. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... Constantinopleand sold as a slave. The wife of his master,pitying his misfortunes, sent him to a rela-tive in the Crimea, with a request to treathim with kindness, but contrary to herwishes he was subjected to the greatestharshness. Rendered desperate by this experience, herose against his task-master, slew him,and seizing his horse escaped to the borderof the Russian territory, where he was kindlyreceived. He wandered across the countryto Transylvania, and
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... Constantinopleand sold as a slave. The wife of his master,pitying his misfortunes, sent him to a rela-tive in the Crimea, with a request to treathim with kindness, but contrary to herwishes he was subjected to the greatestharshness. Rendered desperate by this experience, herose against his task-master, slew him,and seizing his horse escaped to the borderof the Russian territory, where he was kindlyreceived. He wandered across the countryto Transylvania, and rejoined his old com-panions in £^rms, Then, filled with a longing; 76 SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA. to see his own sweet country oncemore, he returned to England. He arrivedjust as the plans for the colonization ofVirginia were being matured. He readilyengaged in the expedition organized by theLondon Company, and exerted himself in amarked degree to make it a success. Hewas in all respects the most capable man inthe whole colony, for his natural abilitieswere fully equal to his experience. He hadstudied human nature under many forms in. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. many lands, and in adversity and danger hadlearned patience and fortitude. His calm, coolItourage, his resolute will, and his intuitive per-ception of the necessities of a new settlement,were destined to make him the main stay of thecolony ofVirginia, but as yet these high quali-ties had only excited the malicious envy of hisassociates, and the efforts he had made to healthe dissensions which had broken out daringthe voyage had made him many enemies, When ihe box containing the names ofthose who were to constitute the colonialgovernment was opened, it was found thatthe king had appointed John Smith one o^the council. Smith was at this time in con-finement, having been arrested on the voy-age upon the frivolous charges of sedition andtreason against the crown, and his enemies,notwithstanding the royal appointment, ex-cluded him fro
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