 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 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 LIKE MISTER BOWTEN THEY HAD FONDLY PICTURED AN IDEAL RUSTIC COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE HAPPY CAREFREE COLONISTS REVELLED IN ALL THE BEAUTY OF PICTURESQUE AND SNOWY COLLARS AND CUFFS IN ARDENT LIKE FREEDOM
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