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she burst not be seen to have any,for
if Powhatan should know it, she wer
but dead; and so she ran away b.
herself as she came"
In 1913 Pocabontas was among th'
Potomac Indians. Capt. Argall,
man of much shrewdness and execu'
tive force, but famous for his dishon
est practices, happened to be trading
in the river at the time. He quickly
saw the advantage the English would
gain in negotiations with Powhatan
for the return OF the white prisoners
held by him, if he could secure SC
valuable a hostage as the chiefs
daughter. With copper kettle he
bribed Japazaws, the chief with whom
she was staying, TO enticeher on board
the vessel, where he detained her,
much to the sorrow of the daughter
of the wilderness, whose life hitherto
had been as free as that of the wild
creatures of the woods. To James
town where she had froiced as child,
and whittier she had so often come as
friend with food, she was now car
led as an enemy and prisoner. She
had refused to enter the town since
the departure of Capt. Smith.
This transaction not very credita
BILE to the gratitude of the English,
accomplished its purpose in causing
Powhatan to return the white men
held in slavery by him, with the least
useful of the stolen arms. But he
still contrised to evade some of the de-
mands of the English, who therefore
retained his daughter until the affair
took a new turn. John Rolfe, who
seems to have been a widower, be-
became enamored of Pocahontas, now
growing to womanhood, and wrote
formal letter to Sir Thomas Dale, pro-
posing to convert her to Christianity
and marry her, which pleased the
governor, as tending to promote
peace with the Indians, and was like
wise acceptable to Powhatan. The
chief sent an old uncle of Pocahontas
and two of her brothers to witness the
marriage.
The marriage brought about peace
during the life of Powhatan, who, on
one occasion at least, sent present
of buckskins to his daughter and her
husband. A free intermingling of the
two races took place, and the English
were accustomed to hire Indians to
live in their houses and hunt for
them. This amity lasted eight years.
In 1916 more than two years after
their marriage, Role and Pocahon-
tas went to England with Sir. Thomas
Dale. Powhatan sent some Indians
with his daughter, one of whom was
commissioned to count the number of
the English. The arrival of the Lady
Rebecca, as Pocahontas was called
after her baptism, produced a great
She was received by the
king and many distinguished people,
went to see play, and, by help of
her natural quick wit bore herself very
well. But it became necessary to de-
sist from calling her the wife of John
Rolfe, for the king was very jealous,
and it was seriously debated in the
privy council whether, by marrying
5he daughter of foreign potentate
without the kings concent, Role had
not committed treason.
The climate of London, and per-
perhaps also the uncongenial habits
If civilization, affected Pocahontas
very unfavorably, and she was taken
20 Brentford, where Smith, then busy
with his preparations to sail for New
England, visited her. In the success
.ul efforts of Rolfe and others to win
her to the Christian faith and mar
rage, they had not scrupled to de-
,eive her, by telling her that Captain
Smith was dead, probably because
hey knew she would not marry an
other white man while she believed
hat great warrior alive. When, there
.ore she saw the brave who had
been the object of her maidenly adj
she turned her face away
md refused to speak for the space of
.wo or three hours. When she did,
t was 10 claim the privilege of calling
lim father, which Smith granted on
V after importantly, afraid, perhaps,
# iucurring the kings displeasure.
2ocahontas went TO Gravesend to take
hip for her return to America, much
against her will. for she had become
yeaned from her savage life and
,reatly attached to the English. At
iravesend she died of smallpox three
ears after her marriage, leaving one
on from whom some of the most
imminent Nirginin families trace