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Show Page 43 the freedom to work when and how I pleased! I quickly dismissed the thought of becoming an indentured servant. It was something to keep in mind, however, should my position become desperate, though I truly hoped it would not become so. ******************** May 18, 1620 Thanks to Rose the first wedding of the day was over ere this day had even begun. And they have been going on ever since as couples line up to be joined as man and wife. Glad I am that I am not in a marrying mood, for with the spate of weddings going on, I-having chosen not to wed - should soon feel even more alone than I do at present. My heart aches for those women who came to wed--and survived the voyage--only to fall ill upon reaching land. That they fell ill so quickly does not surprise me, for James Towne seems an unhealthful place, with sour water and rank air. So now,many lie shaking with flux or fever and it is doubtful they will live to choose a husband. Even if all were fit, there are still not enough women for all the lads who came hopefully to James Towne. Most will again go home to an empty hearth. ******************** |