The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith   By: E. Boyd (Elmer Boyd) Smith (1860-1943)

TOLD AND PICTURED BY E. BOYD SMITH

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

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COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY E. BOYD SMITH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Published November 1906.

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LIST OF COLORED PLATES

PLATE

1. POCAHONTAS

2. JOHN SMITH

3. HOW CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH WON HIS SPURS

4. STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE

5. THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN

6. THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS 1607

7. THE AMBUSH

8. BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS

9. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH A PRISONER

10. THE DANCE OF VICTORY

11, 12. POCAHONTAS SAVES CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH'S LIFE

13. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AGAIN FREE

14. POCAHONTAS BRINGS FOOD TO THE COLONISTS

15. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH GOES IN SEARCH OF CORN

16. POCAHONTAS'S WARNING

17. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH SAILS FOR ENGLAND

18. POCAHONTAS IS CAPTURED BY ARGALL

19. MARRIAGE OF POCAHONTAS

20. THE LANDING OF POCAHONTAS IN ENGLAND

21, 22. POCAHONTAS AT THE COURT OF JAMES THE FIRST

23. THE MEETING OF POCAHONTAS AND CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH

24. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH GOES TO SEA AGAIN

25. POCAHONTAS LONGS FOR HOME

26. THE END OF THE STORY OF POCAHONTAS

THE STORY OF POCAHONTAS AND CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH

1. POCAHONTAS

Long, long ago, when the Indians owned the land, there lived in Virginia, near the river afterwards called the James, a little girl, the Princess Pocahontas, daughter of the great chief Powhatan.

Pocahontas was her father's favorite child, and the pet of the whole tribe; even the fierce warriors loved her sunny ways.

She was a child of nature, and the birds trusted her and came at her call. She knew their songs, and where they built their nests. So she roamed the woods, and learned the ways of all the wild things, and grew to be a care free maiden.

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2. JOHN SMITH

In far away England was a doughty youth, John Smith, who dreamed of battle and adventure. Though but a boy, he had already fought as a soldier in the wars of France, and later in Flanders.

And these two, the wild little Indian girl and the warrior boy, now so far apart, in time were to meet and become great friends.

At home again in Lincolnshire after dangerous travels, the youth still longed for the strife and glory of the fray.

He retired to a quiet spot in the wood, and lived in a camp of his own making, where he read tales of war and knights errant, and in his enthusiasm fought imaginary enemies. At last he could bear dreaming no longer, and started off again to roam the world in search of adventure.

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3. HOW CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH WON HIS SPURS

He journeyed across France to join the armies fighting the Turks, but was robbed on the way by false companions, and suffered much hardship. At last he reached Marseilles, where he took ship with a party of pilgrims going to the East. A great storm arising, the pilgrims superstitiously blamed him for it, and threw him overboard. By good fortune he was able to swim to a small island, whence he was soon rescued by a Breton ship. He stayed for some time on this ship, taking part in a sea fight with a Venetian vessel, and received, after the victory, a share of the spoils.

Now, with money again in his pocket, he wandered through Italy, and then crossed over to Styria. Here he joined the army of the Emperor Rudolph and was appointed captain of a company of cavalry, and did good service.

During the siege of the town of Regal, the Turks, who held it, challenged any captain among the besiegers to come out and fight one of their champions.