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This was Mary Chilton, and she was promptly followed by an equally trig young man  John Alden. Thus commenced the founding of Plymouth Colony, and thus was sown the seed of innumerable pictures, poems, stories, and sermons. THIS WAS MARY CHILTON AND SHE WAS PROMPTLY FOLLOWED BY AN EQUALLY TRIGG YOUNG MAN JOHN ALDEN THUS COMMENCED THE FOUNDING OF PLYMOUTH COLONY AND THUS WAS SOWN THE SEED OF INNUMERABLE PICTURES POEMS STORIES AND SERMONS
he use of a certain soap, the manufacturers still persist in reciting these benefits. And why? Because new housekeepers come into existence with each new day. So, if there be any man who comes to Plymouth who does not know the story of Plymouth Rock, it is here set down for him, as accurately and briefly as possible. This rock--which is an oval, glacial boulder of about seven tons--was innocently rearing its massive, hoary head from the water one day in December, 1620, as it had done for several thousand years previously in unmolested oblivion. While engaged in this ponderous but harmless occupation it was sighted by a boatful of men and women--the first who had ever chosen to land on this particular part of the coast. The rock presented a moderately dry footing, and they sailed up to it, and a charming young woman, attired, according to our amiable painter, in the cleanest and freshest of aprons and the most demure of caps, set a daintily shod foot upon it and leaped lightly to shore. INCIDENT TO THE USE OF A CERTAIN SOAP THE MANUFACTURERS STILL PERSIST IN RECITING THESE BENEFITS AND WHY BECAUSE NEW HOUSEKEEPERS COME INTO EXISTENCE WITH EACH NEW DAY SO IF THERE BE ANY MAN WHO COMES TO PLYMOUTH WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH ROCK IT IS HERE SET DOWN FOR HIM AS ACCURATELY AND BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE THE ROCK WHICH IS AN OVAL GLACIAL BOULDER OF ABOUT SEVEN TONS WAS INNOCENTLY REARING ITS MASSIVE HOARY HEAD FROM THE WATER ONE DAY IN DECEMBER SIXTEEN TWENTY AS IT HAD DONE FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS PREVIOUSLY IN UNMOLESTED OBLIVION WHILE ENGAGED IN THIS PONDEROUS BUT HARMLESS OCCUPATION IT WAS SIGHTED BY A BOAT FULL OF MEN AND WOMEN THE FIRST WHO HAD EVER CHOSEN TO LAND ON THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE COAST THE ROCK PRESENTED A MODERATELY DRY FOOTING AND THEY SAILED UP TO IT AND A CHARMING YOUNG WOMAN ATTIRED ACCORDING TO OUR AMIABLE PAINTER IN THE CLEANEST AND FRESHEST OF APRONS AND THE MOST DEMURE OF CAPS SET A DAINTILY SHOD FOOT UPON IT AND LEAPED LIGHTLY TO SHORE
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