Questions 1. What was the native land of the Pilgrims? Why did they leave it? 2. Why was Holland selected for their home? Why did they not remain in Holland? 3. How did they obtain funds for their undertaking? What were some of the disadvantages of their bargain? How were they finally freed from the burden? 4. Are the persons named in the poem fictitious or historic? Where can you read some facts about them? 5. What resources in or near the colony could they have developed had they had the means? 6. Are all Puritans pilgrims? Distinguish between the Puritans and the Pilgrims. 7. Why were the Pilgrims crowded on to one vessel? 8. Who was their pastor? Why did he not cross the ocean with them? 9. How long did it take them to come from Plymouth in England to Plymouth in America? How long does it take at the present time? 10. Sketch the character of the Pilgrims. To be Memorized The breaking waves dashed high, And the heavy night hung dark, The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore. From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Felicia Hemans. LESSON 2 Lines 1-10 Historical The Puritans lived an austere life. They followed their religious principles strictly, and allowed no form of gayety. "Sober and earnest was life to them, They only stopped to pray." The women wore no frills. A perfectly plain dress, a large, snowy kerchief arranged shawlwise over the shoulders, and a white cap made up their costume. Scan any one of the lines from the passage to be committed to memory. Figure of Speech Find a simile in one of Longfellow's poems other than The Courtship. Questions 1. What was the Old Colony? 2. Why did the Pilgrims settle so far from their original destination? Sketch rapidly the coast from Maine to New Jersey and with a cross (x) indicate the actual and the intended destination of the Pilgrims. 3. Describe the costume of a man in the early part of the seventeenth century. 4. How did Miles Standish come to be the Puritan Captain? 5. Why did Miles Standish pause to gaze on his weapons? 6. Give a description of the sword of Miles Standish. 7. Name the weapons of Miles Standish, and tell the use of each. 8. What difficulties might be encountered in the use of a matchlock? 9. What was the Compact signed in the cabin of the Mayflower? How many signers were there? 10. Write a paragraph of not more than three hundred words describing the village of Plymouth and its surroundings; or make a topical outline for a paragraph on this subject. The Indians called Miles Standish the "Little Captain." John Alden "was hired for a cooper at Southampton, where the ship [Mayflower] victualled, and being a hopeful young man, was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here [to Plymouth, that is], but he stayed and married here.” — Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation. John Alden was twenty-one years of age when he came over in the Mayflower. He served as magistrate for more than fifty years. The Mayflower was a ship of 180 tons burden. The Pilgrims grouped themselves into nineteen households, thus reducing the necessary number of dwelling-houses. John Alden, not belonging with any family, lived with Miles Standish as his secretary. Some fair-haired, blue-eyed captives in a Roman slavemarket attracted the attention of St. Gregory the Great. In answer to his inquiry as to their country, he was told that they were Angles from England. "Not Angles, but Angels," said he, "with such angel-like faces!" Near him was seated John Alden, his friend and house- Writing with diligent speed at a table of pine by the Figure of Speech Find a simile and a metaphor between lines 11 and 20. Questions 1. Change the description of Miles Standish from poetry into prose. Do the same with the description of John Alden. 2. How old was John Alden at the time of this story? At what age did he die? 3. How did it happen that John Alden was living with Miles Standish? 4. How old was Miles Standish at this time? 5. Can you think of any reason why Miles Standish's face was "brown as a nut"? 6. Give some suppositions as to why he cast his lot with the Pilgrims. 7. Were John Alden and Miles Standish congenial companions? Why? 8. Of how many famous friendships have you heard in history or literature? (Jonathan and David; Damon and Pythias, etc.) 9. Tell the story of St. Gregory and the captive Angles. 10. Who was king in England at the time the Pilgrims came to America? What was the established religion in England? We find the spelling Myles in old records. Eighteen shillings equals about four and one-half dollars; but at present the purchasing power of a shilling is barely one-fourth as great as it was in those days. At first, the colony was not annoyed by the Indians, |