The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-22
True Romance Of Pocahontas
From tho Century.

From her first meeting with Smith she
became devote lily attached 10 the Eng
lish, aud rendered the settler pany ser
vices She often secured supplies for
them, and indeed seems to have haunted
the fort utterly naked as she was. after
the manner of little glrls am, d. her peo
pie. who wore no clothes aud showed ~
m ,desty until they were II or | } years ot
age, at which time they put on deer
skin apron, aud were very careful not to
be seen without it. he agile hide bar
bari an would persuade the EugiIsh lad
TO make wheels of themselves uy turuing
upon their hands and feet. whereupou
she would follow them, whe, ling a, The,
did. ali through the fort
Her real namc was Matoax; but, hy
order of Powhatan, this was cart fully
concealed from the whites, lest 10y then
supernatural entertainments they should
work her some harm. When Richard
W fin was sent from jamestown TO az
prise the endangered Capt Smith, en-
yironed by foes among Powhatan's peo
pie, of the death of his deputy. Mr..
Scrivener. and his 10 companions. b,
drowning PocAhontas hid hlm, mi.d,
ed those who sought him, and, by
extraordinary bribes aud manpuvres,
brought him safely to Smith after three
days travel in the midst of extreme
peril. SO, also, when Ratclitfe was cut
off with 80 men, she saved the lad Spill
man. who was then living with Powha
an. nd sent him TO the Potomzcs. But
the most touching story Ut all precedes
10 order of time the other Two. in nthe
same difficult adventure among Powha
tans p opie, III which Capt. Smith wa
engaged when Scrivener was drowned,
the treach, rous chief had arranged to
surprise Smith at supper, and cut of the
whole party, when Poc4hontas, tnt
dearest jewel and daughter" of the agec
chief, III that dark night clme through
the irk some woods to warn the captain
or Pow hatan desi gn. Capt Smith Of
erred to repay her kindness with such
tnnkets as the heart of an Indian maider
delights in; but. with the tears run
ning down her cheeks, she said she dursi
not be seen to have any, Tor, If Pcwha
tan should know it, she were but dead
and so she ran away by herself 4. she
camc
In 1913 PCcahoDtas was among the
Potomac lnulans Capt. Argall, mau
Of much Shire witness aud executive tuIcc.
but Infamous for his dishonest practices.
happened to be trading in he river al
/ that time. He quickly saw the advan-
tage the English would gain in negotia
/ uous with POwhatan for the return oi
lie white prisoners he'd by ilinI, if he
could secure 50 valuable a hostage "a
ne chIet daughter With copper
4 ketll. Re bib d JapaZ ,ws the chief vii il
4 ThOli She was staylng, TO eutlce her Oi
/ BOARD the vessel, where he detained her
much 10 the sorrow of the daugh!er ui
he wilderness, whose lite hitherto hac
j. ell a. Tree i, that of the wild creature,
tthe woods. 10 jamestown, vi ere sh,
al ,rulck, d as a chliu, aud wh,tner n.
1 I..u 70 O'tci come ao "A Trend with fUoO
ne WAS now CAR ed an enemy aud :
;,tlsUner. She had refused 10 el ter the
Own since The departure OF Capt. Smlth.
his traDsactlCD, not very crtdItabe {.
gratitude of The English, accomplish
7 Il IT'S p4Ip"sc III causing PuwEatan l.
.gtulu the white meH held In sa> cry b.
u,n, With he least useful of the stUll
arms But he sill cuutllSed to evan,
5 ne oil the demands OF the English VII
theieto e retained Gis daugh er until IT,,
aft lir took new tuIn. John Rpife, - {
.cesus To have been wldowcr, becah,
Gi,s III ned OF Pocahontas. now growing /,
Aotuantoud, and wlote formal letter /.
+ >lr Thomas Dale, proposing to cUrve-
j ncr 10 Christianity aud marry her, v bici
4 pleased the Governor, As tending 10 ,Io
mote peace with the Indians, am wa
likewise acceptable to Powhatan. Til,
chief sent an cd uncle OF Pocahonta. and
wv OF her brothers to witness the mar
rage. This marriage brought abour
peace during the lite of Powh2ian, who,
IN one occasion at least, sent present ot
i ouckskins to his daughter and her hus
band. A free iDtermingling of the tw'
races took liace, and E1glishmen wer.
accustomed to hire Indians to live lr
their houses and hunt for them. This
amity lasted eight years.
| In 1916, more than two years after
heir marriage. Rolie and Pocahontas
went to England with Sir Thomas Dale
i Powhatan sent sonle Indians with his
daughter, one of whom was commission
ed TO count the number of the English
The arrival of the L .dy Kebecca a. Pc
cahontas was called after her baptism,
prodL ced 4 great sensation She was rt :
ceived by the king and many distlngulsi :
ed people, went to see a play, and, by
help OF her naturally quick wit, bore her
self very well. But it became necessary
10 desIst from calling her the wife OF
j John Rolle, iur the king was very jeal-
Gus, and 1t was seriously debated III ths
rivy council whether. by marrying til,
laughter of ioreign potentate without
he kings cons,n Role had not com
mittei treason.