The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-02-07

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Authentic "Injun" history--Pocha-
hontas and Captain John Smith
BY THE FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
The celebrated Captain John Smith,
the saving Of whose life by Pochahontas
10 an historic event of no little interest
especiasly to Smith at that time-was the
earliest settler In Virginia, Grant being
the latest settler they have had in that
State,) and stands ut the head Of Smith
sa.niiu in this country. We arc inform
ed that there n a John Smith living In
one Of the Western States, but he could
not be the one that settled Virginia, be-
cause he would have been too young at
that time (l6O7) to settle anything. He
couldn't have settled for his board even
Captain Smith founded Jamestown,
which was totally unfounded Qike many
Of the anecdotes about him) up to that
period. Besides giving Jamestown q
start, he started number of Indian viii
lagos, so that they never came back
again. 1t il said that he could start =
village of that description quicker than
any white man living at that time. He
started SO many that the red men hear
ing Of it through the daily papers, (the
Indians were Well red in those days, de-
termined to check his enterprise.
Smith speculated good deal In corn,
purchasing 1t in the interior and ship
ping it to jamestown, which was the
great grain centre at tho time, Chicago
not having yet been discovered. In one
of his trips in search of corn, he tress-
passed upon the dominions of King
Powhattan, who, from his cntrench-
ments on the James, had long threatened
Washington. Smith being somewhat
overloaded with Corn" fell into an
ambuscade, and was captured by Pow
hattan's savages and taken before their
chief. After brief hearing, in which
no witnesses were examined for the de-
fense, (Smith demanded jury trial, but
1t was refused he was condemned to
die. He was asked If he had anything
to say why sentence Of death should not
be passed upon him. He said nothing,
in particular, only his death would scri-
ously Interfere with the settlement of
Virginia, and might retard her read
mission into the Union. This had no
effect whatever, and he was marched to
the place Of execution. There was a
boulder on which to place his head,
while savage, painted in the most hid
eous manner, was swinging stuffed
club, and uttering diabolical cries, tmpa-
tient to mash him.
John gazed upon the preparations un-
dismayed, for he belonged to one of the
first families Of Virginia, (the second
families had not arrived from England
yeti, and he didn't scare worth q con-
tinental. Powhattan, with generosity
that one would hardly look for in a saw
age, asked him If there was any message
he would like to send to his family, and
even offered to take charge of any little
mementoes he desired to leave for them.
He Immediately bcthought him of an
Accident Insurance policy which
would expire about the same time he did,
and y ticket in Gift Enterprise, (only
80, 900 unsold, both Of which he desired
to have sent to his betrothed. Powhat-
tan promised to send them by the next
steamer. Captain Smith then walked
firmly to the block without the aid of
crutches, placed his head upon it and
told the masher to mash! At this mo-
ment the forest rang with scream and
beautiful Indian maiden darted into
the midst of throng.
Raising her parasol to protect the
head of Smith from the impending club
she exclaimed
Hold! Red man, stay thy hand I!
(She couldn't stay it herself, because she
didn't wear any stdys.) Slay him and
Virginia remains h-o-w-l-ing wilder
ness. prolonged howls from the sava-
ages.) Spare him and ratify the consti-
tutional amendment, and Virginia re-
sumes her place in the the Unionv'
Some reconstructed Secesh savages
shouted-"Never!" and rushed ON
Smith with their carving knives, but
POwhattan interfercd.
"Spare his life," said she, "the Great
Spirit wills it. This put Smith in great
spirits at oncc.) commute his sentence
to tho obloquy of founding the first fam
lilies Of Virginia. Smith, git up and
git''
And Smith got.
He lived to found the the first families
of Virginia, race that is mostly run
out-of the State Of Virginia. Pocha-
hontas went across the water as q COM
missioner to the Paris Exposition, and
Powhattan run an Injun Exhibition for
years after with great success.
A BRIEF SERMON.-A Rochester cler-