The beginner's American history . n of theIndians. The Indians contrived a cunning plot to kill the whole party. Smith luckily foundit out; seizing the chief by thehair, he pressed the muzzle of apistol against his heart and gavehim his choice, — ** Corn, or yourlife! He got the corn, andplenty of it. 44. He who will not work shallnot eat. — Captain Smith then setpart of the men to planting corn,so that they might raise what they needed. The rest of thesettlers he took with him into the woods to chop downtrees and saw them into boards to send to tried to escape from this labor; bu
The beginner's American history . n of theIndians. The Indians contrived a cunning plot to kill the whole party. Smith luckily foundit out; seizing the chief by thehair, he pressed the muzzle of apistol against his heart and gavehim his choice, — ** Corn, or yourlife! He got the corn, andplenty of it. 44. He who will not work shallnot eat. — Captain Smith then setpart of the men to planting corn,so that they might raise what they needed. The rest of thesettlers he took with him into the woods to chop downtrees and saw them into boards to send to tried to escape from this labor; but Smith said. Menwho are able to dig for gold are able to chop; then hemade this rule: He who will not work shall not than lose his dinner, the laziest man now tookhis axe and set off for the woods. 45. Captain Smiths cold-water cure. — But though thechoppers worked, they grumbled. They liked to see thechips fly and to hear the great trees thunder as theyfell, but the axe-handles raised blisters on their Corn, or youk Life! CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. 29 These blisters made the men swear, so that often onewould hear an oath for every stroke of the axe. Smithsaid the swearing must be stopped. He had each mansoaths set down in a book. When the days work was done,every offender was called up ; his oaths were counted;then he was told to hold up his right hand, and a can ofcold water was poured down his sleeve for each oath. Thisnew style of water cure did wonders; in a short time notan oath was heard: it was just chop, chop, chop, and themadder the men got, the more the chips would fly. 46. Captain Smith meets with an accident and goes back toEngland; his return to America; his death. — Captain Smithhad not been governor very long when he met with a ter-rible accident. He was out in a boat, and a bag of gun-powder he had with him exploded. He was so badly hurtthat he had to go back to England to get proper treatmentfor his wounds. He returned to America a numbe
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