. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . nly a little more variedthan the sober record of the life ofthe novelist and playwright story of Pocahontas has been a chess-board of critical ingenuityand exercise. People who know nothing else of colonial history know thestory of how Pocahontas rescued Smith by laying her pretty head upon hisas the clubs of the executioners were about to descend. It is among themost fascinating jjictures in history or fi
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . nly a little more variedthan the sober record of the life ofthe novelist and playwright story of Pocahontas has been a chess-board of critical ingenuityand exercise. People who know nothing else of colonial history know thestory of how Pocahontas rescued Smith by laying her pretty head upon hisas the clubs of the executioners were about to descend. It is among themost fascinating jjictures in history or fiction. It was not till 1860 that anyhistorian ever hinted at an inaccuracy in the story. In that year CharlesDeane? (in a note to a privately printed edition of Wingfields Discoursefrom which we have already quoted) called attention to a discrepancy inSmiths accounts. He showed how Smith did not mention the Pocahontasrescue in his first account; but many years afterward, when Pocahontas wasthe sensation of London, and it would add romance to his own career to beassociated with her, he developed the story. Deanes theory was more fullyexploited in 1867 by Henry Adams.^. John Smith (1579-1031) VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND TO THE RESTORATION 575 [1608 ] Here is an example of Smiths improvements; in his first account, theTrue Relation of 1608, he says that when he returned from his captivity, liewas tried for losing the lives of the two men who had accompanied him andwas to have been put to death the next day, but in the midst of my miseriesit pleased God to send Captain Nuport, who saved his hfe. In his lateraccount, the General Historie of 1624, he says that on his return from cap-tivity he found out the conspirators against him and he quietly tooke suchorder with such lawyers, that he layd them by the heeles till he sent some ofthem prisoners for England. It is impossible here to go into the arguments pro and con the Pocahontasstory. The arguments against its credibility are numerou
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