In 1580,
Captain John Smith was born in Willoughby England. In 1593 he joined the army
only 13 years old and became a captain.
In 1596, now 16 years old, a champion Turk challenged a captain to a
jousting match where the loser has to give away his armor and his head. They
couldn’t pick who to fight him so they took a draw. Smith himself turned out to
be the winner. Once it began, they
started galloping at each other and the Turk was knocked off his horse. Next a
big muscular Turk challenged Smith to a mounted duel. The Turk chose to use a
sword, 2 battle axes, and some pistols. Once it began, Smith stabbed his sword
through the Turk and became the champion.
Later, he
fought in a battle against the Turks and was forced to surrender. He became a
slave to the Turks. One day, he was threshing the grain in an empty barn. His
master Timor came to him. Timor hit Smith with the flat part of his sword.
John’s temper went high. He took a bat and smashed it on Timor’s face. He fell
dead. Quickly, John took Timor’s clothes and horse and rode off. A couple days
of traveling later, he found a group of Russian Christians. The Christians
treated him with much respect and filed his slave collar off. Once he was
ready, he started to travel back to England. He had seen most of Europe, some
of Africa and Asia and finally reached England.
On December 6th,
1600, he started sailing on a ship called a pinnace to the West Indies. Once
they reached Jamestown, they were at war with the Indians. Once the ship left,
a terrible fever hit Jamestown killing 62 of the 100 settlers. James decided to
make friends with the Indians, so he decided to trade. He brought copper,
hatchets, and beads in exchange for food, but the Indians refused. So instead, John
said, “Let’s go back to the boat and leave.” Instead, they shot their guns
above the Indians and startled them. They came back to shore and forced them to
trade.
A few days
after Christmas, they started sailing down the river and searching for the
North-West Passage. They set camp near the river, but, while they were
sleeping, their idiotic Indian guide decided to go hunting. When Smith woke up,
he was surrounded by hostile Indians.
Smith was tied
to a tree and was about to be killed when Pocahontas came between the weapons
and Smith. She saved his life. Later in 1631, he returned to England and
died.
Mr. John Smith John Smith's trail
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