Meeting the Indians...
Hey crazy cool and spunky Floridians,
I'm Kcrews, your blogger and I am going to inform you on what is going on in chapter 3 of "A Land Remembered" . But first lets start with a simple question, What would you do if you thought you were being watched?
To start off, in chapter three, the world went crazy, haha, I'm just kidding but my mind was shocked! We start off with Tobias feeling like he was being watched, But by what? Indians, he was being watched by Indians. In Chapter 3 it states, "He heard no sound but the thud of the axe, and was unaware that someone was standing behind him. When he turned and faced the two men and the women, he was startled." From there, his normal fight or flight instinct kicked in, but soon realized that there was no fight needed. Knowing this he had a simple conversation with the Indians. Not ever seeing an Indian before because they were banned in the state of Florida, this was a culture shock.
From there, Tobias invited the dirty Indians to eat at his house. While on the way to the house they had a small conversation. The conversation stated, "We killed a calf for food. It had no marking on it, we thought it to be wild. We were seen by a man on foot, and now riders are coming for us. We have been running since noon yesterday. If they find us with you it might cause you trouble, so we will leave now." This part of the chapter shows that not only did the Indians mean Tobias no harm but also didn't mean the state of Florida no harm.
Following the Indians arriving at the house with Tobias, the men on the horses arrived, this started a lot of trouble. While the confrontation happened it was stated that the Indians were criminals and that they out to be in Oklahoma. After that Tobias took his gun and did the most brave thing to do at the time, Shot a dog and threatened the man. At the end, the man left and the Indians ate. Calling it as close to a happy ending as possible.
With this being said, after the summary I now ask you, how do you think it would play out in Florida today? Would this be real life?
In todays, society, it would be against the law to take in "fugitives" but the Indians would be considered that. Florida is home to them just like us. With their own rights and traditions. We have come along way from where this article arrived from, meaning that this is not technically relevant now. But one thing that does apply is kindness, Tobias was kind and helped which could take you very far in the world today.
This is what I can imagine what it was like for the Indians and Tobias.
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