CHAPTER VII.

The Lost Boy.--The Expedition to Nauset.--Interesting Adventures.--The Mother of the Kidnapped Indians.-- Tyanough.--Payment for the Corn.--Aspinet, the Chief.-- The Boy Recovered.--Alarming Intelligence.--Hostility of Corbitant.--The Friendship of Hobbomak.--Heroic Achievement of Miles Standish.--The Midnight Attack.-- Picturesque Spectacle.--Results of the Adventure.--Visit to Massachusetts.--The Squaw Sachem.--An Indian Fort.-- Charming Country.--Glowing Reports. 145