They found it to be a small neck of land on this side where we lay in the bay, and on the further side the sea, the ground or earth, sand-hills, much like the downs in Holland, but much better; the crust of the earth a spit's depth of excellent black earth; all wooded with oaks, pines, sassafras, juniper, birch, holly, vines, some ash and walnut; the wood for the most part open and without underwood, fit either to walk or to ride in.

At night our people returned and found not any people or inhabitants, and laded their boat with juniper, which smelled very sweet and strong, and of which we burned for the most part while we were there." "See there," said little Love Winslow, "what fine red berries Captain Miles Standish hath brought." "Yea, my little maid, there is a brave lot of holly berries for thee to dress the cabin withal.

We shall not want for Christmas greens here, though the houses and churches are yet to come." "Yea, Brother Miles," said Elder Brewster, "the trees of the Lord are full of sap in this land, even the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted.

It hath the look to me of a land which the Lord our God hath blessed." "There is a most excellent depth of black, rich earth," said Carver, "and a great tangle of grapevines, whereon the leaves in many places yet hung, and we picked up stores of walnuts under a tree--not so big as our English ones--but sweet and well-flavored." "Know ye, brethren, what in this land smelleth sweetest to me ?" said Elder Brewster.

"It is the smell of liberty.