The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-18

flow of His hand had dealt more fairly
with us than the seamanship OF our
captains, since il had brought MS TO
the end OF our long quest. Yet look
as we might. We could discern moth
ing that TO our eyes had the appear
ancc of land: but presently narrow
strock seemed TO Ak itself immovably
on the horizons rim. II grew up above
the crests OF the racing seas and close
lunder The ragged edges OF the wind
driven clouds; and a. we looked we
saw the seas break In fine white
line that stretched away In the dis
lance. until il was lost on the curry
ling line OF the shore.
One by one our company had been
gathering ON deck. He vas sick. IL
deed, who kept his bunk now. And
as we stood lining the bulwark. the
great drops Of rain beat on our hands
and faces. We saw the long white
line of the surf widen. while the shore
took shape against the sky. Then OF
a sudden we caught the warm sweet
doors of the earth In springtime, and
a mighty shout went up from our
company to salute the land.
There opened before US htge bay.
of which the land we had first sighted
was the southern and eastern bound.
(ary; this we afterward named Cape
Henry, in honor Of the Prince OF
Wales.
The nearer we came to II, the fair
or that new world seemed to our ship
weary COMPANY.
tits perfection itself" cried John
Smith, at my elbow. with deep In
take OF his breath. IF your heart
was only with US, Farraday." He rest.
ed his hand on my shoulder. For who
can desire more content, that has
small means or only his merits to ad'
vance his fortunes, than to tread and
plant that ground he has purchased
by the hazard Of his life? II he have
but the taste and virtue OF magnanim-
ity. what to such mind can be OF
greater moment than planting and
building q foundation for his poster
ity, got from the rude earth by Gods
blessing and his own industry, with
out prejudice to any"
At midday we fetched an anchor
age In the lee of the cape. The sick
v ere healed by this time. and the last
murmur of discomfort had passed
away. but there was q mighty hunger
for the land that was not to be de-
MED; and shortly after we came to
anchor. boats filled with men from all
three Of the ships started In to tho
shore, and some thirty of our number
made . landing.
. AT first they were content to keep
near the waters edge, but very soon
they plunged into the woods asd were
lost to sight, though we could hear
their shouts as they went forward.
Suddenly, however. I was aware OF q
difference: the hulloing became more
eager. ringing out with keen note
Of terror. Then four men, who half
supported, half carried q nth. broke
, from the woods and ran toward the
boats, and ~ they ran, still others
appeared at different points, all rum
ming for the boats.
heard Smith calling me. and made
my way quickly to the fore part OF
the ship where he and the master
gunner. with the aid Of two or three
sailors. were preparing to charge .
deini-culverin.
Lend \ hand here. Farraday. Did
you see them come tumbling out OF
the w0ods?" He was about equally
divided between apprehension and
mirth.
In moment we had the gun charg-
ed and 1t only remained to find our
target. A saw four naked savages
armed with bows and arrows skulk-
ing In the tall beach grass; these had
put our thirty TO fight.
cit paSses ALL" said Smith. when
had pointed them out to him. Fire
away. master gunner-but we might
have saved our round shot"
Yet the noise Of the piece acted
like magic on those four crouching
sayages. for | doubt II they had ever
before heard such q sound except
when their god Okee spoke In the
thunders. First they fell fiat on their
faces as the solid shot whistled high
Above their heads, and then sprlnging
forest, and we saw no more OF them.
When the boats came alongside We
learned that two Of our company had
been sore wounded with arrows. This
was our welcome to virginia.
The storm ere this had quite blown
itself out. the sun blazing down upon
us from cloudless sky: and az II
sank. long shafts OF golden light shot
across the wide reaches Of the great
bay; then the passing splendor faded
from sky and water, the lush verdure
of the shore darkeped by impercep-
tjble degrees. and within its purple
shadow the long ripple came white
and gbostlike to the yellow sands.
There was no drifting smoke to mark
the place OF hut or habitation, nor
Vas there any sound of bell. bleat OF
sheep. or call OF distant voices 10 dis
turb the deep twilight calm that wrap
ped this new land I'm the mystery OF
its wide silence.
Sea weary and ship weary. our COM
pany lounged about the deck without
speech. drinking in the odors of the
warm earth which gentle wind. that
was no more than murmur in our
rigging. brought to us. Presently
black darkness stole over land and
water, and with its swift approach
came multitude OF night sounds. We
heard the boot OF owls, the call Of
tile whip-poor-wiil, the cry OF the loon.
the booming of the great frogs in
their morasses, and saw against the
blackness OF the shore the myriad
light Of fre-fiies.
That night to the great cabin New.
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