. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. Captain John Smith (Old Print). THE SOUTHERN COLONIES 57 passage. Although these attempts were unsuccessful, Smithlearned a good deal about the country and had many excitingadventures. On one occasion Smith was taken prisoner by the Indiansand was saved from death, it is said, by the pleading of Poca-hontas, the daughter of the Chief, Powhatan. Smith seemedto know how to deal with the Indians, and he often obtainedfood for the settlers from the savage red Smith Barg-aining. 57. How Smith made the Colonis
. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. Captain John Smith (Old Print). THE SOUTHERN COLONIES 57 passage. Although these attempts were unsuccessful, Smithlearned a good deal about the country and had many excitingadventures. On one occasion Smith was taken prisoner by the Indiansand was saved from death, it is said, by the pleading of Poca-hontas, the daughter of the Chief, Powhatan. Smith seemedto know how to deal with the Indians, and he often obtainedfood for the settlers from the savage red Smith Barg-aining. 57. How Smith made the Colonists Work.—The gentle-men who had settled Jamestown were not used to had come to America to make their fortunes, not toengage in hard labor. It happened one day that one of thesettlers found a piece of yellow material which looked like was really a kind of iron ore. In spite of Smiths advice, 58 ENGLISH COLONIES IN AMERICA they all got to work digging and at last had a whole shiploadof the worthless stuff. Smith allowed it to be sent to was anxious to get rid of the ship anyhow, as it was littleless than a floating tavern. Smith at last succeeded in forcing tHe lazy settlers to workby making the rule that if they did not work, they shouldreceive nothing to eat. Rather than go hungry, even thesegentlemen decided that they would soil their hands with labor. At first the settlers had considerable trouble with theIndians, but Smith gradually won the friendship of the savages,especially of the powerful chief, Pow
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