. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. to the Indian and itwould be the safest plan to kill Powhatan had a favoritedaughter, a sprightly, affectionatechild of twelve years old, calledPocahontas. There is no doubtthat there was a Pocahontas, thoughthose historians who are alwaysfinding excuses to doubt what upto their time has been acceptedhistory, now tell us that Smithsstory about Pocahontas is false. There is no way of settling these questions now. Smith saidthat the Indians bound him and laid his head on a stone pre-paratory to beating his brains out with
. Stories of the three Americas. Their discovery and settlement. to the Indian and itwould be the safest plan to kill Powhatan had a favoritedaughter, a sprightly, affectionatechild of twelve years old, calledPocahontas. There is no doubtthat there was a Pocahontas, thoughthose historians who are alwaysfinding excuses to doubt what upto their time has been acceptedhistory, now tell us that Smithsstory about Pocahontas is false. There is no way of settling these questions now. Smith saidthat the Indians bound him and laid his head on a stone pre-paratory to beating his brains out with their clubs. But at thatmoment Pocahontas rushed up and put her arms about the captivesneck, and laid her head upon his to save him. Powhatan,therefore, ordered the captive to be unbound and led away underguard. It is a pretty story and we may believe it if we choose, inspite of the critical historians. Smith was kept in captivity forseven weeks, and spent his time making toys for Pocahontas and theother Indian children. Then Powhatan agreed to set him free in. POCAHONTAS. 146 STORIES OF THE THREE AMERICAS. exchange for two cannons and a grindstone. Smith was very gladto get his freedom on any terms, and returned to Jamestown incompany with a number of warriors who were to take back thearticles of exchange. On reaching the village, Smith treated the Indians very kindlyand before they left offered to show them how to load the was a bitter day in winter and the trees were heavy with his men to load the canncn with stone up to their verymuzzles, the captain fired them into the tops of the icy trees. Theroar of the cannon, together with the horrible rattle of the stones andicicles, was too much for the Indians; they could not be induced totouch the great guns, but went home empty handed with wonderfuls<^ories of the power of the white man. Smiths shrewdness was of gjreat use to the colonists. Throughhim the schemes which the wily Powhatan formed were d
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