. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . ok down there, girls, and romance to your heartscontent; for in that valley of the James our most famous love-story cametrue. Christine, looking down toward the home of Pocahontas, recalled her Thackeray, and said halfaloud : Who will shield the fearless heart ? Who avert the murdrous blade ? From the throng, with sudden start, See! there springs an Indian maid. Quick she stands before the knight, Loose the chain, unbind the ring; I am daughter of the king And I claim the Indian right! Dauntle
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . ok down there, girls, and romance to your heartscontent; for in that valley of the James our most famous love-story cametrue. Christine, looking down toward the home of Pocahontas, recalled her Thackeray, and said halfaloud : Who will shield the fearless heart ? Who avert the murdrous blade ? From the throng, with sudden start, See! there springs an Indian maid. Quick she stands before the knight, Loose the chain, unbind the ring; I am daughter of the king And I claim the Indian right! Dauntlessly aside she flingsLifted ax and thirsty knife; Fondly to his heart she clings,And her bosom guards his life ! In the woods of Powrhattan,Still tis told by Indian firesHow a daughter of their sires Saved the captive Englishman. Pocahontas did saveSmith, did nt she, UncleTom? I just wont believewhat the books say now,Marian declared. Why was nt it Rolfe shesaved ? queried Christine. Then the romance wouldhave been than the romance of aat their Hill, at the eastern end. (SMatoaAs_ aujieptcxa. daugitiA- totkt inutility zrrtn trowJuitan Eiimerow of^lttaiioualiiomoiictld& vuylrua-coiwertcaaad£nnti^eJ/in. tfiz CfinfnanftutS,aiutP the engraving in the first edition of John Smiths General History. But the boys, alive to the life of to:day misty past, were looking down upon the city The carriages had halted on the crest of A FAMOUS OLD CAPITAL I05 of the town, and, close beside the tall shaft of the soldiers monument, thesight-seers were drinking- in the view. o o It s a much bigger and busier place than I expected to see, Rogerdeclared. It is New Richmond you re looking at, Roger, Uncle Tom replied. Many things, you see, have happened since Daniel Websters Shaksperianverdict. Richmond has made great strides evensince I saw it last. Broad streets, fine resi-dences, electric lights, trolley cars, that splendidnew hotel, big business blocks
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