Oct. 22, 1803 Capt. Lewis noticed that I kept a journal. I told him Ma had sent it to me. That I wrote in it faithfully so that she and the others back home might one day read of my adventure. Hearing this, Capt. Lewis got all worked up, the way he does. That's it, Pup! he said. Write your story, a private's story, of the Expedition! He said I must put down exactly how I see things. He said he would never ask to read my journal. That it would exist for posterity, that was what mattered. He went on and on, and I lost him in ...
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Oct. 22, 1803 Capt. Lewis noticed that I kept a journal. I told him Ma had sent it to me. That I wrote in it faithfully so that she and the others back home might one day read of my adventure. Hearing this, Capt. Lewis got all worked up, the way he does. That's it, Pup! he said. Write your story, a private's story, of the Expedition! He said I must put down exactly how I see things. He said he would never ask to read my journal. That it would exist for posterity, that was what mattered. He went on and on, and I lost him in parts. He finished by saying, Write a true and honest story, Pup. Tell how you left your home and your family, how you left America and all that you knew to voyage out into the Great Unknown! Naturally, I said, Yes, sir!
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