Different Drummer


"If a man does not keep pace with his companions,perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~Henry David Thoreau


Sunday, March 24, 2019

Indian Captive, the Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski

“It don't matter what happens, if you're only srong and have great courage.” 

We met at Ann's home in September to discuss the true story of Mary Jemison and her capture by the Seneca Indians.  A very interesting story, that we wished would have continued.  It was very interesting to learn about this Indian tribe from the Northwest and how they lived.  We learned that Mary was captured to replace someone they had lost from their tribe and she was adopted into the tribe.  She missed her family greatly and struggled with longing and homesickness.  She didn't know that they had been murdered until much later.  An intelligent girl, Mary begins to learn about herbal remedies and shoulders her responsibilities and work in the tribe.

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