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ButImaynotherepassbyanotherremarkablepassagenottobeforgotten.Asthiscalamityfellamongthepassengersthatweretobeleftheretoplant,andwerehastedashoreandmadetodrinkwaterthattheseamenmighthavethemorebeer,andoneinhissicknessdesiringbutasmallcanofbeer,itwasansweredthatifheweretheirownfatherheshouldhavenone.Thediseasebegantofalla－mongstthemalso,soasalmosthalfoftheircompanydiedbeforetheywentaway,andmanyoftheirofficersandlustiestmen,astheboatswain,gunner,threequar－termasters,thecookandothers.AtwhichtheMasterwassomethingstruckenandsenttothesickashoreandtoldtheGovernorheshouldsendforbeerforthemthathadneedofit,thoughhedrunkwaterhomewardbound.Butnowamongsthiscompanytherewasfaranotherkindofcarriageinthismiserythanamongstthepassengers.Fortheythatbeforehadbeenbooncompan－ionsindrinkingandjollityinthetimeoftheirhealthandwelfare,begannowtodesertoneanotherinthiscalamity,sayingtheywouldnothazardtheirlivesforthem,theyshouldbeinfectedbycomingtohelpthemintheircabins;andso,af－tertheycametoliebyit,woulddolittleornothingforthembut,“iftheydied,letthemdie.”Butsuchofthepassengersaswereyetaboardshowedthemwhatmercytheycouldwhichmadesomeoftheirheartsrelent,astheboatswain(andsomeothers)whowasaproudyoungmanandwouldoftencurseandscoffatthepassengers.Butwhenhegrewweak,theyhadcompassiononhimandhelpedhim;thenheconfessedhedidnotde－serveitattheirhands,hehadabusedtheminwordanddeed.“Oh!”(saithhe)“you,Inowsee,showyourlovelikeChristiansindeedonetoan－other,butweletoneanotherlieanddielikedogs.”Anotherlaycursinghiswife,sayingifithadnotbeenforherhehadnevercomethisun－luckyvoyage,andanoncursinghisfellows,sayinghehaddonethisandthatforsomeofthem;hehadspentsomuchandsomuchamongstthem,andtheywerenowwearyofhimanddidnothelphim,havingneed.Anothergavehiscompan－ionallhehad,ifhedied,tohelphiminhisweakness;hewentandgotalittlespiceandmadehimamessofmeatonceortwice.Andbecausehediednotsosoonasheexpected,hewentamongsthisfellowsandsworetheroguewouldcoz－enhim,hewouldseehimchokedbeforehemadehimanymoremeat;andyetthepoorfellowdiedbeforemorning.IndianRelationsAllthiswhiletheIndianscameskulkingaboutthem,andwouldsometimesshowthemselvesaloofoff,butwhenanyapproachednearthem,theywouldrunaway;andoncetheystoleawaytheirtoolswheretheyhadbeenatworkandweregonetodinner.ButaboutthesixteenthofMarch,acertainIndiancameboldlya－mongstthemandspoketotheminbrokenEnglish,whichtheycouldwellunder－standbutmarveledatit.Atlengththeyunderstoodbydiscoursewithhim,thathewasnotoftheseparts,butbelongedtotheeasternpartswheresomeEnglishshipscametofish,withwhomhewasacquaintedandcouldnamesundryofthembytheirnames,amongstwhomhehadgothislanguage.Hebecameprofitabletotheminacquaintingthemwithmanythingsconcerningthestateofthecountryintheeastpartswherehelived,whichwasafterwardsprofitableuntothem;asalsoofthepeoplehere,oftheirnames,numberandstrength,oftheirsituationanddistancefromthisplace,andwhowaschiefamongstthem.HisnamewasSamoset.HetoldthemalsoofanotherIndianwhosenamewasSquanto,anativeofthisplace,whohadbeeninEnglandandcouldspeakbetterEnglishthanhim－self.Being,aftersometimeofentertainmentandgiftsdismissed,awhileafterhecameagain,andfivemorewithhim,andtheybroughtagainallthetoolsthatwerestolenawaybefore,andmadewayforthecomingoftheirgreatSachem,calledMassasoit.Who,aboutfourorfivedaysafter,camewiththechiefofhisfriendsandotherattendance,withtheaforesaidSquanto.Withwhom,afterfriendlyentertainmentandsomegiftsgivenhim,theymadeapeacewithhim(whichhathnowcontinuedthistwenty-fouryears)intheseterms:1.Thatneitherhenoranyofhisshouldinjureordohurttoanyoftheirpeo－ple.2.Thatifanyofhisdidhurttoanyoftheirs,heshouldsendtheoffender,thattheymightpunishhim.3.Thatifanythingweretakenawayfromanyoftheirs,heshouldcauseittoberestored;andtheyshoulddotheliketohis.4.Ifanydidunjustlywaragainsthim,theywouldaidhim;ifanydidwara－gainstthem,heshouldaidthem.5.Heshouldsendtohisneighborsconfederatestocertifythemofthis,thattheymightnotwrongthem,butmightbelikewisecomprisedintheconditionsofpeace.6.Thatwhentheirmencametothem,theyshouldleavetheirbowsandar－rowsbehindthem.  [返]