. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . HAYTIAN INDIAN GIRL SPINNING. 40 THE STORY OF AMERICA. men under sentence of death, and finally, when Columbus and Bartholo-mew arrived at St. Domingo, Bobadilla caused them both to be put inchains, to be sent to Spain. Seldom has a more touching, more cruel, morepathetic picture been presented in the worlds sad history of cruelty and wrong! Shocked as the master of the ship was at the spectacle of Columbus inirons, he would have taken them off, but Columbus would not allow it; thosebracelets should never come off but at the comm
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . HAYTIAN INDIAN GIRL SPINNING. 40 THE STORY OF AMERICA. men under sentence of death, and finally, when Columbus and Bartholo-mew arrived at St. Domingo, Bobadilla caused them both to be put inchains, to be sent to Spain. Seldom has a more touching, more cruel, morepathetic picture been presented in the worlds sad history of cruelty and wrong! Shocked as the master of the ship was at the spectacle of Columbus inirons, he would have taken them off, but Columbus would not allow it; thosebracelets should never come off but at the command of his Sovereigns ! It wasearly in October, 1500, that the ships with the three prisoners, Columbus and. l;i-i\ in irons. his brothers, Bartholomew and Diego, left Isabella. On the 25th of November,after an unusually comfortable passage, the vessels entered the harbor of sight of the venerable form of Columbus in chains as he passed throughthe streets of Cadiz, where he had been greeted with all the applause of aconqueror, was more than the public would suffer. Long and loud were theindignant protests that voiced the popular feeling. The news of the state ofaffairs coming to Isabella, a messenger was dispatched with all haste to Cadiz,commanding bis instant release. When the poor broken-hearted admiral cameinto the queens presence Isabella could not keep the tears back—while he. HIS LAST VOYAGE. 41 affected at the sight, threw himself at the feet of his sovereigns, his emotionbursting out in uncontrollable tears and sobs—and this was Columbussreward for discovering a new world ! HIS LAST VOYAGE. The rest is soon told. The acts of the miserable creature, Bobadilla, were
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