. Book of the Royal blue . ung andbeautiful girl, the daughter of the king,who, with eyes flowing with tears, flew tothe spot and clasped the body of raised her heavenly streaming eyesupon her father; the appeal was irresistible,the hand of the murderer was stayed, andSmith was saved. If this narrative be true, there is noth-ing in the transaction that was dishonorableto Powhatan, his family, council, or does not appear that any attempt wasmade by a single individual to prevent theexertion of mercy implored by Pocahontas ;but it does stand on record, from Smithhimself, that
. Book of the Royal blue . ung andbeautiful girl, the daughter of the king,who, with eyes flowing with tears, flew tothe spot and clasped the body of raised her heavenly streaming eyesupon her father; the appeal was irresistible,the hand of the murderer was stayed, andSmith was saved. If this narrative be true, there is noth-ing in the transaction that was dishonorableto Powhatan, his family, council, or does not appear that any attempt wasmade by a single individual to prevent theexertion of mercy implored by Pocahontas ;but it does stand on record, from Smithhimself, that Nantaquas, the brother ofPocahontas, contributed all in his power toaid his beloved sister in her humane inter-ference. Let the subject be as it may, from thisdate forward we see the young girl actingas a guardian angel for the infant colony. It is now the year 1609, and a regularwell-concerted and secretly conducted de-sign is formed at this period by Powhatanto surprise and destroy the colony. 14 A DAUGHTER OF Smith is disabled by an explosion of gun-powder, and everything seemed to threatenthe destruction of the English, when theywere again saved by a second interferenceof Pocahontas. Being then about fifteenyears of age, and learning the intentionsof her father, she set out in the night, inthe midst of a terrific thunder storm, andmaking her way through the forests, guidedonly by the flashes of lightning, arrivedat the little settlement, and with tearswarned the settlers to be on their guard. We now approach the culminatingromance, and the year 1613 is shamefullymemorable in the history of Virginia bythe underhand capture of was purchased by a Captain Argallfrom a tribe she was visiting for a copperkettle. She was dragged to .Jamestown,an infamous and cowardly act, perpetratedin order to act upon her father. The effectwas in some measure gained. Powhatansent his brother and two of his sons to theEnglish settlement in order to regain hisbeloved dau
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