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JOHN SMITH AND HIS COAT-OF-ARMS.
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No. 14. JOHN SMITH AND HIS COAT OF
ARMS. This famous chevalier who became the soul of
the enterprise, and the founder of Virginia, was born in
Willoughby, England, in January 1579; his family were
of the Lancashire gentry but he was left a poor orphan,
and before he had grown to manhood wandered away like
a knight errant and began the strenuous life of adventure
that has filled so many pages of history. Space permits
of but brief mention of his many and great services to the
first settlement in this country, at Jamestown in 1607.
He was its life and salvation, and his power over the
Indians is perhaps best expressed by the words of King
Powhatan, who said: "My warriors cannot sleep; they
must ever be watching, and if a twig breaks they cry
'Here comes Captain Smith'." In a war against the
Turks Captain Smith killed and took the heads of three
Turkish champions, whom he met in single combat. For
this he was knighted and permitted to put the heads on
his coat of arms. He died in 1632; his tomb bears a
poetic inscription beginning, "Here lies one conquered
that hath conquered kings," and ending with the prayer,
"that with Angels he might have his recompense." (Ser
cards No. 3, 4, 5 and 6.)
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