Sunday, March 15, 2009
Friday/title:Blood on the River, chaper 18/ pgs:136-143, min:18
When Samuel was on the streets of London, he had no one to rely to. He only relied on himself but the fire had changed every one. Samuel know relied on Captain Newport and Captain Smith and even Richard. After the fire, Pocahontas come with several men because they came to see if they were all right. Pocahontas ran to Smith's cabin, she began to cry for she had loved the things he had there. She told them that her father will sent gifts to them because Smith is now her brother. They start to build houses and they even made the fort bigger. They had made an interesting trade, they had sent Thomas Savage to Weromocomoco and Chief Powhatan sent one of his servants, Namontack. He helped rebuild and Newport taught him English and about Christ. He told Samuel about the ceremony that Smith was in and Pocahontas. It was a something to make him a part of the Powhatan. If Smith was one of them, so was everyone. That explained a lot to Samuel why they were helping them.By spring they have finished, they even made a well for water. Captain Newport was going off to England to leave the rocks and he is taking three new passengers, Master Wingfield and Master Archer for great dishonor. Namotack is also going to count how many people there are with a stick that Chief Powhatan gave him. He is supposed to make a mark for how many people there are. Samuel thinks that one stick is enough for the thousands people that will stare at him with nothing but a loincloth. Smith left on another expedition, and while he was gone President Ratcliffe made a decision might cost his presidency. He told all the kids to build him a cabin outside the fort and if they had refused they were going to receive a whipping. When Smith came back, every one was angry as hornets. They old him that he made them build him a privet house and that he was eating more than his rations. They even said that he was worse than Master Winfield. They had him removed but they had to pick some one new, some one who new how to survive and reason with indians. Samuel was proud of who they had picked, Captain John Smith.
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