vant of Mr. White, who deceased December 4th, make four who have died since the ship anchored in the bay.

The question cannot but arise, where were these four bodies buried? They may have be carried ashore and covered with the sands of Long Point; if so, this is the first centery of the Pilgrims, and here are graves of the loved and honored. But it is highly probable that, the ship not having come permanently to anchor, and the passengers not knowing where they should land, these bodies were committed to the deep.

In the case of Mrs. Bradford, the probability is that the body was not recovered.. May we not, therefore, regard the beautiful harbor of Provincetown as the Pilgrim's first place of burial after reaching our coast? Does not some precious dust there await the summons of that morning, when "the sea shall give up its dead?"

CHAPTER VIII.

THE TOWN LOCATED.

December, 1620.

The Mayflower anchors in Plymouth Bay. -The Pilgrims are pleased with the place. The vicinity explored. —Its natural productions. Different locations thought of for settlement. - Prayer for divine direction. —Site chosen. —Its Indian name. —Advantages of its location. —Beautiful sea-view. —Reason for the name "New Plymouth." -Possession of land taken. The work of building delayed. -Beer at Christmas. The company divided into families.—The building-lots laid out. - Location of seven houses.- The "Common House." -Deaths during the month. Bad weather for out-door work.

New England, advance in thine onward career,

With thine inborn, all-conquering will;

Still triumph o'er Nature's unkindliest forms

By thine energy, patience, and skill.

Thou shalt grow to thy height as thou ever hast grown,

O'er the storms of ephemeral strife,

And thy spirit, undying, shall cease not to be

The deep germ of a Continent's life.

REV. S. GILMAN.

FRIDAY, the 15th of December. The May

flower sails for the discovered bay by the

exploring party; but the wind being northwest, she cannot "fetch the harbor," but is forced to "put round again" toward the Cape.

Saturday, the 16th, the wind is favorable just long enough for the good ship to find a safe anchoring place, a mile and a half from Plymouth Rock, between Clark's Island and the point of Long Beach.

The Pilgrims seem to have been well pleased with the harbor. They describe this bay as "in fashion like a sickle or fishhook," and it seems to them "compassed with a goodly land." They speak of two fine islands, Clark's and perhaps Saquish, which may then have been taken for an island covered with a great variety of wood. The bay seems to them "a most hopeful place;" they find there" innumerable store of fowl, and most excellent good fish" in their season; skate, cod, turbot,

and herring" abundance of muscles, crabs, and lobsters, in their time infinite."

With thankful hearts and cheerful hopes, they keep the Sabbath on board the ship. Monday, the 18th, most of the men go ashore and explore the woods along the coast, for several miles, finding "small running brooks of very sweet water;" and the crust of the earth a spit's—that is a spade's depth, excellent black mould, and "fat in some places." They find the forest to consist of "great

oaks, but not very

thick, pines, walnuts, beach, ash, birch, hazel, holly, asp, sassafras in abundance, and vines everywhere; cherry trees, plum trees, and many others," which they could not call by name.

They are cheered, too, by the evidence that "many kinds of herbs" grow there, for they find strawberry leaves innumerable, sorrell, yarrow, carvel, brooklime, liver