The Mayflower at Plymouth

OLD PLYMOUTH TRAILS

BY WINTHROP PACKARD

Author of "White Mountain Trails," "Literary Pilgrimages of aNaturalist," etc.

ILLUSTRATED

BOSTON

SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1920,

BY WINTHROP PACKARD

PRESS OF GEO. H. ELLIS CO., BOSTON

FOREWORD

The author wishes to express his thanks to the editors of theBostonEvening Transcript and the Atlantic Monthly for permission to reprintin this volume matter originally contributed to the columns of thatpaper and magazine; and to A. S. Burbank of Plymouth, I. ChesterHorton, and Howard S. Adams for permission to reproduce variousillustrations.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

CHAPTER I OLDPLYMOUTH TRAILS
CHAPTER II PLYMOUTHMAYFLOWERS
CHAPTER IIIUNBUILDING A BUILDING
CHAPTER IVFOREFATHERS' DAY
CHAPTER V THE SINGINGPINES
CHAPTER VI NANTUCKETIN APRIL
CHAPTER VII FOOTINGIT ACROSS THE CAPE
CHAPTER VIII WILDAPPLE TREES
CHAPTER IX MIDSUMMERMOONLIGHT
CHAPTER X TURTLE-HEADAND JEWEL-WEED
CHAPTER XI THE WAY OFA WOODCHUCK
CHAPTER XII ALONG THESALT MARSHES
CHAPTER XIII FISHING"DOWN OUTSIDE"
CHAPTER XIV VOICES OFTHE BROOKSIDE
CHAPTER XV GHOSTS OFTHE NORTHEASTER
CHAPTER XVI JOTHAMSTORIES
CHAPTER XVIIGOOD-BYE TO SUMMER
CHAPTER XVIIIMYSTICAL PASTURES
CHAPTER XIX WHITEPINE GROVES
CHAPTER XX THE PASTUREIN NOVEMBER
CHAPTER XXI RED CEDARLORE
CHAPTER XXII AUNTSUE'S SNOWBANK
CHAPTER XXIIISPORTS OF THE WINTER WOODS
CHAPTER XXIVCOASTING ON PONKAPOAG
CHAPTER XXV PICKERELFISHING
CHAPTER XXVI YULE