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Sir Walter had seen the Indians smoking the leaves of the tobacco plant . He thought that he would do the same , and he carried some of the leaves to England . Englishmen had never used tobacco before that time ; and all who saw Sir Walter puffing away at a roll of leaves thought that it was a strange sight . One day as he was sitting in his chair and smoking , his servant came into the room . The man saw the smoke curling over his master's head , and he thought that he was on fire . He ran out for some water . He found a pail that was quite full . He hurried back , and threw the water into Sir Walter's face . Of course the fire was all put out . After that a great many men learned to smoke . And now tobacco is used in all countries of the world . It would have been well if Sir Walter Raleigh had let it alone . POCAHONTAS . There was once a very brave man whose name was John Smith . He came to this country many years ago , when there were great woods everywhere , and many wild beasts and Indians . Many tales are told of his adventures , some of them true and some of them untrue . The most famous of all these is the following : — One day when Smith was in the woods , some Indians came upon him , and made him their prisoner . They led him to their king , and in a short time they made ready to put him to death . A large stone was brought in , and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it . Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward . The king and all his great men stood around to see . The Indians raised their clubs . In another moment they would fall on Smith's head . But just then a little Indian girl rushed in . She was the daughter of the king , and her name was Pocahontas . She ran and threw herself between Smith and the uplifted clubs . She clasped Smith's head with her arms . She laid her own head upon his . " O father ! " she cried , " spare this man's life . I am sure he has done you no harm , and we ought to be his friends . " The men with the clubs could not strike , for they did not want to hurt the child . The king at first did not know what to do . Then he spoke to some of his warriors , and they lifted Smith from the ground . They untied the cords from his wrists and feet , and set him free . The next day the king sent Smith home ; and several Indians went with him to protect him from harm . After that , as long as she lived , Pocahontas was the friend of the white men , and she did a great many things to help them .
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