Father Serra then said, “Are you not one of the two boys who sang in church?”
“Yes, Father,” answered Docas.
“You have studied well; I am pleased with you,” said the Father.
Father Serra stayed until next morning, and then he went to San Francisco.
VISIT OF CAPTAIN VANCOUVER
BY and by Docas grew to be a man, and had children of his own.
One day, as he was going home to dinner, he saw some white men ride up to the Father’s house. He said to them, “Welcome. I will go and speak to the Father.” He called Father Pena, who came out at once and asked the men to come into the house. He told Docas to take the horses to the stable.
The strangers told the Father that they had come to California to see what new lands they could find and to trade a little. They were the officers of a ship that was anchored in the bay near the Mission at San Francisco.
The common sailors were getting more wood and water for their ship, so the officers had been given horses by the Fathers of the Mission at San Francisco and had come down to visit the Santa Clara Mission. The name of the leader was Captain Vancouver.
Father Pena and Father Diego, who had taken the place of Father Joseph, said they were glad to see them and that the next day would be a holiday at the Mission. The Fathers told the Indians that they might have a feast then.