. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . planted, while it was yet time, in order that theremight be food at hand when the winter came; buthe had not yet been allowed to take his place in theCouncil, and those who had the thirst for gold strongupon them, taunted him with the fact that he had noright to raise his voice above the meanest of the com-pany. They refused to listen when he would havespoken with them as a friend, and laughed him to scornwhen he begged that they take heed to their own lives. I cannot understand why our people were so though Nathaniel and I w
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . planted, while it was yet time, in order that theremight be food at hand when the winter came; buthe had not yet been allowed to take his place in theCouncil, and those who had the thirst for gold strongupon them, taunted him with the fact that he had noright to raise his voice above the meanest of the com-pany. They refused to listen when he would havespoken with them as a friend, and laughed him to scornwhen he begged that they take heed to their own lives. I cannot understand why our people were so though Nathaniel and I were but lads, with noexperience of adventure such as was before us, we couldrealize that unless a man plants he may not reap, andbecause we had been hungry many a time in Londontown, we knew fullwell that when theseason had passedthere was like to bea famine among us. I can well under-stand, now that I ama man grown, why our people were so careless re-garding the future, for everywhere around us was foodin plenty. Huge flocks of wild swans circled above. 68 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN our heads, trumpeting the warning that winter wouldcome before gold could be found. Wild geese, cleavingthe air in wedge-shaped line, honked harshly that theseason for gathering stores of food was passing, wiiileat times, on a dull morning, it was as if the waters ofthe bay were covered completely with ducks of manykinds. DUCKS AND OYSTERS I have heard Captain Smith say more than once,that he had seen flocks of ducks a full mile wide andfive or six miles long, wherein canvasbacks, mallard,widgeon, redheads, dottrel, sheldrake, and teal swamwing to wing, actually crowding each other. When
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