. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. a which they selected as the site of theirnew home. On May 22, 1007, they landed and began the settlementwhich was called Jamestown. This was the first permanentEnglish colony in America. Now the first thing to be done in a new settlement is toprovide some sort of shelter. But the ^veather was \varmand pleasant, and most of the men did not like to therefore put off cutting down the trees and buildinglog huts to live in, and slept exposed tothe damp air. When summer came manywere taken sick and died, and only fi
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. a which they selected as the site of theirnew home. On May 22, 1007, they landed and began the settlementwhich was called Jamestown. This was the first permanentEnglish colony in America. Now the first thing to be done in a new settlement is toprovide some sort of shelter. But the ^veather was \varmand pleasant, and most of the men did not like to therefore put off cutting down the trees and buildinglog huts to live in, and slept exposed tothe damp air. When summer came manywere taken sick and died, and only fiveat one time were well enough to act assentinels. But there had come from England withthe settlers a young adventurer namedJolm Smith, who was to be the saviorof the colony. lie had been arrestedthe voyage, but was tried and foundinnocent, and the settlement soon learned his ability as aleader. Smith was a great boaster, and told \ery wonderful storiesof his adventures, many of which may have been founded onfact, but which, like most of the stories told of great men,. foi John .SmiUi. mutiny durinj VIRGINIA AND JOHN SMITH. 65 LESSON.—Smith said he had been a sailor, soldier and traveler, andhad met with wonderful adventures in many lands. have so increased and changed in repeating as to leave uslittle besides the pleasure of the tale and its moral. According to these tales, Smith ran away from home whena small boy, to live a life of adventure. He had been asoldier, a sailor, and a great traveler. He had been ship-
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