Our own second reader: for the use of schools and families . were the wonderand joy of the people of Europe when they heardof this discovery. Nothing like it in the worldshistory had been known. 11. But Columbus was unjustly deprived ofthe honor of giving his name to the land he hadfound. It was called America, from a man namedAmerigo, who visited the country seven yearsafter Columbus had discovered it. 12. Amerigo wrote a book about the country;and then some one made a map, and wtotc thename America, on the land described by Ame-rigo. And in this way people fell into the habit ofcalling the n
Our own second reader: for the use of schools and families . were the wonderand joy of the people of Europe when they heardof this discovery. Nothing like it in the worldshistory had been known. 11. But Columbus was unjustly deprived ofthe honor of giving his name to the land he hadfound. It was called America, from a man namedAmerigo, who visited the country seven yearsafter Columbus had discovered it. 12. Amerigo wrote a book about the country;and then some one made a map, and wtotc thename America, on the land described by Ame-rigo. And in this way people fell into the habit ofcalling the new land America, instead of Columbia. 13. It is now too late to redress the injusticaBut the fame of Columbus is not lessened by itHis name will be one of the first with which thechildren of our land will be made familiar. Hisstory will be one of the first wh>h they will wishco read. 168 OUR OWN SECOND READER. LESSOR IjXVXVIH. Grassytowardsleaderpro-v ides timidseizingrushingroamilig marshyBuffaJomeadowsthousands THE BUFFALO. 1. Far towards the setting sun, Where the Indian hunters roam,Where the timid wild deer run, Where the beaver builds his home,Where the wild swan makes her nest, In the marsli)- meadows low,Through the prairies of the west, Ranges free, the Buffalo. 2. Listen to their tlumdring tread, As from place to place they rove ,: OUR OWN SECOND READER. , fc$ With a leader at their head,Many thousands in a drove. Hear the roaring noise they keep,Ever bellowing as they go ; Boys and girls, you could not sleej •Near a herd of Buffalo. 3. There the wolves, a hungry pack, Close upon their heels you find,Following hard upon their track, Seizing all that lag across the plains they lead, Oer the rushing streams they go ,Think not you could stop the speed Of the impetuous Buffalo. 4. Ask yon leader of the herd, With his big and heavy head,If he 11 stop to hear a word, How such numbers can be fed?He who gives us every
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