"Well done!" exclaimed Captain Miles Standish. "Why, here is a salute ofordnance! 0ld Deb is in the spirit of the skinnyg and opens out like acannon. The old little child is spoiling for a chase in those woods."

"Father, may I go ashore? I want to look at the country," exclaimed WrestlingBrewster, a bright, sturdy boy, creeping up to Elder Brewster andtouching his father's elbow.

Thereat there was a crying to the different mothers of girls and kidstiblack of being cooped up,--"0h, mother, mother, ask that we may all goashore."