The Adventvres And Discovrses of Captain Iohn Smith, Sometime President of Virginia, And Admiral of New England
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Hosted by Google • r^'^f- 114 Bifcourfes of Capt. John Smith. The next morning betimes, we came to the Fort, where I treated the favages with as much kindnefs as I could. I fhowed one of them named Rawhunty who was Powhatan's trufty fervant, two demi-culverins and a mill-ftone to carry to their mafter, but they found them fomewhat too heavy for them ; yet, in order to fhow them what terrible engines were thefe fame big guns, I had them loaded with ftones, and then did difcharge them among the b...oughs of a great tree loaded with icicles, and the ice, and the branches, did come fo tumbling down, that the poor favages ran away half dead with fear. Yet by degrees was their fright allayed, and I gave them fome toys, and fent by them to Powhatan^ his women, and children, fuch prefents as gave them general con- tent ; and mighty glad was I once more to recover my freedom. It was lucky for our little Colony that I came back when I did, for thedifcontentedamongft them (and there were fome who could, or would, fee no good in anything) had broken loofe, and were all in combuftion ; the ftrongeft, once more, preparing to run away with the pinnace, and fo break up our little community.
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