. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Jamestown, and a settler,seeing it, repeated Smiths words. This made the Indiansthink Smith a superior l)eing, and they spared his life, andtook such good eare of him that he feared they were makinghim fat in order to kill and eat him. At last, for some reason, Powhatan, the Indian chief, or-dered him to be put to death. He was bound and laid onthe ground with his head resting on two stones. At a signfrom Powhatan the Indians raised theirclubs to dash out the captives brains. At this moment Pocahontas, thechiefs little da
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Jamestown, and a settler,seeing it, repeated Smiths words. This made the Indiansthink Smith a superior l)eing, and they spared his life, andtook such good eare of him that he feared they were makinghim fat in order to kill and eat him. At last, for some reason, Powhatan, the Indian chief, or-dered him to be put to death. He was bound and laid onthe ground with his head resting on two stones. At a signfrom Powhatan the Indians raised theirclubs to dash out the captives brains. At this moment Pocahontas, thechiefs little daughter, darted out of thecrowd, and protected Smith from dan-ger with her own body, while shebegged for his life. Powdiatan grantedher request, and soon after sent himback to Jamestown. This is the story as told by Smithhimself, and a part of it at least is true ; for there are manyaccounts of Powhatan, and Pocahontas, who was friendlyto the English, often supplied them with food, and saved themfrom hostile attacks. Pocahontas was afterwards married to John Rolfe, an4. Pocahontas. 6S ttAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—Her descendants include some prominent Smith viras away the settlement suffered. On his return, herestored order. In 1609, more colonists arrived. Smith %vas hurt and Aventto England. The colonists again refused to work, and sailed for home. Englishman, and went to London with him. She was pre-sented to tlie King, and gained the good will of all whom shemet. She died in England, but her descendants now in-clude some of the best people in Virginia. When Smith reached Jamestown he found but few of thecolonists alive, and they were discouraged. But more settlersarrived, and Smith, who was made president of the colonv,soon restored order, and, l)y forcing all to do their share of thework, greatly improved matters. About five hundred settlers, including some women andchildren, came from England in the spring of 1()09, whichput new life into the colo
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