. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . lumbus had crossed theocean, but he had discovered no gold; and although he was sosure that the islands were off the coast of Indiathat he called them the Indies, no great orientalcities had been found, and there seemed no reasonto expect any great wealth to come from the newlands. He fell into loneliness and suffering. Thequeen died, and he was friendless. Again the chil-dren in the streets pointed their lingers at him, the admiral of the lands of deceit and disappohit-ment, as they called him. He died neglected andforgotten.
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . lumbus had crossed theocean, but he had discovered no gold; and although he was sosure that the islands were off the coast of Indiathat he called them the Indies, no great orientalcities had been found, and there seemed no reasonto expect any great wealth to come from the newlands. He fell into loneliness and suffering. Thequeen died, and he was friendless. Again the chil-dren in the streets pointed their lingers at him, the admiral of the lands of deceit and disappohit-ment, as they called him. He died neglected andforgotten. Seven years after his death. King Fer-dinand built him a handsome tomb, but it wouldhave been better to treat liim kindly when he wasahve. Columbus was a great man, neither because he was the sail across an unknown sea, nor because he thought the world was round, for a Why Colum- wise man named Aristotle believed that eighteen hundred years before Columbuss time; he was great because he knew what was true, and was ready to risk his life for truths 1 ?-atuj.,^ COLUMBUS (From the statue in Fairmounl Park, Philadelphia) bus wasgreat SUMMARY. Four hundred years ago most peojile thought the Atlantic could not becrossed. New difficulties in getting goods from the Indies made Europeans wish tofind a shorter route to Eastern Asia. Columbus believed that ships could reach Asia by sailing west. In vain he appealed for aid to Genoa and to Portugal. Finally, Queen Isa-bella became interested in his plan, and by the aid of Spain he set outon the voyage. October 12, 1492, he landed on one of the Bahamas, but because he thoughthe was off the coast of India, he named the islands the West Indies. EARLY FOLLOWERS OF COLUMBUS 13 5pain was disappointed that he found neither gold nor cities. Columbusdied not knowing that he had discovered a new continent. SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITTEN WORK. describe Columbus and Diego at the gate of La Rabida. Jive the conversation between Columbus and t
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