Weekly Chemawa American., June 28, 1907, Image 1

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VOL.10. JUNE 28 1907. - 'v NO. 16
A Tale That Rivals That Of Pocahontas.
Figuring largely in literature regard
ing the Jamestown Exposition is the fa
miliar story of Captain John Smith and
Pocahontas. It is now declared by some
of those who have 'delvt d into the adven
turous captain's history that Pocahon
tas was not the only Indian maiden who
saved his life
According to local history unearthed
in Maine, an Indian girl named Seboois
once shielded him from arrows of her
tribe at the cost of her own life.
As the story goes, Captain John Smith,
in summer of 1614, visited the Kennebec
valley on an exploring expedition. He
ascended the rive to the chief village of
the Cabassas tribe of ! ndi ins1, .located
where the city of Gardiner now stands.
. Seboois, daughter of the chief, was, a
maiden of much beauty, and apparently
something of a flirt, as no s-oner had
the hardy foreigner appeared 'then she
began making love to rrira in the accept
ed Indian way.
Smith, it seems, was either too busy , The tragedy terrified both Indians and
with, or to much bothered about, h i s whites and a truce was declared, during
plans to pay much attention to the gir.l. which explanations were -made." Sorrow
He . transacted his business with the fully the savages bore the body of the
tribe and made ready to depart. .young girl back to their .'.village,-where
Among his followers was a man named solemn funeral exercises were held.
Hunt, ah ambitious, but a quarrelsome Then the Indians set out upon the track
and disgrunted person, Hunt, about this
time, instigated mutiny, and, joined by
several others of the party, started off on
an expedition of his 'own. This might
not have caused trouble but for the fact
that he took away with him several of
the Indians as captives.
Discovering the fact when both Smith
and Hunt were several miles on their
respective ways, the chief gathered his
warriors and ; set after Smith's party,
thinking them the aggressors. .
Seboois, knowing the danger of the
whites, ran ahead to warn Captain
Smith. She came up with the party of
explorers just as it had encamped for
the night.
' Running to Captain Smith, the fright
ened girl flung her arms about his neck
and began urging him to flee. At that
moment a shower of arrows sped from
the woods,1 and one, intended for Smith,
pierced the girls heart as she stood shield-,
ing him. ,