Early Roads and the Dwellers Thereon, Vol. 20

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Excerpt from Early Roads and the Dwellers Thereon, Vol. 20: In the Northern Portion of Worcester In the preparation of an article on the early roads and the dwellers thereon in the northern portion of the town I soon found myself in the predicament of the man, who, at an advanced age, undertook to compile the genealogy of his family, he said, "I think I have got hold of a bigger job than I can manage." A writer has said, "An idea arrives without effort: a form can only be wrought out by patient labor." When the Pilgrims came hither they found a land peopled by inhabitants called Indians, who .were hospitably disposed towards the strangers. Had our fathers shown the Christ-like spirit which they professed to hold, as the actuating principle of their lives, or had the temper of John Robinson prevailed over that of Myles Standish, the early history of this land would have been far different from what it is. But the discussion of this question would be foreign to the purpose of this paper. The people found here have been called aborigines usually, but in the light of recent investigation and research that term seems to be of doubtful significance. It is out of place to more than allude to the inquiry here. These peoples, by whatever name designated, dwelt in small communities located near the sea shore or on the bank of some pond or lake or stream, or in some rich valley, from which their supplies of fish and maize could be obtained. Communication between these settlements was made on foot by well-worn paths which came to be known as Indian trails. The more numerous the communities the greater the number of trails, and the more distinctly marked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.