The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16
TWO INDIAN BOYS.

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Three hundred years ago there were no
white people In North Carolina Only In-s
dams lived there. They Owned all the!
land land lived in their wigwslms near
their hunting grounds. They were very
happy In their 3homes In the forest They
\ knew not hing OF tho great cities and fine
people on the other side OF the greet
Il ocearl. $ss u Is s f95Sa u rs
s3 Little Indians boys and girls played
games In the fields and woods, and pluc 81
ed the Wild 5flowcrs with 5oySa and gladncss.;
tust as boys and girls do now. They
heard the birds sing and saw the sauir--i
rels and the deer. How happy they iwere
as they chased the butterflies or wa tchedI
the birds build their nest the trees.S
The name of twp of these Indian boys:
who lived on an island called Croatan,i
q are we'll known They were rA1anteo and.
Afanchese. They were about the same
nge. and were brighter and more active
than the other boys of the island. But
81 thcyswcre rs al ffcrent from each Eothersns
possible. Mantco was kind and obedent,
but hlanchesc was cruel and Unborn.
4 This. difference. however. did not keep
them from being great 8fiends. Thee
were often together and tlshed and hunt:
ed side by side. They knew no thing OF
(. other lands, hut sometimes wandered
where the big sea ended and what&Ssas
on the ther side Of II. So these boys
grew up to be men IN this wild country.
often Wishing that they could eco beyond
the great sea. They did not know how
soon or In what way they would get their
wish. fsI
One day when 3fanteo and Manchese
were about eighteen years old. a wonder
full thing happened. They were going In a
canoe to one OF their fishing places to
i see II their fish traps had caught any
thing. Just as they turned q bend IN the
shore line they came In full view Of a
large ship anchored and standing per-
fectly still in9the smooth water. first
they were puzzled and could not tell what
the strange thing was. Mancheses and
* another boy, who was with them. pro-
posed to turn back. but 3Mantco insisted
upon going nearer. 81
How can wo miss this chance?" said
he, "whichithe Great Spirit has given US
to find out what this strange thing is u
When they came nearer, men were seen
Y moving about on the great boat. They
saw another boat just beyond the first
Il one. Then the boys guided the canoe to-
wards the land, and Manteo jumped
ashore saying that he was gong nearer.
1Ie was a brave boy, and wished to see
I what the strange sight meant. So he
walked along the beach to a place near
est the ships, and beckoned to those on
board. g Il.
These ships were from England, a great
country across the sea. They had been
sent out by Sir Matter Raleigh, rich
noblcman, who lived in# London, TO see
what kind Of a country this new sWo rid
was that Columbus and Cabot had found.
and what kind of people Lived here. The
captains of5the ships We're n tllp Aul1das
and Arthur s13arlOwe, Fl z
Seeing some ono on the shore beck onins.
Captain Amidas and three Others let
down one Of the small boats into the wa
ter and went over to where the Indian
was. Manteo made a long speech Of vel
como to them in his own language but
the white men did not understand him.
He stepped into their boat and pointed
to the big ships, thus showing that no
4 wanted to so 10 them. The white men
carried him to the ships and took him on
board. ss,l5 <.
He was much astonished at everything.
and walked about on deck. looking at the
curious things with the eagciness OF "a
child Every piece OF dress that the sail
ors wore was new to him. Ale walked
sup to a sailor. took his hat8and put ~
on his own head. After wearing 1T for
a few moments. he returned tho hot to
the owner, but showed by signs that he
wanted one.
Captain Amidas presented him with a
hat, which he was ovcrjoyed TO receive.
and gave him several PIECES Of jeWelry,
that pleased INN very HlucH,s WllcIl l1e
had thanked Captain Amidus for what
lle had given him, he went back TO this
own boat and companions Il. ;5j3ai
Soon he and the other two boys sIoMed
&out into the sound md commenced fish
ding. In a little while they had caught
as many fish ns their boat could hold.
Coming back to idhe shore, too divided
tho fish into two piles. and made signs
to show that one nile was Tor one ship
and the others sfor the other ship, 1days
Ing thus Expressed his Trunks in a prAe.
teal manner, he and his companions Went
home &
Thus it was that these Indian boys be-
gan to get a glimpse Of the world as 1t
was across the big sea.
(To be continued as: "a Visit to q
Strange Land" next weelt.) ~
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