November 8,
1887– The flattened grass of a road lead our team of explorers deeper into the forest.
The travel guide informed me we were close to the African village. The village
is known around the globe for having a rare breed of goat. The rare goat has
only ever been brought out of the village once, but the goat died a few days
after. Queen Victoria was only person who experienced the graces of the rare
goat. The queen claimed it was the best goat’s milk she had ever had, so she
sponsored an expedition to bring an abundance of African goats back to England.
My fellow explorers and I have come equipped with 13 rounds of ammunition and
we have also brought a month’s supply of food.
November 9,
1887 – Today marked my first encounter with the native people. It was
exhilarating to see and hear such prehistoric actions and noises. The people’s
dress was so interesting, their fabric was not cotton and their ankles were
left without coverage. The buildings lacked chimneys and proper doors with
locks. Upon our arrival we used a round of ammunition to take a goat. We were
hoping to establish our dominance early to let the native people aware of the expedition’s power. We now have two goats
and the natives haven’t expressed any violence.
February
13, 1888 – The past few months have been peaceful. We have only used force once
to take another goat, and the native still haven’t acted against us. The dry
season has been optimal for our expedition. Since we haven’t worried about
weather, we have started to introduce civilized ideas to the barbarian
people.
March 23,
1888 – The wet season has come. My comrades and I have experienced less then
favorable conditions. The crop fields we planted have had slight flooding, so
our food was limited this month, as were the native’s food. To establish good
terms with the Africans we returned one of their goats we had taken that month.
April 1,
1888 – Our troops didn’t think the rains would last, but for the last week the
rains have poured harder and harder. The fields have completely flooded. In
order to not kill goats for food, we used two rounds of ammunition to receive
food. In a response the natives acted out violently toward us; however, their
archaic forms of battle were no match against our modern inventions. In these
hard times, I realized in order to meet Queen Victoria’s requests we would have
to use violence frequently.
June 6,
1888 – The weather seems to have cleared up the last few weeks and the
exposition has collected 5 goats. I feel the Queen will be very happy with our
progress. In order to keep our goat
numbers up we have had to use our ammunitions.
The other’s in the group and I have decided to only use violence to
retrieve goat or when the environmental conditions call for desperate measures;
however, if the natives ever use force against us we will not respond
violently.
September
2, 1888 – The past three month have been harsh. The heavy winds have created
complications for farming and the troops have used violence almost every month
to maintain a surplus in goats. Most every month the natives act out against
our expedition.
October 27,
1888 – It is the last week of our yearlong quest, and we have only three goats
and only 2 rounds of ammunition left. Over the course of six months, the
natives have been violent towards the English. It wasn’t the outcome I was
hoping for because I wanted to try African goat’s milk, but the three goats
will only provide for the queen. I leave feeling defeated; ready to escape a year of violence, force, and hardship.
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