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CHAPTER XI. 



THE FLOKIDA POCAHONTAS CONTINUED. 



" Pray how comes love ? 



It comes unsought, unsent. 

 Pray how goes love ? 

 That was not love that went," 



"Among races but little advanced from a state of 

 nature, no human quality excites greater reverence than 

 personal bravery, and Ortez inheriting this power as a 

 natural birthright, soon sat in the first ranks among his 

 adopted people. He had to throw aside his arquebus for 

 lack of powder ; but acquired the art of shooting the 

 bow, and flinging the metal ball, with as much accuracy 

 as his instructors. He still retained his basket-hilted 

 sword, and his shirt of link mail ; and in the different 

 wars of the tribe, there was none who could strike a 

 surer blow, or stand longer in the breach, or was greater 

 feared for his prowess than the adopted Spaniard, who 

 rose to the position of second chief of the nation, passing 

 those who were immeasurably above him when he began 

 his race. Some were proud of his young renown ; but 

 others, as in every land, imputed their own subordinate 

 position to the just honors showered on his head, and 



