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Title: Heroes of the Elizabethan age : stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resources of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Gilliat, Edward, 1841-1914
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Publisher: London : Seeley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ying todiscover whether he meant them ill or no. For they were about to take him to their big chief, Pow-hattan, whose house was near the York River, and whosewarriors, more than two hundred in number, received himin unbroken silence. The big chief sat on a wide seat covered with raccoon skins;on either side sat a young woman; and along the walls of thehall stood two rows of men, with women behind, whose longhair was crowned with the white down of lovely birds. AtSmiths approach the assembly all gave a loud shout. Waterwas brought to wash his hands, and turkey feathers were offeredas a towel. Then came a rich feast at which Smith waswelcomed, and he began to think he was having a good timeafter all, But what are they consulting about now ? he asked him-self, as a crowd pressed round the King, with deep gutturalnoises. He was mighty curious and interested when the savagesbrought two great stones and set them before Powhattan. There is a great ceremony toward, he reflected. But when 314
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JoHx Smith and the 1kince.ss rocAHONTAs Smiths head was laid on a stone block, and clubs we e raised to batter out his brains,when the chiefs young daughter twined her arms round his neck and laid her head onhis. The clubs were lowered and Smith released. H THE SAVIOUR OF VIRGINIA several Indians approached him and dragged him to the stones and forced his head roughly down upon them, and when out of I his eye-corners he could see others standing by with heavy clubs raised to batter his head in, and his brains out, he much misliked the situation. Thoughts of home and the fenland came strangely into his mind ; prayers that his mother had taught him seemed to swim before his eyes. , Anyhow, I have tried to do my best! God forgive me all I ray sins ! I As he waited for the blow that was to smash all sense outof him, a shrill voice, as if of some one appealing for him, cameto his ear. Then he heard the low guttural signs of refusalfrom the braves; more piteous appeals were followed by more

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