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Title: Elementary history of the United States
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 Quackenbos, John D. (John Duncan), 1848-1926, ed
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Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ned, and with these he sailedfrom Palos \^2^ahlos\ a Spanish port, on the 3d of August,1492. Columbus was now fifty-seven years old. 3. After stopping at the Canary Islands, to repair oneof their vessels, Columbus and his men stood out boldly tothe west on the great ocean. Day after day they kept ontheir course, with nothing in sight but the sky and thesea. The sailors looked out anxiously for land; but, asnone appeared, they became terribly frightened, andwanted to turn back. This Columbus would not do.He set before them the glory they would gain if theysucceeded, and the anger of Queen Isabella if they shouldreturn contrary to his ^vishes. But, as time wore on, theybecame more and more alarmed. They feared they would 1492) THE VOYAGE. 11 never find the way home. Tliey even talked of throwingColumbus overboard, and taking the ship back to Spainthemselves. 4. At last Columbushad to promise that ifland was not discoveredwithin three days hewould return. How anx-iously he watched during
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that time, and how high his heart beat with hope whensigns of land actually appeared! The water grew shal-lower. Flocks of little birds came round the vessels. A 12 DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. (1492 branch bearing fresh berries was found floating on thesea. A close watch was kept. Two hours after midnight,on the 12th of October, a jojful cry of Land ! land ! was heard from one of the vessels. It was echoed on theothers. The sailors were now frantic with delight. Theywere ready to worship Columbus, whom a little while be-fore they had talked of throwing into the sea. 5. When day dawned, the land was plainly seen. Apleasant land it was. There were gay flowers, and talltrees with leaves and fruit such as they had never seenbefore. On the shore were unclad copper-colored men,gazing in wonder at the Sj^anish ships. They took theships for great birds, the white sails for their wings, andthe Spaniards for superior beings brought down fromHeaven on their backs. 6. Columbus and his men hastened to l

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