Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-02

child might be baptized before Its
grandfather sailed, and the quaint old
chronicle from which this account is
gathered describes the scene as follows:
'As the sun was sinking In the west
the little band Of colonists assembled
in the hollow square around which
their dwellings We're built to unite in
worship With them came ManteO and
some Of his tribe, who saZed with adj
mlratlon on the votions Of the white
men A deep solemnity prevailed the
scene, and when the governor appeared
I with his widowed daughter and her in
/ ftut the tears started to every eye
I1hc Wild -ayages looked upon the deli
cate babe as an angel from the sky, SO
different was her pure beauty from
that Of their own rude musings.
AT the close Of the usual service. Dr.
/ Carson read the prayer for those going
+ 10 sen, with deep feeling, and all added
a fcryent amen. Then turning to the
/ baptismal service. he commended to
the care Of the Almighty the little one
who, born amid many perils and depriy-
cd thus early cf ms father, seemed
peculiarly to require His protecting
/ love and care. Then taking the babe
/ from the hands Of its grandfather, he
gave the name Of Virginia Dare to the
( first child born Of English parents on
/ the soil Of America As he restored
/ it to Mr.. White MlnteO came forward
and solcmuly promised in the name Of
the great spirit 10 watch over and be
friend the little stranger Mrs. Dare
warmly thanked the generous Indian
who had from their first arrival shown
himself their devoted friend" Mrs
Dare and her child had still another
close friend In the person Of Alice, an
old servant who had accompanied theIh
from England and was deyotcdly at
tached to the family.
I When Gov White arrived in England
he found it preparing for the threat
ened invasion Of the Spanlards, and
Sir Walter Raleigh had already eX
pended so much on the enterprise that
he felt he could do nothing but send
ship back with supplies Mr. White
embarked with them, but the command
or Of the vessel concluded that sailing
70" Roanoke would be tame compared
wi h the capture of rich Spanish ships
and turned his attention toward the
latter, remaining indifferent to Mr.
Whites threats and entreaties
Two years had passed away before
the governor was able to return to the
colony As he drew near the southern
seas q sad forcboding took posses ion of
him. but he was not prepared for the
shock which awaited him On arriving
at the Isle Of Roanoke, nothing but
ruins ovcrrun with weeds and vines,
greeted his sight They wandered
an over the island but no traces of the
colcnists could be found rhe crew
were inpatient to leave the dreary
I spot As GOV White fingered before
taking q final adieu, an inscription on
/ the bark of a tree attracted his atten-
ton. With eager haste he drew near;
IL pointed to Croatan where he had ad-
viscd his daughter to seek refuge He
lmplorcd the men to delay until
further search could be made in that
direction. They hatly refused 70 humor
such within, and Mr. White having no
means of crossing the island was com
PEELED to 20 with them. The tod and
anxiety he had undergone for the last
three wears had unsettled his mind,
and when he reached England he was
"a mental wreck, calling constantly for
his daughter, At hast he seemed more
rational. and during an interview With
Sir Walter Raleigh, he eXacted Il
promise from him never TO rest until he
had discovered the fate of the colony.
mat night the old man died.
Five successive times did Sir Walter
send out hut heard no tidiugS of the
city OF Raleigh, as the little settlement
had been named, but to his last hour he
expressed his firm belief that the inhab-
itauts yet existed in the wilderness,
Many years after this young Eng
lshman, named Henry Johnston who
had come over to jamestown the year
before was out with some Of his com
pluions ON A hunting expedition, BE
coming separated from them he
wandered about for several days with
.c.- seeing "a human being one day he
Ats aroused from sleep by the sing
ing of n fresh, young voice. Looking
through the bushes he bcheld radiant
creature. not so dark as the Indians ne
had been accustomed to but dressed
something like them, though there was
p likeness to the European costume
He stumbled us he attemptd to GET
+ a nearer view Of the maiden, and the
noise attracting her attention. quick
as though an arrow was sent III ms
direction. wouudug him in the arm
Hearing his exclamation she entered
fine bushes and to her amazement he
held a white man, the only one she had
ever seen excepting good old Or Car
son. who had always remained WIZ
her and her mother For OF course Il
WIS none other than Virginia Dare
crown 90 womauhood. who thus made
The acquaintance Of the young English
n,gn She led him to the camp, where