A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . scovery. Date to be remembered— 1492, the year of the discovery of America. About how many hun-dred years ago? III. Columbus after the Discovery of America. Columbus was very kind to the natives. At one timea poor savage was captured by the sailors and brought toColumbus, who was standing on the high after-castle of theship. The terrified Indian sought to gaia his favor bypresenting the great man with a ball of cotton yarn. Co-lumbus refused the present, but he put upon the Indianshead a pretty
A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . scovery. Date to be remembered— 1492, the year of the discovery of America. About how many hun-dred years ago? III. Columbus after the Discovery of America. Columbus was very kind to the natives. At one timea poor savage was captured by the sailors and brought toColumbus, who was standing on the high after-castle of theship. The terrified Indian sought to gaia his favor bypresenting the great man with a ball of cotton yarn. Co-lumbus refused the present, but he put upon the Indianshead a pretty colored cap; he hung bells in his ears, andtied strings of green beads about his arms. Then he sentthe simple creature ashore, where his friends were after-ward seen admiring his ornaments. At another time the sailors pickedup an Indian who was crossing in an open canoe a wide tract of waterfrom one island to another. This man had apiece ofcassava bread and a gourd of water for his sea also had a bit of red paint with which to deco-rate his face before appearing among strangers, and.
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