Our country in story . at, pleadedBalboa. I can be of help to you. Ive been at Darienbefore, and know the country. The captain felt that Balboa was right. He knew theyoung man to be a good sailor, a trusty soldier, and aclever adventurer, just the man to make the enterprise asuccess. He therefore decided to take the intruder along. But who was this Balboa ? And why did he choose thisstrange way of going to Darien ? He was a Spanish noble-man who had led a wild, free life, spending and borrowingmoney until he was heavily in debt. Then he came to theNew World. After cruising about and exploring
Our country in story . at, pleadedBalboa. I can be of help to you. Ive been at Darienbefore, and know the country. The captain felt that Balboa was right. He knew theyoung man to be a good sailor, a trusty soldier, and aclever adventurer, just the man to make the enterprise asuccess. He therefore decided to take the intruder along. But who was this Balboa ? And why did he choose thisstrange way of going to Darien ? He was a Spanish noble-man who had led a wild, free life, spending and borrowingmoney until he was heavily in debt. Then he came to theNew World. After cruising about and exploring the coast 54 OUR COUNTRY IN STORY of Darien until his worm-eaten ship gave out, he went toHaiti. Hoping to save enough money to pay his debts, hetried farming. Instead of paying his debts, however, headded new ones to the old and soon was in debt to nearlyeverybody on the island. To escape prison, he had himselftaken in a barrel to one of the ships bound for Darien,where he was stored among the provisions as salt BALBOA BEING CARRIED ON BOAKD IN A BAKKEI. The young man was bold, hardy, and reckless, but alsointelligent, kind-hearted, and unselfish. He was wont todo everything in a generous, dashing manner. Do youwonder that he soon became a great favorite among thesailors? He skillfully piloted the ships to the shores ofDarien and landed them in a favorable place. Some strayexplorers from other points on the coast joined the new-comers and a httle colony was started. Among thosewho thus joined the party was Pizarro, who later becamefamous as the conqueror of Peru. The commander soon found himself unable to govern hisband of restless adventurers and was glad to return to DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC 55 Haiti. The colony promptly chose Balboa as its was anxious to surprise his King with the first goldfrom Darien. So one day he sent his faithful friendPizarro, with six companions, to explore what was said tobe a very rich gold region. The little band were soonfier
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