CHAPTER XIII.

Removal to Duxbury.--Intercourse with the Dutch.--Trading-Posts on the Connecticut.--Legend of the Courtship of Miles Standish.--Personal Appearance of the Captain.--Proposition to John Alden.--His Anguish and Fidelity.--Interview with Priscilla.--The Indian Alarm.--Departure of Captain Standish.--Report of his Death.--The Wedding. 281