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Title: A comic history of the United States
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Hopkins, Livingston, 1846-1927
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Publisher: New York American book exchange
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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^^4^Ar^4/^j^a/^di^/^f^^<^^i4^ POOH! POOH! 23 His mind, consequently, soared beyondtlie pale of mere existing facts and circum-stances, and sought to fold its eager pinionson lofty roosting places yet undiscovered.And thus it was, that, after revolvingthe matter in his mind for forty years ormore, Columbus arrived at the conclusionthat the earth was round, not flat, (as was thepopular belief at that time,) and boldlysaid so in round terms. People called hima lunatic, an original character, and otherharsh names, and otherwise pooh-poohdthe idea. But Columbus not only adhered to histheory, but went so far as to assert that bysailing due west from Europe you would,if you kept on sailing, bring up somewherein eastern Asia. Oh, come now, Christopher! really, this
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24 ISABELLA INTERVIEWED. 25 is going to far! is what public opinionsaid, and wlien our liero petitioned theItalian Congress to fit out an expeditionand let him prove his theory, it magnani-mously offered to set him up in businesswith a first-class barrel-organ and an edu-cated monkey cashier on condition of hisleaving the country once for all; but Co-lumbus, expressing his regret for his lackof musical ability, declined this generousoffer and turned with a sigh to other gov-ernments for assistance. Finally, after fif-teen years of effort, he succeeded in con-vincing Queen Isabella of Spain that therewas an undiscovered country beyond theseas, overflowing with milk and honey,which it would be worth while to workup. He proved his theory with the aidof an Qgg^ (which he made stand on end,) 26 THE FLIGHT OF TEARS. an old Boston City Directory, and a groundplan of Philadelphia, (see school books,)and demonstrated to the good ladys entiresatisfaction that she might realize largelyby fitting

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