. Outdoor life and Indian stories : making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping ... : also stories of noted hunters and scouts, great Indians and warriors ... all of them true and interesting . was next led into the presence of the mighty Powhatan,where, after a time, it was decided to put him to death. This brings us to the incident which is the most famousin the history of Captain John Smith. He says his head waslaid upon two large stones and the warriors were about tobeat out his brains, when
. Outdoor life and Indian stories : making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping ... : also stories of noted hunters and scouts, great Indians and warriors ... all of them true and interesting . was next led into the presence of the mighty Powhatan,where, after a time, it was decided to put him to death. This brings us to the incident which is the most famousin the history of Captain John Smith. He says his head waslaid upon two large stones and the warriors were about tobeat out his brains, when Pocahontas, the favorite daughterof Powhatan, and not more than ten or twelve years old,threw her arms around the prisoners neck, and prayed herfather to spare him. He could not refuse the pleadings ofhis loved child. OF SMITH t7 Whether such an incident ever took place will never beknown. While it is not impossible, many doubt its truth. Itseems to have been an afterthought of the grim boaster, forvears passed without anyone hearing a reference of it, and itwas not until the death of Pocahontas that Captain Smithtold how he had passed through such a strange experience. Powhatan seemed to think that since he had sparedthe life oi the Englishman, the latter should be turned to. POCAHONTAS SAVING THE LIFE OF JOHN SMITH account. He made him help in forming bows and arrows,moccasins, robes and copper trinkets. A son of the chieftainbecame friendly to Smith, and did him many kindnessesduring his captivity. The Englishman rapidly learned thetongue of his captors, and this knowledge afterwards provedof great help to him. Finally he was sent back to guard who went with him were treated with great kind-ness, and a number of presents were ^ent through them v* 43 THE EMPERORS OP VIRGINIA Powhatan. This seems to have won the friendship of theold chief, who sent his daughter Pocahontas every few daysto the settlement with food, where it was sorely would have
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