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Show PAGE TWELVE THE TIIE PAYSOMAX PAYSOX. PILGRIM UTAH, DECEMBER 10, 1920. grims, which was kept saered by both parties for over fifty years. The FATHERS treaty reads: neither That (Continued From Previous Page) should if any of his did hurt to nny of ours, he should send the offender that we might punish him. That if any of our tools were taken away, when our people were at work, ho should enuse them to be restored, and if burs did any harm to any of his, wre would do the like to him. If any did unjustly war against him, wo would aid him; if any did war against us, he should aid us. Ilo should send to his neighbor confederates to certifie them of this, that they might not wrong us, but should likewise be comprised in the conditions of peace. That when their men camo .to us, they should leave their bowes and arrowes behind them, as we should do with our peeoes when we them. TO SANTA CLAUS Fuat Winter. it waa a terrible winter for the little band of Pilgruua who landed By and established in December, lti-the town of Plymouth. Their feed waa gone, and the Indiana brought them corn, which waa given out apuuugly to tiiu iumiahed little baud. Half of them died during ''the iiral aeaaon, and out of the eighteen r women who came over on tne only four woro living when May came. Governor Carver died In April, ltihl, and lua grave, with the other, waa covered and planted with that the Indiana corn, in order might not know of the ravage a of diaeaae which had struck the little colony. Their auileringa were heart rending, yet when The jiLuyiflowur sailed for ling laud in the spring, not one of the little band desired to gu with her. Edward Winslow tells about the struggles of the little colony during the lirat year in a letter written to a friend in England. Loving and Old Friohd: Although I received no letter from you by his ship, yet forasmuch as I know you expect the perform ance of my promise, which waa to write unto you truly and faithfully of all things, X have therefore at this tune set unto you accordingly reierring you tor further autiafac tioa to our more large Delations (Winslows Delations,'' a consul erable volume.) You shall understand that in this Dttle time (leas than one year) that a few of us have boon hero, we have built seven dwelling houses and four for the use of the plants, tiou, and have made preparation for divers others. We set the last spring some twenty acres of Indian corn, and sowed some six acres of barley and pease, and according to the wanner of the Indiana, we manured our ground with herrings, or rather shads, which we have in groat abundance, and take with great ease at our doors. Our corn did prove well, and, God be praised, we had a good increase of Indian corn, and our barley indifferent Jme Whitcomb Riley U, Most tangible of all the godt that be, O Santa Claus oar own since infancy! Ae first we scampered to thee now, as then. Take as at children to thy heart again. May-llevvu- ' Wi j As a pleated father, let thine arms enfold Us, homed within the haven of thy love, And all the cheer and wholesomeness thereof. Thou lone reality, when O, so long Life's unrealities have wrought us wrong : Ambition hath allured us, fams likewise. And all that promised honor in men's eyes. Throughout the world's evasions, wiles and shifts. Thou only bidest stablo as thy gifts: A grateful king from thy lap. Crowned with a littlo soldier-care-rule- th p: A mighty general Thou giveet again With s The sculptor's chisel, at thy mirth's command. Is as a whistle in hie boyish hand; Tho painter's modsl fadeth utterly, And there thou etandmst, and he painteth thee? Xmas Posy Party an Ideal "A Garden of Flowers scheme this for a fancy Christmas dress party. When the Invitations are sent out each guest should be request ed to come to the Garden of Flowers dressed to represent a flower. Whatever flower Is chosen should be Intimated to the hostess when accepting the Invitation. For the supper table decoration for this party. In the center stand a large doll dressed as a rose the queen of flowers. In her s hands should be fastened as many of baby ribbons, or strings of small blossoms as there are guests. Attach little gifts at the other ends of the garlands appropriate to the costumes of the guests that are to receive them, such as brooches anf scarfpins with flowers In enamel, baskets of sweets trimmed with flowers, or pretty cut glass bottles of perfume, decorated with blossoms. The ribbons or garlands should be arranged thnt each small guest finds a corresponding gift; thus, Violets present Is adorned with the flowers she represents, etc. The menus should be In the form of flowers .or petals and of rose colthe lamp or candle-shadeored silk. Most like a winter pippin, sound and fine that ripe old face of thine. And tingling-re- d Set in thy frosty beard of cheek and chin As midst the snows the thaws of spring set in. Hot Santa Claus our own since infancy Most tangible of all the gods that be! Ae first we scampered to thee-no- w, as then, Take us as children to thy heart again. gap-land- ' Copyriaht hy Jam.. WhUtomk Mlap s AS" An Ancient Christmas Dish y Indians. defend the fort against the attack of Indians, tho Pilgrims ormen into ganised their able-bodi- a roehing-hors- e -- e To a nation's pride to ride. And wildly glad he gloweth as the grim Old jurist with the drum thou'givest hinu we leafed they were too late sown. They came up very well and blossomed; but the sun parched them in the blossom. When it pleaseth God we are Treaty of Peace which Relation, Wort's Massasoit is a very lustic man, in his bet yen res an able body, grave of counte lance and spare of speech; in his attyre little or nothing differing from the rest of his followers, only in a great chain of white bone beads about his necke, and at it behinde his necke, hangs a little bagg of tabacco, which he smoked and gave us to smoke. Some had skins on them, and some were naked, all strong men in appearance. So after this was done, tho govern-ou- r conducted him (Massasoit) to the brooko, and there they embraced each other, and they' departed.' Henceforth the Wampanoag thought well of the Pilgrim, but the powerful Narragansetts, who dwelt beyond Massachusetts bay, felt differejntly, and sent a threat to the Pilgrims by a messenger, who carried the Plymouth governor a bundle of arBradford rows in a snake skin. stuffed the skin with powder and bullets and sent it back to Canonicus, the chief of tho Narragansetts. When tho sachem received the bundle and in it, he was afraid saw what to touch it or to have it about, and So the had it taken from his land. Pilgrims treated tho Indians with ' diplomacy and justice. . Be wholly good to ae, Just as of old; gooitsLms for mom-Ever- esteem of him should friend nnd alie. Massasoit is then described by the .Tamos document, .JKHdik'"antherlng, settled and fitted for the fishing business and other trading. I doubt not but by the blessing of God the In gain will give content to alh the meantime, that we have gotten and we have sent by this ship; though it be not much, yet it will witness fur us that wo have not buuu idle, considering the smallness of our number all this summer. We hope tho merchants will accept of it, and bo encouraged to furnish us with things needful for further employment, which will also encourago us to put forth ourselves to the uttermost. t By spring the men had built houses, with the sides rudely squared logs aud the roofs thatched with dry swamp grass. Into these the families wore moved from the .Mayflower. Lots were given to each family In portion to the number of man agreed to build own house, but frost and foul weather hiudered them much. Ilowover, tho unusually mild winter passed, and the little town of Plymouth w here a group of little homos, God was both to made night prayer and day. he nor any of his hurt to any of our people. And to time, as shall be thought moat meet and convenient for the general good of the ooioay. titejia were taken to insure orderly government after landing; and at a little meeting in the cabin of the Mayflower, e oiui Carver was choaen guveruor, but he lived but 'a few alien uonllia to lead hia people, when i. William Bradford waa cnado hia waa under hia care and it direction that the little colony at Plymouth got ita atart ra free government. The do any military companies, who took turns in guarding the settlement against Just before attack by the red men. the Pilgrims landed in December, Miles Standish, while on an exploring expedition, met five or six Indians, who taking fright, ran into Standish followed, yet the woods. did not overtake them. Nightfall terminated the bunt, but not until tho explorers liua discovered some ancient corn fields of the savages, ami some old mats which covered an Indian grave. Continuing their ship, they journey toward their found other fields which had recently yielded a harvest, and secured a few small baskets full of grain. This was followed by a number of forage expeditions, which yielded them B. F. corn ai4 knowledge of the country. in March, how.as ever, before wa, Jinlp surprised one Iml;.tn (,()m. ing into the ,h0S( fip4t w ora to them was This ln- dmn was Samosot. lMcnbwI tho various tribes in tV wrrcnin(iillg country, and after a staj & fpw days received presents of Oil, S W coi. he departed, promising, however, to bring, some of the Massasoits in a few days, IVampanoags would bring furs to trade with the colonists. Samoset returned a nmn-ber of times, once with a companion I named Squnnto, but in a few- - days4 the great sachem of the Indium entered '4 came, and he (Massasoit) into a treaty of peace with the. HL Druggist The Quality Store "LETS GO TO OTTS 1 . An Indispensable Christmas dish of ancient times was frurpwity Here Is the recipe for frumante. making the dish according to a faithful old chronicler: Take clean wheat nnd bray It In a mortar until the hulls be all gone off, and seethe It until It burst, and take It up and let It cool; and take clean, fresh broth and sweet milk of almonds or sweet milk of klne ana temper It all ; and take the yolks of eggs. Boll It a little and set It down and mess It forth with fat venison or fresh mutton. Frumenty was often served atone without venison or mutton. AVhen served by Itself It was well sweetened. Watch for the t , Big andy Sale DECEMBER 20 and 21 GET YOUR XMAS CANDY O000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000$ |