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Show Page 170 January, 1622 Yeardley is no longer our governor, Francis Wyatt having arrived on the George in November to replace him. The Warwick came last month bringing twenty-eight people for our hundred, including some maids hoping to become wives. One, Jane Fiske, lives with us till she catches herself a husband. This should not take long, for our numbers have grown to near one hundred, most of them unmarried men eager to take a wife. We have at times been many more, but death stalks us s t i l l , nigh seven out of every ten being taken. I was not near so pleased to see the new people as I was to see Daisy and Bunny, they being two cows who also came on the Warwick. I could nigh taste the cream as they staggered ashore, looking much as I felt the first time I set my sea legs on Virginia soil. There is little forage for them during the winter months, so we must feed them part of our precious grain supply. But their butter and milk make this sacrifice-- and the extra work that comes with them--worth the while. John came this day bearing a basket of oysters for the household. He and Richard continue to be frequent visitors, though lately they have taken to coming at different times. This pleases me, for they vex each other terribly. Richard is constantly prepared to slaughter the natives. John is |