El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-19
Smiths Career Romantic
Becomes the slave of Beautiful
Turkish Woman and Is saved
from Death by Indian
Princess.
~ Madison &. Pefera --
by AIadls0n Z. Peters

-OHN SMITH. perhaps the last pro-
fessionl knight Grant, while the
sworn champion and ardent ad-
mirer Of all women. was the lover OF
none He was the elder son Of George
smith. a weutodo tenant farmer on
the estate Of lord Wnloughby dBresby.
at Wfloughby near Afford in Lincoln
shire. and was born In 1880.
At an early age he showed an ad-
venturOus spirit, and soon spending
the little patrimOny he possessed IN
travel became a soldier Of fortune,
fighting first under one flag then an
other until in 1902. he was taken pris-
Oner at the battle OF ROthenhurm. in
Translyvania- He was left on the
field with the dead and wounded, but
his rich dress saved him. He was
When his wounds were healed he
was sold as a slave to Bashaw BOgalL
who presented him TO a woman OF
COnstantinOple, as a nObleman OF 30
hemia
The woman. Charatza Tragabigzandas
Immediately fell in love with her cap
tive and finding that he could. con-
verse in Italian, invented many eN-
cuses for having him brought into her
presence. He RECALLED her with stories
OF his adventures. which 70 woman
Of the orient. particularly In that age
was like a glimpse Of another world
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Is Put IN Chains
This might have lasted Indefinitely.
but Charatza. fearing that smith might
be exchanged as prisoner OF war, or
that her mother might gain some Ink
ling OF their mutual attachment and
sell him. sent him to her brother. IT,
NOR. Bashaw OF Nalbritis. who instead
OF giving him an honorable position in
his army, as he had promised MS SIS
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chains Later he was put 10 work IN
the fields One day while Ttmor was
going about on a tour OF Inspection ne
took occasion TO beat and revile Smith,
who. losing his head, beat out the Tie
mor's brains with his treshing bat He
then exchanged clothes with the dead
nan. and hiding the body beneath
straw. mounted the riderless horse and
dashed for liberty
several years later he named cape on
the coast Of Virginia after her, show
ing that she had never been forgotten
The name, however, proved too DIM
cult for unaccustomed ears and was
changed 10 Anne.
Is saved BY Indian Maiden
It was while he was here that he had
the adventure which has 1mmortallzeQ
his name One day while out hunting
with companions. he was captured BY
the brother OF chief POwhattan, VINO
brought him and his friends to the
chief he was 1easreQ by me INDIANS
who then held a conference which did
NOT end favorable for Smith, as he was
dragged TO a large stone upon which
they placed his head and were about
TO brain him. when Powhattan's young
daughter. Pocahontas, ran forward and
laid her head upon his She pleaded with
her father TO spare the Englishman's
life The mighty chief acceded to his
daughters request and Smith was al
lowed after some days 70 return 70
Jamestown This story IS thought by
some TO be legendary. but most his
tOrians concede the truthfulness OF Il.
POcahontas. young and impression
able. undoubtedly fell in love with the
gallant soldier. but he looked upon her
as a child and had no other feeling
than that OF gratitude II he ever had
a romance it all ceutered about the
woman OF the orient.
Pocahoufas Marries Another.
When Poclhonras grew TO woman
hood. believing John Smith TO be dead.
she married an EnElfshman. Capt John
Eolfe. Among her descendants are
some OF the first families Of Virginia,
including the Randolphs and the Har-
risons. the last named family having
given two presidents TO the United
States
Capt smith endured many hardships
and did much for the struggling native
heath in the pursuit OF writing. his
True Relation Of Virginia" was the
first hook in American literature
He died in 1881