"On our coming near the house, two mats were spread to sit upon and immediately some food was served in well-made bowls;
two men were also dispatched at once with bows and arrows in quest of game, who soon after brought a pair of pigeons which they had shot….
The natives were good people, for when they saw I would not remain, they supposed I was afraid of their bows and arrows, and taking the arrows they broke them into pieces and threw them into the fire."
Henry Hudson in 1609 sailed up the river that later would bear his name. The Indians he found living in circular bark lodges were friendly and hospitable.
From the novel "I have Spoken" (American History Through the Voices of the Indian),compiled by Virginia Irving Armstrong. Published by The Swallow Press
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