. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . F JAMESTOWN a barge, counting to go as far as the head of the Chicka-hominy River. This time twenty-two long, dreary days went bywithout his return, and we mourned him as dead,believing the savages had murdered him. The discontented ones were in high glee because ofthinking the man who had forced them to do that whichthey should, had gone out from their world forever,and we two lads were plunged in deepest grief, for inall the great land of Virginia, Captain Smith was ouronly true friend. Then arrived that day when he suddenly appearedb
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . F JAMESTOWN a barge, counting to go as far as the head of the Chicka-hominy River. This time twenty-two long, dreary days went bywithout his return, and we mourned him as dead,believing the savages had murdered him. The discontented ones were in high glee because ofthinking the man who had forced them to do that whichthey should, had gone out from their world forever,and we two lads were plunged in deepest grief, for inall the great land of Virginia, Captain Smith was ouronly true friend. Then arrived that day when he suddenly appearedbefore us, having come to no harm, and as MasterHunt lifted up his hands in a prayer of thanksgivingbecause the man who was so sadly needed in James-town had returned, I fell onmy knees, understanding forthe first time in my life howgood God could be to us inthat wilderness. I would that I might de-scribe the scene in our housethat night, when Master Huntwas come to hear what allknew would be a story ofwildest adventure, for itwent without saying that my. AN EXCITING ADVENTURE 107 master never would have remained so long absentfrom Jamestown had it been within his power to returnsooner. AN EXCITING ADVENTURE We waited to hear the tale until he had refreshedhimself after the long journey, and then what CaptainSmith told us was like unto this, as I remember it:
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