A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . A MOORISH SOLDIER. THE EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS. 5 ^. ^r other side of the world, and walkwith their feet up and their headsdown. The very children tappedtheir foreheads when Columbuspassed, to signify their belief thatthe fellow was crazy. In 1491 Columbus, whose planswere at last rejected, left the court,traveling on foot like the poorman that he was, and leading his little boy by the hand,stopped one day at the con-vent of La Rabida [lah rab-ee-dah] to beg a little breadmd water for the child.
A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . A MOORISH SOLDIER. THE EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS. 5 ^. ^r other side of the world, and walkwith their feet up and their headsdown. The very children tappedtheir foreheads when Columbuspassed, to signify their belief thatthe fellow was crazy. In 1491 Columbus, whose planswere at last rejected, left the court,traveling on foot like the poorman that he was, and leading his little boy by the hand,stopped one day at the con-vent of La Rabida [lah rab-ee-dah] to beg a little breadmd water for the child. Thegood prior of the convent, hap-pening to pass at that moment,was struck with the foreignaccent of the strangersspeech. He began totalk with him, and soon— learned of the - ? I project that hadso long filled the mind of Columbus. Thewas deeply interested. He had oncebeen the confessor, or religious adviser,of Isabella, and he now wrote the queena letter in favor of the plan of Colum-bus. The queen sent for the prior, and
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