. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. Adventurers sent with us, be-cause they did not like our strict ways and theythought that if we landed where we liad no patentthey could refuse to obey our directions. Theywere mostly laborers whose work was much needed.They were to dig and liaul wood fur us and to paytheir passage in that way. THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT. Elder Bradford, Governor Carver and CaptainStandish knew how to deal with them. As soonas we reached the New World, but before we somuch as looked for a place to settle, the wisefathers of our colony drew up what was call
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. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. Adventurers sent with us, be-cause they did not like our strict ways and theythought that if we landed where we liad no patentthey could refuse to obey our directions. Theywere mostly laborers whose work was much needed.They were to dig and liaul wood fur us and to paytheir passage in that way. THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT. Elder Bradford, Governor Carver and CaptainStandish knew how to deal with them. As soonas we reached the New World, but before we somuch as looked for a place to settle, the wisefathers of our colony drew up what was called acompact, and all the men or heads of familieswere asked to sign it at once if they wished to haveany voice in the goverinnent of the colony. Each 178 INDIANS AND PIONEERS. sio-ner bound himself to obey the laws and ordersmade by the whole body of the sit^ners. Thosewho did not sign must obey the signers or leavethe colony. There were forty-one signers, the restof our company which numbered one hundred andtwo, you remember, were the Merchants hiborers, . Elder Brewsters Chair. A Pilgrim Cradle. a few of the Pilgrims men and maid servants and the women, the boys and the girls of the Pilgrim families. ***** THE MAYFLOWER BABY. The children knew the story of their life in theNew World, although, perhaps, they did not know EARLIEST DAYS IN AMERICA. 179 the meaning of much that took place. One eventthey felt was especially for their delight. Beforethey landed Mr. and Mrs. White had a boy-babyborn to them. They called him Peregrine, whichmeans a wanderer. BRADFORDS JOURNAL. Fortunately the good Pilgrim and gifted writer, William Bradford, set down all the interesting andimportant events of the journey and settlement ina book, which has been in careful hands ever since.Probably the Pilgrim children were not allowed toread Mr. Bradfords manuscript ; but the readersof this book may see what he wrote. It has beencopied in many grown folks histories ; but now, if you go to Boston, you may