The Portland daily press., 1867-02-08
l8 Authentic ssInjun" H.spery-P ocahonia,
and Captain John Smith.

Authentic ssIniuno H,spery- r ocahonias
and Captain John Smith.
The "Fat Contributor" of the Cincinnati
Times gives the following true version of this
historic incident; #t
The celebrated Captain John Smith. the
saving of whose lite by Pocahontas is histor-
ic event of no little incdent--especially to
Smith at that time-was the earliest settler OF
Virginia Grant being the latest settler they
have had in that State,) and stands at the
head of the Smith family in this country. We
are informed that there is John Smith liy-
ing in one OF the Western States, but he could
not be the same man that settled Virginia,
because he would have been too young at that
me tl6O7) to settle anything. He could not
nave settled for his board eyen.g Capt Smith
founded jamestown, which was totally I'M
founded like many of the anecdotes about
HIM up to that period Besides giving James
town a start, he started number of Indian
villages, SO that they never came back again.
1t is 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 hearing OF it through the daily papers
1.-THE Indians We're well red in those DAYS, de-
tarmined to check his enterprise.
Smith speculated gnou zeal in corn, pur-
chasing 1t in the interior and shipping It to
at that time, Chicago not having yet been dis
covered. In one OF his trips in search of corn
he trespassed upon the dominiens of King
e Powhatan, powerful chief, who, from his en-
trenchments on the James had long threaten
ed Washington. Smith, being somewhat
overloaded with corn fell into an ambuscade,
and was captured by Powhatans sayaqes and
taken before their CHIEF. After a brief HEARING
In which no Witnesses were examined for the
defence, (Smlth demanded jury trial, but
was refused,) he was condemned to die. He
was asked ii he had anything to say why SEN
tence of death should not be passed upon him.
He said, nothing in particular, only his death
would seriously interfere with the settlement
ofVrginia, and might retard her readmission
into the Unioh This had no effect whatever.
and he was marched to the place of execution
There was a bowider on which to place his
head, While savage, painted in the most hid
eous manner, was swinging a stuffed club, and
uttering diabolical cries, impatient to mash
him. 81
John gazed upon the preparations undis
mayed, tor he belonged to one of the first
families of Virginia, 1.-THE second families had
not arrived from England yeti and he didn't
think scare worth continental. Powhat-
an, with generosity that one would hardly
look for in savage, asked him if there was
any message he would like to send to his fam
lily, and even offered to take charge of any
heoAS AhciiCltOCS, LIT utslfeu 10 ic1VG Tor Them.
He Immediately bethOught him of an "Acci
dent Insurance policy, which would expire
about the same time he did, and a ticket in a
Gift Enterprise, only 10000 unsold,) both of
which he desired to have sent to his betrotbed
Powhatan promised to send them by the
next steamer. Capt. Smith then walked firm
~ to the block without the aid of crutches
placed his hand upon it, and babe the master
begin to mash! AT this moment the forest
rang with scream and beautiful Indian
maiden darted into the midst of the throne.
kalslng her pafasol to protect the head OF
smith from the impending club, she ex
claimed
Hold! Red man stay thy handl (Sba
couldn't stay it herself because she didn,t
wear any stays.) Stay him and VIRGINIA re.
mans a h-o-w-ling wilderness. (Prolonoed
bowls from the savages.) Spare him and rat
my the Constitutional Amendment, and Viz
glnia resumes her place in the Union."
Some reconstructed Secesh savaees shouted
Never" and rushed on Smith with thar
carving knives, but Powhatan intertered : :
Spare ms Lire" said he, "the Great Sn;,.;t
Wills It, (This put Smith in great spirits Of
once.) commute his sentence ia tbe ohlo0
4 guy OF founding the first families of Viroinis
Smith, git up and gilt" iAi''
And smith got. KY Ts, .
ne lived to found the first FAMILIES of yir-
glnia. Pocahontas went across the water as
, commissioner to the Paris Exposition. and
Fowhatan ran an Injun Exhibition for wears
AFTER with great success, sgE