The Gavelyte, November 1913

I 111 , lll I g-1• ht 1 n g-tn g o th c r ta I\ o t t h r d lll 11 fnthr 1 111,in\ thin t Id the l'tl~rln · thn• , " i<~ t 11ld p11t 11 l hy :!, nndm th('r I ttl :t Ur. l .1ti nr . ,ii, of tilt' , ill:1e. learned to lovE :·am Pl. .'h doo1· nnrl s ing him 1>n~s . 1 hl' woul 1 oth 11 st , th lndi.111, • amo t? r Dorrn . ti> • \I 1111 cat skin , da . . 'o onP in Plyi 1011th t \\1'' 111 " wild cat skin 11pon hi..: arm. f1nt ti P Iii ti m·1iclE n. Pa tic nrt•, ,1,,· am : 1·. 1,innlv f:lre no m r ar er mn'ze plan 1t ~. t r nc" onntry ,w1s t rug-g d for her. One rlea1·y mornin~ in early snmm r ·the Elder and Gaptain tanclh~·h ar.l(l her hrothc1, lai<l her to rn:t on the hill in ti little c-enH t• ry al1 arly cov red , it:1 fre:h !ff,\\ es. Bnt th, zyanctrnoth r mu. t not tart y for it i,.. gr;:i, ing late nm! thy mothe,i· will be lighting the ~auu1e. Soon :;fter the planting of the maiY.f'. am th snmmf'r <la~~. In– deed, my lads. those were bu y d-ays for thy ilgr:m rat:h rs. Tr ·e:– had to be I' wn to l ui:d a nEw Hou e or \\ cr:-1 :r an l n ,..rnJ m I'' }Jrote tiYe cabins. The fore£ts w€1 e hunt d f,,r g,llllP. from "'hi<'h ~our e came the gr a.ter POt tion o,f t!he fo::.cl. One ,1ay in e.,rly autumn the Pilgrim fath r anrl the Tndi, •1 chieftia,in. h Id a council. All Plymouth wa anfr that night: thy grandmother rem mber sinre scarce ('Oniel 'he ·J ep \\hen she had climbed foe wood n pegs to her il;ed in the Jolt. so great wa" the x– C'it ment. '-'·he wa w•mdering wh·at she and the ether Pilgrim maid ns could contl'ibute to the 0 T.:at fea-t, for thb \\'a t 1 b ~au e of all tl.» excit rment. Ye, my la- ie., w all helJ)ed the goctl dame , our mothn;;: but thi wa tu be a fea t at ""hich we all wel'e to ;: .J.ow our gratitude to our FathE!" for Hi. wond 0 rful gif s and ca1 e during he pa-t year. and we Pilgr,.:.m girl were not ~ati fied wit;h tl:i:- w rk lone. Indian um– mer wa approa hing, the golden crcp were Leing ga~hered. and gr at bunting tr;1> were being p!ann d b for :\lary ~lint r and thy grantl– n.oth r di ·coYered what the maiden. nld do. On dny w w re !itroll– ing along the hare \\ htn an Indian maiden c-ame out M the wood.