Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05

copper for the tender-hearted Indian
| princess
To make the picture more complete,
| the writer gives this sketch OF the In
| dian princess az drawn by Esten Cooke,
| the Virginia historian:
| Her dress was a robe of doeskln,
| lined with down from the breast OF the
wood pigeon, and she wore coral brace
lets on wrists and ankles and n white
! plume IN her hair, the badge Of royal
blood, II must have been very IN
| ieresting woodland picture-the soldier,
! with tanned face and sweeping mus
tache, shaping tTinkets for the small
slip Of Virginia royalty In her plumes
and bracelets"
smith spent the last half OF Decem-
ber 1901 with PoWhatan on the York
river continues Mr.. Bright, "apd we
! can now picture the hardy eampaigner
! Of the Turkish wars trying To teach the
! innocent little maiden OF the wigNam
/ something of the child OF the Manager,
| telling her that, though Palestine was
| far from Virginia. the star Of Bethle-
/ hcm shOnc on both.
pACAHoNTAs 70 THE RECuE.
After Smiths return TO Jamestown
! and when the colonists were suffering
! from lack Of food, relief came from
| the Indians themselves, and AT the
! head Of tho Wild train was Pocahon-
las, whose Kind heart had prompted
| her to succor the pershing colony.
"The colonists were much touched by
! this gracious act" the chroncler re-
| ates. and years afterward, In recon-
| mending her 10 the favor or the queen,
| Smith wrote: During the time OF
s.ls a. a.
! God, was still tho instrument 10 pre-
| solve this colony from death famine
| and utter confusion, which, II In rhose
days had once been dissolved virginia
might have lain as II was az our i'rst
| arrival to this day
Then the story OF the Indians
| treachery is told and Of Pocahontas
| warning of impending danger, saving
the English from massacre at the
| hands of the would-be assasslns
| Smiths recall to England, following
| soon afterward II Is shown how Poca-
hontas' visits 20 jamestown were dis
continued and how she did not return
there until carried prisoner as host
age for the good behavior OF her faith
er,
she arrived at jamestown in the
fall Of 1912 IN tears but they we're
soon followed by smiles" the story
goes Master Rolfe, a young colon
list Of good behavior, was soon looking
with melting eyes on the little wood
land beauty. who coyly shot back a
glance Of notice now and then. The
autumn In scarlet and purple gathered
new warmth for the winter siege from
the two hearts that roamed together
In the Red Deeps about jamestown
and the little chrysalis Of love was
tendery nurtured behind the palisades
Of the old capital until spring, with its
birds and blossoms, brought 1t to per-
feet flower. As Rolfe won her heart,
50 the old English clergyman at
jamestown won her soul, and, re-
nouncing the few 'pomps and vanitles
of this wicked world that she had
known, she was christened Rebecca
possibly after Rebekah of Genesis.
THE marriage was solemnized In
April 1913, in the church at James
town The old emperor gave his con-
sent, and though he would not attend
the wedding, ne sent the brides uncle
and two brothers 10 represent him.
The Apostle ~ Virginia, the dcvout
Whitaker performed the ceremony.
The scene Is picturesque and now TO
the worlds eyes The small church Is
decorated with arbutus. dogwood
blossoms and springs first flowers The
little sylvan princess tremblingly
stands by the side Of her big English
lover. on her left the colonists from
far and near stand hushed and expect
ant in best bib and tucker: on her
right the delegation from her fathers
court In plume and feather. headed
by her uncle Opechancanough who,
1a1 l.. a
| Armed with all his warlike weapons.
| Painted like the sky Of morning.
Streaked with crimson. blue and vel
low
Crested with great eagle feathers,
Streaming upward. streaming outward.
stands like an antlered stag. wild and
attentive.
TWO RACES JOINED,
The day Is warm, the windows of the
church are open and the balmy breeze
from the James nervously stirs plume
and blossom Just enough to give some
movement TO the picture OF color and
beauty Tho voice of the old divine. as
he invokes Gods blessing on the union,
fingers with the hushed assembly and
the Indian maiden, on the arm of her
English lord. gracefully withdraws. The
wedding guests follow 10 the church
green, where among the vlolets md
buttercups a feast Is spread, and the
gay assemhlage in mirth aud jollity m
JOY the beauty Of the scene until dis
persed by violent thunderstorm, har-
binger of the stormy scenes that We're
to rend further apart the two races
which this union sought to bring to-
gether.
The rest of the well-knoSn story Of
the life of the Rolfes In this country
for the next three years, OF their visit
TO England, and of their reception at
court and the immediate popularity of
the Lady Rebecca, and OF her death
when but scarcely %. as she was on the
eve of returning TO her own country, Is
told with genuine sympathy.
Buried IN the parish church at
Gravesend, which was afterward burnt,
her grave today Is unmarked and I'M
known She left one SON." the writer
continues, Thomas Rolfe, who was
educated IN London. married young
English lady, and removed To Virginia,
where he became a gentleman OF note
and fortune, commanding, as Lieut..
Rolfe. Some OF Nirginia's most respect
able families are descended from him.
John Randolph Of Roanoke, proud of
the fact that he came Of race that
never forgot Fort James, on the Chick
ahominy river or forgave an injury,
was sixth IN descent from Pocahon'as
through Jane Role, her granddaugh-
ter.
MEANING OF THE NAME.
"Pocahontas, meaning In the Indian
tongue Bright Stream between Two
Hills, was name uniquely Appropri-