The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-22
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EMORY E. WHEELER. EDITOR.
osIE. KY.
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Tuscola, KY, Sept. 4, 1915.
Editor News.
Louisa, Ky.
Dear Sir:-I am enclosing a compo-
sition of a 7th grade school girl. 1 had
the class write from the subject
Imagine you are member OF the
jamestown Colony prior to 1870. ""Write
to a friend in England giving your ex-
perience in your new home"
II you have space in your EdIca-
tiona1 column, please print 1t.
Very truly,
ISAAC CUNNINGHAM.
jamestown, Va, Nov. 20, 1916.
Miss Locke Winthrop.
London. England.
Dear Cousin:-I arm living in America
now, and / am going to tell you all
about my new life.
Don't you remember 1t was just be-
fore Christmas in 1907 when we set
sail? l never will forget that day
we had to bid farewell to our dear
friends. and our native homes, to set
sail upon a voyage of uncertainty upon
the great restless waters.
We sailed for long, long time. yes,
for weeks without seeing anything. save
the deep blue waters and sky
You can't imagine how dreary and
lonesome those days were. and how
longed to be back with my friends and
playmates in dear old England.
At last in the early spring our ships
sailed into the Chesapeake Bay.
i can tell you, we were all overjoyed
at the sight of land again. The weather
was almost intolerable. and had for
weeks. The snow was flying like great
white mist overshadowing the earth,
the wind was bowling wildly and, OH
how desolate and miserable everything
looked
We anchored at Chesapeake Bay for
awhile. My father and the other men
explored thefbay little and found the
mouth OF a river and they sailed up the
river naming at James, in honor of
King James.
You will remember our company
might settle anywhere between "a de-
grees and Al degrees north latitude.
AT last after sailing up and down the
river for long time we finally settled
in a very low marshy place.
At first we just pitched our tents,
and we didn't have. sufficient food to
keep us from starving.
When we were settled enough so we
could view the surrounding country,
what do you think met our eyes2 Ev-
erything was dense wilderness, not
sign OF civilization could we see, no
roads, no churches, no schools, not even
cloud of smoke to tell us OF coming
meal There was not even a little path
TO guide us, 1t seemed that we were
forever lost to civilization.
i strained my ears hoping that ]
might hear the PARKWAY tinkle Of a
COW bell but all in vain. Nothing an
swered my yearnings save my imagi-
nations.
The majority of the men in our coll
ony disliked work and it was not long
before our food and supplies gave out
Our first governor was Edward Wing
field. but he soon learned that he didn't
have the power to control the rest, so
he gave UP his position to another man,
who could not control the colony much
better
The men would not work, Cor at least
the majority would not) All they want {
ed to do was to look around for gold. j
So things went from bad to worse, and /,
what do you think happened? We found {
his great wilderess was inhabited by {
l race OF very fierce war-lik people. ly
Our people were afraid of them, and +,
we're always on the watch for fear that I
hese strange people. INDIANS they
we're cailed) would attack us, and prob
IDLY take our lives. 4
The condition of our colony continued I
o grow worse and the governor gave
lis position to Captain John Smith, one T
4 the Council
Capt John Smith was a great strong =
nan, with a true character He was ,
outrageous and did not fear work in the
east. He begin to build up our colony
I once, and soon had us on the road to
rosperity. :,
no SOOil dS OuT CDlOHN was settled,
nd in good state of affairs our gov :,
rnor, Captain John Smith, with par
' of men went on an exploration up d
ne Chickahominy branch Of the
ames- About thirty miles up the river
hey were attacked by Indians. All of
lie men were slain except Capt. Smith II
e was captured and carried before p
owhatan, the great Indian chief, and
as laid with his head on a log and his
ms tied behind him, and Powhatan y,
ezed his tomahawk and was ready to
rike the blow which would end the c,
'e OF our great ruler, when the chiefs
tie daughter Pocahontas, a girl Of he
'out twelve years, threw her arms
ound the prisoners neck and begged r.,
I'd pleaded with her father t6 spare
$ life Powhatan was touched by his ",
lighters tears and laid down his 10
'apon. Before Smith left he made
ATTY with Powhatan and in about sew cd
weeks our governor returned to the no
lony. You can't realize how proud we 10,
were TO behold our dear ruler again az
While Capt. Smith was with the In m
ms he became acquainted and form ri
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