. The Life of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America. ecurity for their kindness. Co-lumbus caused them to be kindly treated andclothed, and when they sent them back gave themmany presents. The girls did tiot appear to beafraid of any thing they saw on board the ship. At this place, at another time, when Bartholo-mew was going ashore, several of the Indianswaded out to the water, and took him on theirshoulders and carried him to a grassy bank wherethey seated him. He carried with him a man towrite down such information as he should getabout the country. Having found out somethingwhich
. The Life of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America. ecurity for their kindness. Co-lumbus caused them to be kindly treated andclothed, and when they sent them back gave themmany presents. The girls did tiot appear to beafraid of any thing they saw on board the ship. At this place, at another time, when Bartholo-mew was going ashore, several of the Indianswaded out to the water, and took him on theirshoulders and carried him to a grassy bank wherethey seated him. He carried with him a man towrite down such information as he should getabout the country. Having found out somethingwhich he wished to remember, he desired theclerk to write it down. He took out his pen andink to do so, when the Indians all ran away ingreat fright, thinking it must be something whichwould bewitch them. They came back, throwingin the air some sweet smelling powder, probablyto take away the evil which they thought thesefrightful instruments, the pen and ink, would dothem. The Spaniards, though they ought to haveknown better, were a little afraid that this powder. LIFE OF COHTMBTO. 201: Was something which would bewitch them. Theyfound no gold in this region. On leaving this harbor they sailed along thecoast called Costa Rica, or rich coast, from thegold found near it. After sailing 22 leagues theyanchored, and found gold in abundance. TheIndians wore it made into large plates for orna-ments. They came out in canoes ornamentedwith flowers. They told Columbus that two daysjourney from there, gold was much more abun-dant. They told the names of several placeswhere it could be found, particularly Spaniards were much pleased with the peo-ple here, and with the climate, and especially withthe great plenty in which they found gold, whichthe natives were willing to exchange for men would have liked to remain there andtraded with the natives for gold; but Columbusdid not wish to waste time here, when he was sonear, as he thought, to the place where he shouldfind the
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