Demoine courier., 1856-02-07

I pom the chancel st2ps, where no railing
Interfered, the good Whitaker sleod in
his sacredoial rpbes, and, with inpres-
Give voice, pronounced ,hi marriage
ritual of the liturgy Of the Anglican
Church. then first planted or the West
ern conliaent. On HE rig ht, in a richly
carved chair of slate. brought from Egg
land, sat The Governor, with his ever at
tendant ha;bsrdiers, with b,azen helmets
at his back. fi Atas'-sa Af "a@
There were ye. but few women ia the
colony and these, soon after This memo
rable event, returned TO native England,
The ''ninety young women pure and IN
CORRUPTED" whom the wise Sandys
caused to be vent TO Virginia, as wives
for the planters, did not arrive until sew
en- years later. All then a; Jamestown
were at the marriage. The lnsers Of
the. time hasetrsnsmitsed 10 US the names
of some of them. Mistress Jpha RoIte
With her child, (~doub,less Of the family
Of ,he bridegroomD Mistress Esslo. and
child, and Mistress Horton and grand
child, with her maid ssrvent, Elizabeth
Psrsons. who, on q Christmas eve before
had married Thomas Powell, were ye.
in Virginia. Among the noted men shsn
presen,, was Sir Thomas GATES, a brave
so!jier In many wars, and as Grave al
adven.urer among the Atlantic peti!s as
any who ever trusted TO tina ribs of oak
Of tho ships Of Old EaglaEd. And
Master Sparks, who had been eo-em-
bsssadcr with Rolf TO the conf Of Pow
haisn, stood near the Old soldier, with
young Henry Sp!lnsn =, his side
r'hsre, too. was the young George,P Percy
brother of the powerful Duke OF NORTH.
cumberland, whose eondue, was always
as noble as bis blood, and near hin, an
earnest spectator of yhe cone, was he
elder brother of Pocahonlas; bat not the
destined successor 10 the ,hrone Of bis
father. There, toe, was a younger bro
iher Of the bride, and MANY youths and
maideas from the forest shades; but ono
noble figare-the bride Of the Powha,sn
confedetRe.-,he father OF the bride,
was absent. lie had consented to the
marriage with willing voice, bat would
not trust himself within tho power o.
the EDgllsh al Jamestown. lie seGaain.
sd in hIs habitalioa at Weroworomcco.
while The Rose and the forum were be
ing welded, bui chserlully commissioned
his brother, O~psehisco, TO give away his
daughter. That prince performed his
duty well, and then in careless gravity,
be sat and listened 10 the voice Of the
Apostle, and the swee. chanting of the
ille chorissers, The music ceased. the
beneeic.ion fell, tie selcmn "Amsn'
echoed ir:u the rude vaalied roof and
the joyous company iefi the chapel for
the fss.al hal. Of ine Governor. Thus
sthe paace." was made stronger, and the
Rose of England lay undistarbe6 upon
The HATcHEr Of the Poshatans. while
the father Of Pocahoaias lived.
IL Months glidti away. The bride and
groom 'lived ciyilly and lovingly soge,h-
en-" until SIR Thomas Dale departed for
England, in 1915 when they. with many
settlers, accompanied him. Tomocomo
one Of the. ~shrew6est Of Powha,an's
councillors, went also, tina, he might re-
port all the wonders of England TO he
master. 1.-The Lady ilebecca received
great attention from the court and all be
lnw it. "She accustomed herself 10 civ
ili,y, and carried herself ss daughter oil
a king DIR. Kiak, the Lord Bishop
OF London, entertained he ."with f~eslisei
state and pomp," bey ond VIA, no had
even given 10 other ladies; and al cour
she was resolved with The courtesy due
70 her rank as a princess. Bat the silly
bigo. on the ihfoas was highly inccnsed
because one Of his subjects had dared 10
marry a lady OF ROYAL blood, and in The
midst Of his dreams Of presogatives, he
absurdiy apprehcnd that Roife might lay
claim ITO the crown of Virginia!''-
Afraid Of tho roy al displeasare, Captain
Smith, who was then in England, wonld
d tlsllow herio cali him father, as she
ldesired 70 do. ~ ,saul SH ri ~ II
She could no. comprehend the cause
ard her tender, simple hear. was sorelv
grisyed By what seemed TO be his van! o.
affection for her, She remained in Eng.
land ABOUT a year, and. when ready ic
enbark for America with her husband
she sicksned. aud died at Grsvesend, il
,hs ioweiy month Ct June, 1917, whsr
no, quite twenty-five years of age. She
left one son. Thomas Roll, who after
wards became quite a distinguished mar
in Virginia. He had bat one child.
daughter. From her, soma Of the lead
ing families in Virginia trace their lineage,
Among these are The Bol;ings Murrays
Guys, Eldridges, aud Ran3olphs, Blu
Poeahonias needed go pos;erity 10 per
peiuste hex uame-ii ia imperisha5lJ
preserved in the amber of history
.THorle Journal.
The rush of merchandise towards tn
public stores, particularly of dry-goods