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he　Nantaughtacunds　and　Onawmanients；　upon　the　rivers　of　Rapahanock　and　Patawomek；　over　all　those　rivers　and　backe　againe　by　divers　other　severall　Nations；　to　the　King's　habitation　at　Pamaunkee；　where　they　entertained　him　with　most　strange　and　fearefull　conjurations；

　　　　　　　　　　'As　if　neare　led　to　hell；　　　　　　　　　　　Amongst　the　Devils　to　dwell。'

Not　long　after；　early　in　a　morning；　a　great　fire　was　made　in　a　long　house；　and　a　mat　spread　on　the　one　side　as　on　the　other；　on　the　one　they　caused　him　to　sit；　and　all　the　guard　went　out　of　the　house；　and　presently　came　skipping　in　a　great　grim　fellow；　all　painted　over　with　coale　mingled　with　oyle；　and　many　Snakes　and　Wesels　skins　stuffed　with　mosse；　and　all　their　tayles　tyed　together；　so　as　they　met　on　the　crowne　of　his　head　in　a　tassell；　and　round　about　the　tassell　was　a　Coronet　of　feathers；　the　skins　hanging　round　about　his　head；　backe；　and　shoulders；　and　in　a　manner　covered　his　face；　with　a　hellish　voyce　and　a　rattle　in　his　hand。　　With　most　strange　gestures　and　passions　he　began　his　invocation；　and　environed　the　fire　with　a　circle　of　meale；　which　done　three　more　such　like　devils　came　rushing　in　with　the　like　antique　tricks；　painted　halfe　blacke；　halfe　red：　but　all　their　eyes　were　painted　white；　and　some　red　stroakes　like　Mutchato's　along　their　cheekes：　round　about　him　those　fiends　daunced　a　pretty　while；　and　then　came　in　three　more　as　ugly　as　the　rest；　with　red　eyes　and　stroakes　over　their　blacke　faces；　at　last　they　all　sat　downe　right　against　him；　three　of　them　on　the　one　hand　of　the　chiefe　Priest；　and　three　on　the　other。　　Then　all　with　their　rattles　began　a　song；　which　ended；　the　chiefe　Priest　layd　downe　five　wheat　cornes：　then　strayning　his　arms　and　hands　with　such　violence　that　he　sweat；　and　his　veynes　swelled；　he　began　a　short　Oration：　at　the　conclusion　they　all　gave　a　short　groane；　and　then　layd　downe　three　graines　more。　　After　that　began　their　song　againe；　and　then　another　Oration；　ever　laying　down　so　many　cornes　as　before；　til　they　had　twice　incirculed　the　fire；　that　done　they　tooke　a　bunch　of　little　stickes　prepared　for　that　purpose；　continuing　still　their　devotion；　and　at　the　end　of　every　song　and　Oration　they　layd　downe　a　sticke　betwixt　the　divisions　of　Corne。　　Til　night；　neither　he　nor　they　did　either　eate　or　drinke；　and　then　they　feasted　merrily；　and　with　the　best　provisions　they　could　make。　　Three　dayes　they　used　this　Ceremony：　the　meaning　whereof　they　told　him　was　to　know　if　he　intended　them　well　or　no。　　The　circle　of　meale　signified　their　Country；　the　circles　of　corne　the　bounds　of　the　Sea；　and　the　stickes　his　Country。　　They　imagined　the　world　to　be　flat　and　round；　like　a　trencher；　and　they　in　the　middest。　　After　this　they　brought　him　a　bagge　of　gunpowder；　which　they　carefully　preserved　till　the　next　spring；　to　plant　as　they　did　their　corne；　because　they　would　be　acquainted　with　the　nature　of　that　seede。　　Opitchapam；　the　King's　brother；　invited　him　to　his　house；　where　with　many　platters　of　bread；　foule；　and　wild　beasts；　as　did　environ　him；　he　bid　him　wellcome：　but　not　any　of　them　would　eate　a　bit　with　him；　but　put　up　all　the　remainder　in　Baskets。　　At　his　returne　to　Opechancanoughs；　all　the　King's　women　and　their　children　flocked　about　him　for　their　parts；　as　a　due　by　Custome；　to　be　merry　with　such　fragments。

〃But　his　waking　mind　in　hydeous　dreames　did　oft　see　wondrous　shapes　Of　bodies　strange；　and　huge　in　growth；　and　of　stupendious　makes。〃

At　last　they　brought　him　to　Meronocomoco；　where　was　Powhatan　their　Emperor。　　Here　more　than　two　hundred　of　those　grim　Courtiers　stood　wondering　at　him；　as　he　had　beene　a　monster；　till　Powhatan　and　his　trayne　had　put　themselves　in　their　greatest　braveries。　　Before　a　fire　upon　a　seat　like　a　bedstead；　he　sat　covered　with　a　great　robe；　made　of　Rarowcun　skinnes　and　all　the　tayles　hanging　by。　　On　either　hand　did　sit　a　young　wench　of　sixteen　or　eighteen　years；　and　along　on　each　side　the　house；　two　rowes　of　men；　and　behind　them　as　many　women；　with　all　their　heads　and　shoulders　painted　red；　many　of　their　heads　bedecked　with　the　white　downe　of　Birds；　but　everyone　with　something：　and　a　great　chayne　of　white　beads　about　their　necks。　　At　his　entrance　before　the　King；　all　the　people　gave　a　great　shout。　　The　Queene　of　Appamatuck　was　appointed　to　bring　him　water　to　wash　his　hands；　and　another　brought　him　a　bunch　of　feathers；　instead　of　a　Towell　to　dry　them：　having　feasted　him　after　their　best　barbarous　manner　they　could。　　A　long　consultation　was　held；　but　the　conclusion　was　two　great　stones　were　brought　before　Powhatan；　then　as　many　as　could　layd　hands　on　him；　dragged　him　to　them；　and　thereon　laid　his　head；　and　being　ready　with　their　clubs；　to　beate　out　his　braines。　　Pocahontas；　the　King's　dearest　daughter；　when　no　entreaty　could　prevaile；　got　his　head　in　her　armes；　and　laid　her　owne　upon　his　to　save　him　from　death：　whereat　the　Emperour　was　contented　he　should　live　to　make　him　hatchets；　and　her　bells；　beads；　and　copper：　for　they　thought　him　as　well　of　all　occupations　as　themselves。　　For　the　King　himselfe　will　make　his　owne　robes；　shooes；　bowes；　arrowes；　pots；　plant；　hunt；　or　doe　any　thing　so　well　as　the　rest。

　　　　　　　　　　'They　say　he　bore　a　pleasant　shew；　　　　　　　　　　　But　sure　his　heart　was　sad　　　　　　　　　　　For　who　can　pleasant　be；　and　rest；　　　　　　　　　　　That　lives　in　feare　and　dread。　　　　　　　　　　　And　having　life　suspected；　doth　　　　　　　　　　　If　still　suspected　lead。'

Two　days　after；　Powhatan　having　disguised　himselfe　in　the　most　fearfullest　manner　he　could；　caused　Capt。　Smith　to　be　brought　forth　to　a　great　house　in　the　woods　and　there　upon　a　mat　by　the　fire　to　be　left　alone。　　Not　long　after　from　behinde　a　mat　that　divided　the　house；　was　made　the　most　dolefullest　noyse　he　ever　heard：　then　Powhatan　more　like　a　devill　than　a　man　with　some　two　hundred　more　as　blacke　as　himseffe；　came　unto　him　and　told　him　now　they　were　friends；　and　presently　he　should　goe　to　James　town；　to　send　him　two　great　gunnes；　and　a　gryndstone；　for　which　he　would　give　him　the　country　of　Capahowojick；　and　for　ever　esteeme　him　as　his　sonn　Nantaquoud。　　So　to　James　towne　with　12　guides　Powhatan　sent　him。　　That　night　they　quartered　in　the　woods；　he　still　expecting　（as　he　had　done　all　this　long　time　of　his　imprisonment）　every　houre　to　be　put　to　one　death　or　other；　for　all　their　feasting。　　But　almightie　God　（by　his　divine　providence）　had　mollified　the　hearts　of　those　sterne　Barbarians　with　compassion。　　The　next　morning　betimes　they　came　to　the　Fort；　where　Smith　having　used　the　salvages　with　what　kindnesse　he　could；　he　shewed　Rawhunt；　Powhatan's　trusty　servant；　two　demiculverings　and　a　millstone　to　carry　Powhatan；　they　found　them　somewhat　too　heavie；　but　when　they　did　see　him　discharge　them；　being　loaded　with　stones；　among　the　boughs　of　a　great　tree　loaded　with　Isickles；　the　yce　and　branches　came　so　tumbling　downe；　that　the　poore　Salvages　ran　away　halfe　dead　with　feare。　　But　at　last　we　regained　some　conference　with　them　and　gave　them　such　toys：　and　sent　to　Powhatan；　his　women；　and　children　such　presents；　and　gave　them　in　generall　full　content。　　Now　in　James　Towne　they　were　all　in　combustion；　the　strongest　preparing　once　more　to　run　away　with　the　Pinnace；　which　with　the　hazard　of　his　life；　with　Sakre　falcon　and　musketshot；　Smith　forced　now　the　third　time　to　stay　or　sinke。　　Some　no　better　then　they　should　be　had　plotted　with　the　President；　the　next　day　to　have　put　him　to　death　by　the　Leviticall　law；　for　the　lives　of　Robinson　and　Emry；　pretending　the　fault　was　his　that　had　led　them　to　their　ends；　but　he　quickly　tooke　such　order　with　such　Lawyers；　that　he　layed　them　by　the　heeles　till　he　sent　some　of　them　prisoners　for　England。　　Now　ever　once　in　four　or　five　dayes；　Pocahontas　with　her　attendants；　brought　him　so　much　provision；　that　saved　many　of　their　lives；　that　els　for　all　this　had　starved　with　hunger。

　　　　　'Thus　from　numbe　death　our　good　God　sent　reliefe；　　　　　　The　sweete　asswager　of　all　other　griefe。'

His　relation　of　the　plenty　he　had　scene；　especially　at　Werawocomoco；　and　of　the　state　and　bountie　of　Powhatan　（which　till　that　time　was　unknowne）；　so　revived　their　dead　spirits　（especially　the　love　of　Pocahontas）　as　all　men's　feare　was　abandoned。〃


We　should　like　to　think　original；　in　the　above；　the　fine　passage；　in　which　Smith；　by　means　of　a　simple　compass　dial；　demonstrated　the　roundness　of　the　earth；　and　skies；　the　sphere　of　the　sun；　moon；　and　stars；　and　how　the　sun　did　chase　the　night　round　about　the　world　continually；　the　greatness　of　the　land　and　sea；　the　diversity　of　nations；　variety　of　complexions；　and　how　we　were　to　them　antipodes；　so　that　the　Indians　stood　amazed　with　admiration。

Captain　Smith　up　to　his　middle　in　a　Chickahominy　swamp；　discoursing　on　these　high　themes　to　a　Pamunkey　Indian；　of　whose　language　Smith　was　wholly　ignorant；　and　who　did　not　understand　a　word　of　English；　is　much　more　heroic；　considering　the　adverse　circumstances；　and　appeals　more　to　the　imagination；　than　the　long…haired　Iopas　singing　the　song　of　Atlas；　at　the　banquet　given　to　AEneas；　where　Trojans　and　Tyrians　drained　the　flowing　bumpers　while　Dido　drank　long　draughts　of　love。　Did　Smith；　when　he　was　in　the　neighborhood　of　Carthage　pick　up　some　such　literal　translations　of　the　song　of　Atlas'　as　this：

〃He　sang　the　wandering　moon；　and　the　labors　of　the　Sun；　》From　whence　the　race　of　men　and　flocks；　whence　rain　and　lightning；　Of　Arcturus；　the　rainy　Hyades；　and　the　twin　Triones；　Why　the　winter　suns　hasten　so　much　to　touch　themselves　in　the　ocean；　And　what　delay　retards　the　slow　nights。〃


The　scene　of　the　rescue　only　occupies　seven　lines　and　the　reader　feels　that；　after　all；　Smith　has　not　done　full　justice　to　it。　　We　cannot；　therefore；　better　conclude　this　romantic　episode　than　by　quoting　the　description　of　it　given　with　an　elaboration　of　language　that　must　be；　pleasing　to　the　shade　of　Smith；　by　John　Burke　in　his　History　of　Virginia：

〃Two　large　stones　were　brought　in；　and　placed　at　the　feet　of　the　emperor；　and　on　them　was　laid　the　head　of　the　prisoner；　next　a　large　club　was　brought　in；　with　which　Powhatan；　for　whom；　out　of　respect；　was　reserved　this　honor；　prepared　to　crush　the　head　of　his　captive。　The　assembly　looked　on　with　sensations　of　awe；　probably　not　unmixed　with　pity　for　the　fate　of　an　enemy　whose　brave