The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23


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of grain. and Captain Smith proposed
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nigbt nni landad .t thair destiration
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their ,niadies SE,.i,ad bafore Powl
ha,ap ha nra.anaad no, - t,ow m,hy
1bev had rnne 1Saa NOD snort Of
them but tba Ga~uhiaHdaaiar WIS
brought sharniv IN boot nv cantai,,
Smit5.e s Tl@. Ply rsso,ya o1 20 Nc C"p," or
take il.
some of the Dutch sent To the chief
had. as was later discovered. made up
their minds that the settlers were sure
to be DESTROYED, ana so turned traitor.
revealing me sore straits of The COLO
nists. and therefore powhatan tr,ed to
carry things with a high Hand. even
attempting to capture Captain smith,
who b. threats. making a bold show,
broke through the Indians and re-
-. ~
hatan's attempts to patch up a peace.
Smith would not return. but was de
tanned overnight by the tranding of
his boats.
That night came Pocahontas secret
ly through the woods ana warned the
English an attack would be made, aft
er some provisions should be sent to
throw them "off their guard She re-
fused any reward. saying. with tears
running down her cheeks. that she
burst not be seen to have any. for if
Powhatan should know of it, she were
but dead; and so She ran away by
herself as h had come. The feast ar
rived, n after taking the %precaution
OF making the bringers taste every
dish. Captain Smith sent word to Pow
hat2n to come as soon as he pleased
that they were ready for him. The
night was spent in watching, and in
The mofE.nS they set sail.
Meanwhile, as later appeared. Pow
hatan had sem the t~reacherous Dutch
TO the eort, n by pretending they
am from Captain Smith these Sc
cured a large number of weapons and
some more renegades, led away by
Powhatan'S promises.
Smith and his party vent on to
Palmunkey, hoping to get food from
Opechancanough; and this willy chief
kept them in pleasant " until
1,n NOD r,t,..1,,,1al ~ a,.l III. SO
teen men with some 700 savages. This
discovered, Smith encouraged his men
and babe them resolve to stand to the
last, II then challenged the chief to
single combat The chief made parley,
and pretended to have Il present
brought to the doorway, skins the
captain to receive it. But Smith saw
this was but q plan to lure him out of
the house, and suddenly commanded
three of his mel to guard the doorway,
while he seized Opechancanough by the
hair and presented a pistol at mis-
breast. This made the plucky captain
master of the situation, and II truce
was made, and they secured some corn.
There was another alarm, but it like
wise passed over. and the object of
their journey was accomplished.
While they We're still at this place.
there came from the fort n messenger
with a remarkable story. He said that
a Scrfvener and ten others. going out
in q boat, had been drowned; and that,
coming to bring this news, he had
stopped at Powhatan's village, where
he had seen such warlike preparations
as promised mischief. He had escaped
by the aid of PocahontaS, who had HID
den him for a time, and had then sent
his pursuers upon a wrong trail.
Thus for the third time was Poca-
hohtas a friend in need TO the English.
c,otfI- t1,o,,pht host 70 Mo- att