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THE NEW POCAHONTAS.
A i incident *t Moorefield , Va., in ’62.
1!T JOHN KS I BM COOKE.
I heard some lime since from a
distinguished Confederate officer the
following incident, which I recotd
for the admirers of courage and he
roism everywhere. I run jus:died
in declaring, I think, that the annals
of ihe late war contain nothing more
beautiful and touching ; and ilie in
cident is as true as it is romamic—
as actual as the most hum-drum
events of the great civil conflict.
Many yet live, who witnessed it and
il anybody doubts the irutli ol the
occurrence, abundant testimony can
be product and to establish the facts,
precisely as they are here recorded.
The incident occurred at Moore
field, near the headwatc-rs of the
south branch of the Potomac, in the
spring of 1802. At that time Jack
son was posted at Winchester with
the 10,000 men of his “Army of the
Monongnhela,” soon to receive—
from the people at least—the more
appropriate name of die “Army ol
the Valley,” and although compelled
boa decree of the War Depaitmenl
at Richmond to surn ndcr possession
ol all the line ;eg «n around Rom
ney, alier conquering it in January,
the active commander of the Valley
Army did t.ot cease lo operate with
cavalry in that country, thus cheek
ing in some degree the depredations
of the enemy, who after the depar
ture of his troops, had begun to rule
the whole mountain country with a
rod of iron. Ashby commanded the
Confederate cavalry ; and al.hough
Morgan, Hardy and Hampshiic
were otherwise unprotected, his om
nipresent horsemen were the terror
of the enemy who every where found
themselves confronted, ntnbudied,
harrassed, by aloe os slerple-s as
he was determined. In these move
ments, Ashby, that pearl ot chival
ry, laid the great foundations of his
fame. He was to die before six
tnoro months had rolled over his
head ; but not before he, had won a
renown which will endure as long
as the mountains which rang to the
dash of his sabre.
What we are about to relate oc
curred on one of these expeditions
into ihe western country, to beat up
the quarters ofthe enemy there. A
company of Southern cavalry had
penetrated as far as the vicinity of
Moorefield—occupied like Romney,
Bath, and other points, by the ene
my—and in the vicinity of this town
a heavy skirmish took plate be
tween the blue and gray horsemen.
It resulted in the repulse of ihe Con
federate cavalry, a portion of whom
were captured—among the rest a
young man whose name is not ne
cessary lor the clear comprehension
of our incident by the reader. It is
sufficient to say that he was a mere
boy—that he did not want resolu
tion, the sequel will show.
Captured, and seeing before him
in imagination the horrors of a Norih
ern prison, he determined to make
an rutempt to escape—and for this
an opportunity soon presented it
self, which he seized upon with the
nerve of a good soldier. The guard
to whom he was entrusted, deceived
probably by his boyish appearance,
committed the fatal emir of des
pising the prisoner; he relaxed in
watchlulness over him sot that rea
son—and the result ot this careless
ness was soon exhibited. The youth
watched his opportunity when the
Federal trooper was off his guard,
and suddenly throwing himself up
on him, knocked him from the sad
dle, leaped upon his horse, and be
fore the companions ofthe prostrate
cavalryman could reach the spot,
disappeared at a gallop, and was
soon beyond pursuit. On the same
night, the youth was laughing over
his escape among his comrades, by
the bivouac fire.
* Such was the first act of the brief
drama, in which the brave young
fellow was to figure. He had exiri
cated himself from what in military
parlance is denominated a “tight
place” by his ne:ve and courage—
but fortune which had thus smiled
upon him, was about to play a sorry
trick in turn. In the lale war, it
seemed to be the fate of some sol
diers to be wounded or captured in
almost every fight, as it was the
good fortune of others never to be
wounded and never to be captured.
Upon what theory of chances—if
there were such a thing as chance—
could this be accounted for? Gen
eral Lee was never wounded ; Gen.
Stuart was never struck until the
day of his death-wound ; General
Jackson was only touched on the
finger at Manassas; arid yet these
three men were ever leading despe
rate charges, where men were fall
ing all around them. The single
word Providence explains the whole ;
certain it is that some of the most!
leekless fighters of the war, went
through a hundred baths unscath
ed, by shell or bullet, while “con
rcripts” forced in at the veiy last
moment, were shot down in the ve v
fir t skirmish!
The destiny of our y< ung cav i
ryman was to be eiemdlv taken
prisoner. No sooner bad he jested
alter hi# recent escapade than he
went on another expedition into the
county ol Hardy; goi inio a light;
was duly captured ; and some of
the men who captured him rrcog
mzed in him the, prisoner who had
'airly made his escape. With a
generous enemy this fact would
have counted rather in his favor—
for the true soldier prefers that his
opponent should be brave, and nev
er respects him so much as when he.
has proved himcii'a foeman worthy
of 1 1 is steel. It seems, however,
that ihe captors ofthe youth on this
occasion were not generous. Tiicv
forced him to dismount ; hound his
wri>ts together behind him with a
cord ; and iu this condition he was
compelled to trudge on foot over the
rough mountain roads, until die town
•f Moorefield was reached.
Wc beg now that the worthy read
er will accompany us—before pro
ceeding further with our narrative—
in a little excursion which wc pro
pose to make into antiquity. Al first
sight this may appear to him the
most wanton and unprecedented ol
proceedings ; opposed to all tin
rules of narrative; and in every sense
impcriinenl and out of place. Upon
this point, however, wc hegthit he
will do us the favor to suspend his
judgment—assuring him that every
line in our narrative is bom and to an
other; evt ry Apparent digression
goes to illustrate the subject.
It is then an abrupt transition
which we make from the hanks of
die Souih Branch of the Potomac,
A. U. 1862, to the banks of the York,
near the shores of the Chesapeake,
A. D. 1607.
In a glade of the forest, in sight
ol the bioad river, you see a group
of savages, all was paint and feath
ers, ia ihe midst of whom—lns head
resting upon a huge block n( wood
—is a captive with his hands bound
behind him. On his throne is King
Powhatan; around him are the grim
ministers of his wrath, the huge
nobles of his court; in their midst
the executioner, armed with his
Knotted club. Smith is about to die
—captured in the swamps of the
ClncLahominy, and borne ofTto the
royal wigwam, he has been tried,
sentenced, stretched upon the earth
—in five minutes that huge club will
dash out his brains. What is it that
a brave man does when his last
hour approaches ? He prays, if he is
pure and faithful as Smith was, and
awaits his doom with that courage
w hich shrinks not before wounds and
death. The captive brought this
courage to his aid that day ; gazed
serenely into the eyes of his cruel
enemies, and, surrendering all hope,
awaited his doom.
Then the guttural decree issued
from the copper lips of the king ;
the executioner raised his club ;
Smith closed his eyes, and com
mended his soul to God. The
prayer was heard —succour came.
In the midst of die silence a cry re
sounded ; a girl of fourteen, hall
nude, hut as modest as a statue of
purity, reached the spot at one
bound, raised one round arm, deco
rated with its bracelet of sea-shells,
and with the other drew the head
of the captive to her bosom. If the
huge war-club fell, it must fall upon
her breast ; 11 the captive was put
to death, her spirit would accompa
ny his to the Valley of Shadows ; if
Powhatan persisted in his merciless
resolution , then she too would die—
better death than see an unarmed
prisoner murdered !
You know the result of that grand
and beautiful action, reader; how
devotion conqured wrath, courage
extorted admiration, pity won the
boon ol the poor bound captive’s life.
Smith was speedily unfettered; he
stood erect before his enemies ; they
consented to ransom him, and ere
long he was again among his friends
at Jamestown, invoking blessings on
the head ofthe little Indian girl who
had preserved his life at the immi-.
nent peril of her own. And it was
not Smith only who praised and
blessed her. It was the whole
world that saluted her, and came to
offer her respect. And from that
day to this the name of Pocahontas
has been the synonym of courage,
and mercy, and goodness. Her fig
ure was cut on the old shield of Vir
ginia—is that fact as generally
known as it ought to be ?—writers
made her their heroine ; Smith loved
and cherished her to the day of her
death. When she died the world
felt that it had lost one of those be
ings who reflect honor on the age in
which they live and that humanity
to wh ch they belong.
It is possible that the reader will
say, “All this is granted ; the story
of Pocahontas is by no means new ;
—why stop it) tlie midst ofyour nar
rative, good sir, to revive this uni
versally known legend?” We reply,
in the fbsi place, that il is alway
wholesome to ircall great drvoied
ness—and secondly', that we wished
to place beside this beautiful drama
of the psst, a diama of the present
—or nearly of the present —so sim
ilar as lo excite like emotions.
Without further preface we pro
ceed to our incident. We bdi oui
unfortunate young cavalryman a
prisoner, and w.tli his hands tied be
hind him. lie entered Moorefield
in this manne—lied and under
guard ; and the appearance of the
column of cat atrv, defiling into the
town, attracted the attention of the
rest of the garrison. Among ethers
who came oui to look at the pi isom
er was the man who had guarded
him on the occasion of his first cap
ture, and whom Iso had knocked
from the saddle. At sight of the
youthful prisoner, whom he instant
ly recognized, the Federal trooper
was seized with a violent fit of rage.
He had lost his horse, been laid up
by the blow which he had received,
jeered at by his companions, aid
punished by his officer. All these
disagreeable recollections wcie now
aroused at the first sight of the per
son who had thus humiliated him ;
and, full of wiath, inflamed by bad
whiskey, thirsting for vengeance, the
trooper approached the prisoner,
drawing as lie did so, his pistol.
Then before ativ one suspected his
intent, before a hand could be raised
to arrest his arm he levelled his
weapon at the youth, fmd ; and the
prisoner, well nigh mortally woun
ded, fell writhing to ihe ground, in
the midst of the trampling column
of cavalry.
In spite of the murderous and
cowardly character ofthe troiper’s
act, no notice was taken of and by the
officer in command. When some
citizens, horrified’at thejcold-blooded
cruelly of the deed, hastened for
ward lo render ihe poor youth such
assistance as he required, the foderal
soldiers, it is said, repulsed ■ii m
with threats and curses, ordering
them to let the wounded man die
where he lay. In truth, it seemed
unnecessary to attempt to succor
him —life seemed rapidly leaving
him. He was lying upon the earth,
bleeding profusely from the wound
which the traoper hud inflicted; and
writhing to and fro, in agony, Ins
hands still tied behind him, appear
ed to call by his piteous groans, oil
some ofthe bystanders lo at least
put him out of his misery.
Such was the tragic condition of
affairs—when that ever-present an
gel of mercy, a woman, came to
rescue the youth in his extremest
need. From the window of a house
near al hand Miss , a young lady
of the place, had seen the cavalrv
enter, witnessed the outrage upon
the prisoner, haard his groans—and
heard too the stern orders of the fed
eral soldiers, that the citizens should
stand back and let the rebel die
where he lay. All this the young
lady had seen and heard—flushing
trembling, and then turning pale at
the spectacle before her—but jjmore
than all, she saw the poor youth
writhing in his blood, and heard his
moans as he vainly attempted to ex
tricate his hands from the cord which
encircled his torn and bleeding
wrists.
Then what the citizens were
afraid to do, she proved that she
was not afraid to do. They feared
the federal bullets —she did not.
Without hesitating a moment, she
seized a pillow from her own bed,
at one bound reached the stair case,
descended a9 rapidly, rushed
through the doorway into the street,
and thrusting aside the crowd of
federal soldiers who were laughing
and uttering oaths around the prison
er, reached the si le of the youth.
Then careless of all else, she stoop
ed and raised him iu her arms, un
tied his wrists, and placing the pil
low on her lap, his head upon the
pillow; staunched the bleeding, and
bound up his wound.
No hand was raised to touch her.
There is a magnetism in courage
and devotion which awes the coars
est. From whatever motive—wheth
er shame, or indifference, or admira
tion, we know not—the soldiery did
not oppose the action of the girl, and
without opposition from any
she bore the youth into the house,
laid him on her bed, watched over
him, tended him, took care of h.m
as the sbter takes care ofthe wound
ed brother —and he lived.
Such was the beautiful scene
which occurred in the streets of
Moorefield, in that far away spring
of 18 f '2. Do you think that we w :
wrong in declaring it grand and ad
mirable: in giving this young lady
the name of the new Pocahontas —lliat
“blessed Pocahontas,” as the brave
Captain Smith called her, who, two
centuries and a half before, saved a
JL * w • L
bound and bleeding prisoner from
death? And are we wrong in de
claring another thing stii — t the
town of Moorefield, however respec
table it may be, howev, r i , t
its inhabitants, however elegant its
society—that this town of M ■•relield
will be remembered fir bn • r as
the scene < f this incident, than for
id! else that lias tv -roccurred in its
history? Strange magic f ii< roism!
eternal iovelines and ultra io of
courage, sell-sacrifice and ik.v.ni' a!
Chose grand qualities touch the uni
versal heart, and their memory lives
when tiie thunder of great battles
has died into silence; when victory
•»r defeat no longer rejoices or de>
presses; win n op kilis and . ges with
dt their passions and co (1 - Is havo
passed imo the gulf of oblivion. On
dial day of the year ISO 2, lie offi
cers rode about; the long column
clashed by; the bright ha n rs wav
ed; and the bugles made the moun
tains re-echo their notes —but who
remembers that? The officers have
Vanished; the cavalry im disbanded;
the banners have disappeared ; the
bugles no longer ring—nothing is
hoard but the moan of a bleeding
boy; nothing s-cn but a girl who
hold* his head upon her bosom, and
binds up his wounds, in the midst of
hostile faces, and oaths—powerless
there, thank God! as they were
powerless elsewhere, tip an many
occasions, to make the brave, true
heart of a girl shrink from iier ei
rami of mercy !
A Frontier lion im it. —A few
years ago, a man was living V vjth
his young wife in Mankato, Minn.
Lie was intelligent and successful
m business, until the passion for
drinking enslaved him, and his busi
ness and reputation were both wreck
ed by its satanic influence. He was
forced to seek anew home for his
little family, and his wife, bred to
luxury, accompanied him to the
frontier, in the hope that the removal
Iroin temptation would free him from
the grip of the habit which cursed
him. Here they lived for several
years, his abstinence from drink be
ing broken only by an infrequent
and occasional debauch when he
visited some of the nearest towns.
Parly in December he told his wife
that business compelled him to go to
several days. She, about to be con
fined, with several helpless chddren
and a scanty supply' of wood, fear
ing that the insatiate clamor of ap
petite was the motive which drew
him away, entreated him to stay,
but iu vain. He left. Soon after,
one of those severe storms of De
cember—doublv severe on the un
sheltered prairie—came on. Before
its close she was entirely destitute
of wood, and the terrible alternative
was presented to her of passively
freezing to death with her little ones,
or seeking assistance from the near
est neighbor, over three miles dis
tant. She courageously chose the
latter, and leaving her three shiver
ing little ones, with nothing hut a
mother's yearning love and a prayer
lul bles ; -ing, she started out t<> seek
relief. The next day she was found,
half buried in the snoiv, dead, with
anew born infant at her side. The
three children were found dead in
the house. This, while the once
fond husband was away reveling in
the delirium or dozing in the stupor
of drink. No words can add to the
horror of this tale, but beside the
unspeakable agony of I lie dying
wife and mother, how trivial our
common losses, griefs and sorrows
seem.— Wisconsin llepuhlicn a.
When the cold wind blows, take
care of your nose, that it doesn’t get
froze, and wrap up your toes in
warm woolen hose. The above, \vc
suppose, was written in prose, by
someone who knows the effect of
cold snows.
Governor Davis, of Texas, and his
Secretary of State. Newoombo, have
been indicted in the Federal Court, ou
account of irregularities iu thu late elec
tion.
Roberts, frequently Presidnitof the
Republic of Liberia, Africa, was ro in
augurated iuto that office ou the Ist
January ult,
Amorican stocks seem to be depressed
in Europe by reason of the exorbitant
“ Alabama claims ” being urged before
the Geneva Committee.
Fho Supreme Court in consequence
of the illness of Chief Justice Warner,
has adjoined to Wednesday the 6th.
The people of tLo several States have
yet to learn by sadder experience, by
deeper financial derangements, and by
social and political disorders, that there
can be no departure from first principles
—from right private and public fair deal
ing—without the whole social and po
litical fabric of society being demoral
ized. There is still a harder lessou to
bo learned—tnat there is no help for
such au unhappy condition but in a
speedy return to first principles, and to
primitive vi.ttio and economy .—Jeffer
sonian Democrat,