New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

,bs,r bo-se. which were outside. and ride to the
Gurnet the point at the entrance OF the nafooi'
where the Plymouth lighthouses no" stahu. -
six miles through Duxbury, Kingston anu o'"
bamlets At the Gurnet a punch was Ore"eo a.
brewed again None of the merry party drank a. a.
s,ronplv as did Winslow. In the banterng taiA
much was said about certain young woman Oh
great beauty. TIT
.'eWho will have the honor first to dance win
her at the ball this evening! askea one 'A '
party.
vo,ce that already was thickening, IN dance with
her first myself. -
"a wager was soon made the matter ana
yyinslow Law down 10 take nap having ask-o MS
con,panions to waken him when they were reaus
20 tata the hou,eward road Instead of doing TINS
thev slipped away quietly as possible thinAiils
a. fine Joke TO let him sleep and lose ootn wager
and the dance.
. ..yvins,ow awoka with start hour after
thew had gone He found his horse, which was
charger of unusual speed and endurance f'i,ins
down TO the beach, and finding the tide was 10"
he drove into the sea. and headed for the iSiii ~
shore half mile away. In spite Oh the s.,e ,
current he was soon across "hen ' -,
reached the house at which the pan was eN
tbe1, found him dancing with the beauty
..another time did young Winslow ana MS morse
turn a trick that is well worth recoroihs ~
evening at the Bunch of Grapes no punch "a
Forthcoming They summoned the innkeeper anu
demanded to know the reason why nave no no
,er,ons he answered. and there are none III an
plymouth Then spoke Winslow, onerihs 10 ilue
into Boston for a supply II the party "o"u -
for him, He guaranteed them punch OeiOro
5.vl,eht in spite of the seventy y-hve-rn1le roe ne
bought them in Bromheld-st-' anu ie' ~ "
TO make good his offer.
Rv far the prize place for the wouid-oe Plsrlli "
Mavdower descendant is the Oid Curlosi.S SoP'
which Is on the harbor front. not stone till'
tn,,, tho rock on which the Fathers landed 1t Is
Rrevy StandiSn, an Olu He'hI
- a,rect descendant of the redoutable Miles OF
colonial fighting fame He has Kept TINS snop
for the sale of everything cid, and some 'hiisS ~
so old for a number Of years. ana MS c0lAeO
,,cs ,s inst as large to-day as 1t was IN the Oo
atnning though his annual sales are enormous.
1.. 20 enough Mayhower relics treasured IN
~, Ir,,ted states SAYS old Mr.. Standisn, 10 hl'
two of the largest ocean liners ~
The other day a visitor came 10 see hiNi 80
tho statement that she had some OF the tea wn'on
came over In the Mayiower. In VAIN ne toiu @
tho+ tea was not known in Europe until the loI-
-, oa,,t,,rv and that then it cost f6 the pound
.xyeu this tea came over in the Mayfower' sh9
said for of course, it woman III mas Oeeh
: handed down in my family for a generation
.--bere was one poor youth of seventeen years
in the Mayfower's precious passenger list says
Mr. stardish who is credited with having brought
over no end of fine furniture. 1 know OF at Ieast
three mahogany s1deboards which are credlIed 10
him and held as priceless treasures IN tanililes
which should know better.
a recent incident shows how it is that the stoc'
OF the Old Curiosity Shop is ever full. For years
Standish has been trying to buy a certain Old
fashioned clock from a woman of Pilgrim descent
She refused his most tempting offers. insisting
that the clock should not go out OF the family
The other day he heard of her death. and after
a reasonable delay, went to the son with an one
| for the clock. He got it for half the money ne
na9 nag m the eround that he needed the money and
| that the old thing wouldn't run anyway