. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . that which Nathaniel and I did MEETING CAPTAIN SMITH during the long time we roamed the streets in the hopeof coming face to face with Captain Smith. It is enough if I set it down at once that we finallysucceeded in our purpose, having come upon him one certain morning onCheapside, whenthere was a fight onamong some appren-tices, and the way soblocked that neitherhe nor any othercould pass throughthe street, until thequarrelsome fellowswere done playingupon each others heads with sticks and stones. It seemed much as if fortune had at la
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . that which Nathaniel and I did MEETING CAPTAIN SMITH during the long time we roamed the streets in the hopeof coming face to face with Captain Smith. It is enough if I set it down at once that we finallysucceeded in our purpose, having come upon him one certain morning onCheapside, whenthere was a fight onamong some appren-tices, and the way soblocked that neitherhe nor any othercould pass throughthe street, until thequarrelsome fellowswere done playingupon each others heads with sticks and stones. It seemed much as if fortune had at last consentedto smile upon us, for we were standing directly in frontof the great man. I know not how it chanced that I, a lad whose apparelwas far from being either cleanly or whole, should havedared to raise my voice in speech with one who was saidto have talked even with a king. Yet so I did, comingwithout many words to that matter which had beengrowing these many days in my mind, and mayhap itwas the very suddenness of the words that caughthis 16 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN Nathaniel Peacock and I are minded to go withyou into that new world, Captain John Smith, if so beyou permit us, I said, and there we will serve youwith honesty and industry. CAPTAIN SMITH SPEAKS TO ME There was a smile come upon his face as I spoke,and he looked down upon Nathaniel and me, whowere wedged among that throng which watched theapprentices quarrel, until we were like to be squeezedflat, and said in what I took to be a friendly tone: So, my master, you would journey into Virginiawith the hope of making yourself rich, and you not outfrom under your mothers apron as yet?: I have no mother to wear an apron. Captain Smith,nor father to say I may go there or shall come here; butyet would serve you as keenly as might any man, savemayhap my strength, which will increase, be not sogreat as would be found in those older. Whether this valiant soldier was pleased with mywords, or if in good truth boys we
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