FOREWORD

CONTENTS

A PROPER BEGINNING

ON THE BROAD OCEAN

MAKING READY FOR BATTLE

THE REST OF THE VOYAGE

THE FIRST VIEW OF AMERICA

THE TOWN OF SALEM

OTHER VILLAGES

VISITING SALEM

MAKING COMPARISONS

AN INDIAN GUEST AND OTHER VISITORS

A CHRISTENING AND A DINNER

DECIDING UPON A HOME

A SAD LOSS

REJOICING TURNED INTO MOURNING

THANKSGIVING DAY IN JULY

LEAVING SALEM FOR CHARLESTOWN

OUR NEIGHBORS

GETTING SETTLED

THE GREAT SICKNESS

MOVING THE TOWN

MASTER GRAVES PROHIBITS SWIMMING

ANNA FOSTER'S PARTY

THE TOWN OF BOSTON

GUARDING AGAINST FIRES

OUR OWN NEW HOME

THE FASHION OF THE DAY

MY OWN WARDROBE

MASTER JOHNSON'S DEATH

MANY NEW KINDS OF FOOD

THE SUPPLY OF FOOD

THE SAILING OF THE "LYON"

THE FAMINE

THE SEARCH FOR FOOD

THE STARVATION TIME

A DAY TO BE REMEMBERED

THE COMING OF THE "LYON"

ANOTHER THANKSGIVING DAY

A DEFENSE FOR THE TOWN

THE PROBLEM OF SERVANTS

CHICKATABUT

BUILDING A SHIP

HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCES

HOW THE WORK IS DIVIDED

LAUNCHING THE SHIP

MASTER WINTHROP'S MISHAP

NEW ARRIVALS

ANOTHER FAMINE

FINE CLOTHING FORBIDDEN

OUR FIRST CHURCH

A TROUBLESOME PERSON

THE VILLAGE OF MERRY MOUNT

PUNISHING THOMAS MORTON

PHILIP RATCLIFF'S CRIME

IN THE PILLORY

STEALING FROM THE INDIANS

THE PASSING OF NEW LAWS

MASTER PORMONT'S SCHOOL

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

OTHER TOOLS OF TORTURE

DIFFICULT LESSONS

OTHER SCHOOLS

RAISING FLAX

PREPARING FLAX

SPINNING, BLEACHING, AND WEAVING FLAX

WHAT WE GIRLS DO AT HOME

MAKING SOAP

SOAP FROM BAYBERRIES

GOOSE-PICKING

A CHANGE OF GOVERNORS

THE FLIGHT OF ROGER WILLIAMS

SIR HARRY VANE

MAKING SUGAR

A "SUGARING DINNER"

TRAINING DAY

SHOOTING FOR A PRIZE

LECTURE DAY

PUNISHMENT FOR EVIL-DOERS

THE MURDER OF JOHN OLDHAM

SAVAGES ON THE WAR-PATH

PEQUOT INDIANS

Transcriber's Note:

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