The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . n the family of oneof the settlers for quite awhile. Theirhouse was burned while the father wasaway, and the wife and children weretaken prisoners. Probably they wereintended for torture. The Indian boy,now a warrior, claimed them as hisslaves, treated them kindly, and sentthem home as soon as he could safelydo so. For ten years the white menresolved to destroy the Indians en-tirely, or drive them into the child
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . n the family of oneof the settlers for quite awhile. Theirhouse was burned while the father wasaway, and the wife and children weretaken prisoners. Probably they wereintended for torture. The Indian boy,now a warrior, claimed them as hisslaves, treated them kindly, and sentthem home as soon as he could safelydo so. For ten years the white menresolved to destroy the Indians en-tirely, or drive them into the child in cradle. At last James revoked their charter, and declared that Virginia was a royal province, although he did notinterfere with their privileges, said Ray. The Dutch West India Company sent over thirty families in 1623,tne most of whom settled on Manhattan Island, and the settlement was called New Amsterdam ; more of them ascended the river and settled around Fort Orange, said Ruth. In thesame year another party ascended the Delaware, then called South river, and built Fort Nassau, added Bennie. Minuits bought the island of Manhattan for twenty-four dollars,. [1623] 96 THE INDIAN WAR. and the colony prospered under his rule, although they wereobliged to send to England for everything which they used, andcould not even make cloth for their own use, said Katie. I wish that we knew how they lived in those days, musedBessie. Yes ; what did they do ? asked Marion. I can read you a description of the old Dutch houses. I found itin an old book last night, said Jake. They were low, built of brick,with projecting eaves to make a veranda on the front side, the back roofcoming to within eight feet of the ground. Sometimes there were dormerwindows in front. There were tin gutters, with spouts at the ends toconduct the water to casks on the ground. The shutters were solidwood, and there was a huge chimney at each gable end. The front doorwas divided into upper and lower sections, the up
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