Demoine courier., 1856-02-07
y oqnlar Storg
MARRIAGE OF P~oCAE9MTl3.
By BENSON 3. Tossing.

During the lovely Indian summer
,ire, in the autumn of 1908, there was
a marriage on the banks of the Powha,-
an, where The English had laid the cor
uer stone Of tbs great fabric of Anglo
Saxon Empire in the New Work.. l.
was celebrated in the second church
which the English s~e:,ters had erected
,here. Like their first which FIRE had
devou,el The IRE yious winter ) vas rude
structure. whose roof rested upon rough
pine columns, fresh from ths virgin for
est, and whose adornings were Iiale IN.
de5ied to the hand Of arr. The Official
ting prizes. was '.goods Master Huater.'
who had lcst all his books BY the con
tlsgration. History, poetry, and song.
have kept a du!ilul silence respecting
tina. firsf English marriage in AneUca,
because John Lsydon and Anne Bur
rows were common people. The bride
groom was a carpenter, among The fire.
adseniuseTs who assembled the Powhalan,
then named lJames in honor OLA bad
king; and The bride, was wai.iag-maid to
Mistress Forrest. wife OF Thomas
For est, a gentleman. These were the
fret white woman ever seen at the
jamestown settlement
Almost FIVE years later. there was an
other marriage al Old James lown. in
honor Of which, history. poetry, and
song have been employed. The briGe
groom was an ssier John Rolfe, an hon.
est gentleman, and Of good behavior
from the realm Of England; and The
bride was. a princess royal, named Ma
tor. or Pocahontas,S the weii-be!oved
daughter Of the Emperor Of The greai
Powhstan ~confederacy, on the Virgins
peninsula. The officiating priest wa.
Master Alexander Whitaker, a noble
apostle Of Chris tianiiy, who went tc
| Virginia for the cure Of souls. Sir Tho.
Dale. then Governor OF The colony, thus
briefly ,ells his masters of the Compa
ny in London. the story Of Pocahonlas;
"Powatan's daughter l.caused to bs
carefully instructed in the Christian re.
ligion. who, af,er she had made a goot
progress therein. rehounccd publicly
her country's idolatry, openly confessed
her christian faith, was, as she desired
baptized, and Is since married TO an En-
glish gentleman o. good understanding
(ass BY his letter pnso me, containing III.
reason Of bis marriage Of her. you ma,
p~erceiye.) another kaos to baud This paact
The stronger. Her father and friend.
gave appreciation To il, and her uncl,
gave her to him in The church. She live,
ciyilIy and lovingly with him, and,
trust, will increase in goodness, az ihi
knowledge Of God increasethf in her
She will 20 TO England with me, and
were it bu. The gaining Of this one soul
| win think my time toll, and presen
stay, well speEt.'
So d~isconrsed Sir Thomas DaIe.-.
Curiosity would know more of the Prin
cess and her marriage, and curiosity
may here be gra,iied TO the extent o
the revelations of recorded history.
The finger Of 1 special Providence
pointing down the vista Of ages, ia seel
in The character ard ac:s Of Pocahon,as
She vas the daughter of a pagan kin;
who had never heard Of Jesus of Max
ere,h, yet her heart was overflowinI
with the cardinal virtues Of a Christian
life. gRgz
"She was a landscape of mild earth,
Where alt was harmony, and calm quiet,
LnUIiant, budding. "-Syaos.