Excerpt from Early Roads and the Dwellers Thereon, Vol. 20: In the Northern Portion of Worcester When the Pilgrims came hither they found a land peopled by inhabitants called Indians, who, Were hospitably dis posed 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. 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.