FOREWORD

CONTENTS

WHY THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN

THE LEAKING "SPEEDWELL"

SEARCHING FOR A HOME

AFTER THE STORM

WASH DAY

FINDING THE CORN

ATTACKED BY THE SAVAGES

BUILDING HOUSES

MILES STANDISH

THE SICK PEOPLE

THE NEW HOME

MASTER WHITE AND THE WOLF

THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE

A CHIMNEY WITHOUT BRICKS

BUILDING THE FIRE

MASTER BRADFORD'S CHIMNEY

SCARCITY OF FOOD

A TIMELY GIFT

THE FIRST SAVAGE VISITOR

SQUANTO'S STORY

LIVING IN THE WILDERNESS

THE FRIENDLY INDIANS

GRINDING THE CORN

A VISIT FROM MASSASOIT

MASSASOIT'S PROMISE

MASSASOIT'S VISIT RETURNED

THE BIG HOUSE BURNED

THE "MAYFLOWER" LEAVES PORT

SETTING THE TABLE

WHAT AND HOW WE EAT

TABLE RULES

WHEN THE PILGRIM GOES ABROAD

MAKING A DUGOUT

GOVERNOR CARVER'S DEATH

WILLIAM BRADFORD CHOSEN GOVERNOR

FARMING IN PLYMOUTH

WAYS OF COOKING INDIAN CORN

THE WEDDING

MAKING MAPLE SUGAR

DECORATING THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE

TRAPPING WOLVES AND BAGGING PIGEONS

ELDER BREWSTER

THE VISIT TO MASSASOIT

KEEPING THE SABBATH HOLY

MAKING CLAPBOARDS

COOKING PUMPKINS

A NEW OVEN

MAKING SPOONS AND DISHES

THE FORT AND MEETING-HOUSE

THE HARVEST FESTIVAL

HOW TO PLAY STOOLBALL

ON CHRISTMAS DAY

WHEN THE "FORTUNE" ARRIVED

POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER FAMINE

ON SHORT ALLOWANCE

A THREATENING MESSAGE

PINE KNOTS AND CANDLES

TALLOW FROM BUSHES

WICKS FOR THE CANDLES

DIPPING THE CANDLES

WHEN JAMES RUNS AWAY

EVIL-MINDED INDIANS

LONG HOURS OF PREACHING

JOHN ALDEN'S TUBS

ENGLISH VISITORS

VISITING THE NEIGHBORS

WHY MORE FISH ARE NOT TAKEN

HOW WAMPUM IS MADE

MINISTERING TO MASSASOIT

THE PLOT THWARTED

THE CAPTAIN'S INDIAN

BALLOTS OF CORN

ARRIVAL OF THE "ANN"

THE "LITTLE JAMES" COMES TO PORT

THE NEW MEETING-HOUSE

THE CHURCH SERVICE

THE TITHINGMEN

MASTER WINSLOW BRINGS HOME COWS

A REAL OVEN

BUTTER AND CHEESE

THE SETTLEMENT AT WESSAGUSSETT

THE VILLAGE OF MERRY MOUNT

THE FIRST SCHOOL

TOO MUCH SMOKE

SCHOOL COMFORTS

HOW THE CHILDREN WERE PUNISHED

NEW VILLAGES

MAKING READY FOR A JOURNEY

CLOTHING FOR THE SALEM COMPANY

PREPARING FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY

BEFORE SAILING FOR SALEM

THE JOURNEY

THE ARRIVAL AT SALEM

SIGHT-SEEING IN SALEM

BACK TO PLYMOUTH

Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

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