The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-27
My House Cleaning

built a theatre and boWling-green' ana
made many other improvements. Bough-
ton Parish church was torn down and
rebuilt by him, he paying for twenty-five
feet of 70 out of his own means.
with tine many calls upon his energy
and wisdom of MANAGEMENT at home,
came the troubles with the Indians I'm
North Carolina the threatened troubles
with the French i'm the Northwest with
their Indian allies. and the call for aid
from Canada. an attracting his attention
at the same time. Then came the threat
ened French invasion hy sea, against
which be erected forts and dcfencc5 car
ryng seventy cannon
lie was much worried AT this time by
the body of Quakers who would neither
assist In building the dcfences nor fur
ufsh supplies TO the workers, but, accord
ing 10 their tenets would furnish the
French with food n they We're hungry
and would ask for something 10 eat. iie
dispayed tremendous energy and force I'm
preparing for wan with the TusCarOra
Indians. lie worked ON their hopes and
fears as much as possible, making
treaties where Doe could and winning their
respect by military show. lie secured
the children of Indian chiefs % b. odu-
Gated. and even suggf sted 90 the crown
10 undertake the resular education Of
the Indians. and to- send missionaries
10 them.
Where me could Doe adopted humane
methods instead of che uatmf persuasion
of the gun-barrol. dr. Coleman said BE-
was even suggested that intermarriagc Doe
adopted as a. means of winning the ln-
dams. and referred OBJ colonel William
Byrd's humor ON this subject, who said
H..
sionary that could Doe sent 90 the Jn-
dians. who would not believe the Eng
fish truly their friends uness they would
intermarry with them Tie said the In
dams were little Jess Christian than the
first settlers, although She soil on the lat
ter was so thick that 10 took sronS
stomach 10 approach near 10 them.
A RESTLESS SPIRIT.
Mr.. Coleman illustrated Governor Spots
woods restless spirit and showed that he
made several excursions in me direction
Of the mountains-the goal Of his ainbi-
ton He also showed that under MS adj
mnistration the social and material pro-
gress was constant. and manufactures
grew in proportion
Captain Ed Leach. known as the
pirate BLACK Beard" was also a subject
Of Governor SpOtsWOOd S attentions lie
sent Lieutenant Maynard with TWO sihali
boats 10 PamlcO sound, and though Black
Beard was enjoying the society OF ms
fourteenth wife. and feeling secure IN his
many previous victories. Lieutenant May
nard returned with his head ana thirteen
OF his men. The men We're hung IN VII
I Mamsburg. and the street on which they
, were executed was called GLiows street
Il has since been changed 90 Lovers
Lane.
In illustration Of the dominating char
acter Of the doughty Governor, Mr.. Cole
man told OF an address he made 20 the
House Of Burgtsses, I'm which he tola
them that the last thing they ever
thought OF was the interests Of the Gov
eminent. and said, among otner things,
that they could not spell. MI Coleman
/ intimated that If the photography OF the
Burgesses was below that OF Governor
spotswood it was IN very bad cohdi'
! ton.
raE KNIGHTs OF TIE uOESf-ah0f.
Ills description OF the famous journey
! Of the Knights OF the Horse shoe across
the mountains. so beautifully pictured by
John Easten Cook. showed the trip 10 %
I without other than the most triHins M
cidents. The excursion was without tbs
lurking foe and other dramatic incidents
SO beautifully depected By the novelist