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A Bully On The Ship
At this point in the trip a young man was being a bully to everyone on the ship. "to smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, and so was himself the first that was thrown overboard. Thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him" The bully evenutally died dude to a disease and was the first one thrown overboard. they saw it as God's way of getting back at him -
The Ship Begins To Fall Apart
At this point in the story, the Pilgrams had been at sea for a bit over a month and the ship they were riding had begun to fall apart. "They would caulk them as well they could, and though with the working of the ship they would not keep long staunch (watertight)." The boat now was not watertight and the boat had begun to rot from the water. -
Arrivning in Cape Cod
The Pilgrams made it to Cape Cod on November 11th. 2 weeks later their small shallop was built and the first men got on shore. Everyone thanked God for the voyage. "Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from the perils and miseries" -
Everybody Get Sick.
In the Pilgrims first winter nearly the entire encampment had gotten extremely sick. only a few people were spared from the sickness. the other people believed that the unsick people were chosen to keep them all alive. "And yet the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not at all infected either with sickness or lameness" -
Squanto
Squanto to the Pilgrims was a gift from God. he helped them recover from the tough winter they had just endurred. He showed them the proper way to plant corn and catch fish. He also served as a translator to other tibes for the Pilgrims. "But Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities"
