[All laugh. Pierce pats him on the shoulder.]
Pierce. You shall come down to the ship with me. There is plenty for smart lads to do as well as men.
Winthrop. Friends, I will now proclaim not a day of fasting and prayer, but one of praise and thanksgiving for our deliverance. However great the destiny that may await our colony, struggling here in the wilderness, this day must never be forgotten!
[Curtain]
EVERYCHILD
By Content S. Nichols
(A School Morality)
How Everychild sought for a companion on her quest for Goodness and Beauty, and having at length chosen, received also certain treasures.