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So, doubtless, in the spring, when a shallop appeared from a fishing vessel, they all eagerly hurried down to greet it. But if the Fortune had been like a rich and disagreeable aunt, this new visitation was like an influx of small, unruly cousins. And such hungry cousins! Weston had sent seven men to stay with them until arrangements could be made for another settlement. SO DOUBTLESS IN THE SPRING WHEN A SHALLOP APPEARED FROM A FISHING VESSEL THEY ALL EAGERLY HURRIED DOWN TO GREET IT BUT IF THE FORTUNE HAD BEEN LIKE A RICH AND DISAGREEABLE AUNT THIS NEW VISITATION WAS LIKE AN INFLUX OF SMALL UNRULY COUSINS AND SUCH HUNGRY COUSINS WESTON HAD SENT SEVEN MEN TO STAY WITH THEM UNTIL ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR ANOTHER SETTLEMENT
en 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. 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. The harbor was once more empty. I suppose that in time the Pilgrims half forgot, half forgave, the sting of Weston's reproof. Again they gazed out and waited for a sail; again England seemed very far away. AS 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 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 THE HARBOUR WAS ONCE MORE EMPTY I SUPPOSE THAT IN TIME THE PILGRIMS HALF FORGOT HALF FORGAVE THE STING OF WESTERN'S REPROOF AGAIN THEY GAZED OUT AND WAITED FOR A SAIL AGAIN ENGLAND SEEMED VERY FAR AWAY
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