. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . ve already written about, Captain Smith can satisfy THE SWEET POTATO ROOT his hunger with great pleasure, and then it is that he de-clares he has the most comfortable home in all Virginia,thanks to his houseboys, as he is pleased to call us. THE SWEET POTATO ROOT The Indians have roots, which some of our gentle-men call sweet potatoes, which are by no means un-pleasant to the taste, the only difficulty being that wecannot get any great quantity of them. Our masterdeclares that wThen we make a garden, this root shallbe the first thing pl
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . ve already written about, Captain Smith can satisfy THE SWEET POTATO ROOT his hunger with great pleasure, and then it is that he de-clares he has the most comfortable home in all Virginia,thanks to his houseboys, as he is pleased to call us. THE SWEET POTATO ROOT The Indians have roots, which some of our gentle-men call sweet potatoes, which are by no means un-pleasant to the taste, the only difficulty being that wecannot get any great quantity of them. Our masterdeclares that wThen we make a garden, this root shallbe the first thing planted, and after it has ripened,we will have some cooked every day. Nathaniel and I have no trouble in preparing theroot, for it may be roasted in the ashes, boiled into apudding whichshould be well salt-ed, or mixed with themeal of Indian cornand made into a kindof sweet cake. However, we ladshave not had goodsuccess in bakingthis last dish, be-cause of the ashes which fly out of the fire when thewind blows ever so slightly. Captain Smith declares that. 74 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN he would rather have the ashes without the meal andsweet potato, if indeed he must eat any, but of coursewhen he speaks thus, it is only in the way of making sport. Captain Kendall, who, because he has made twovoyages to the Indies, believes himself a wondrouslywise man, says that he who eats sweet potatoes atleast once each day will not live above seven years, andhe who eats them twice every day will become blind,after which all his teeth will drop out. Because of this prediction, many of our gentlemenare not willing even so much as to taste of the root, butCaptain Smith says that wise men may grow fat wherefools starve, therefore he gathers up all the sweetpotatoes which the others have thrown away, forthey please him exceeding well. A TOUCH OF HOMESICKNESS There is no need for me to say that it makes bothNathaniel and me glad to be praised by our master,because we keep the house cleanly and strive to
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