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Identifier: storyofcolumbus01seel (find matches)
Title: The story of Columbus
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Seelye, Elizabeth Eggleston, 1858- Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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PASSPORT OF GOLD 61T€H AS THEPOLOS USED IN CHINA. / MARCO POLO.
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(5 THE STORY OF COLUMBUS. some of their relatives. Tliis was unpleasant for thethree Polos, especially as the members of their familyrefused to believe that they were indeed themselves,which was not so strange, for the wanderers were verymuch tanned, wore coarse Chinese dresses, and spoketheir own tongue like Chinamen. Tlie strangers, however, gave a dinner to whichthey invited all the gentlemen of the Polo family.When the guests arrived they found the travelersdressed in robes of crimson satin. No sooner hadwater been served for the washing of hands, after thefashion of those days, than the three strange Polos rose,left the room, and presently returned in robes of crim-son damask. They caused the satin gowns to be cut upand divided among the servants. The guests probablythought this a very extravagant proceeding. However,the dinner had progressed but little further before thetravelers again left the room and returned in crimsonvelvet robes, while the damask gowns were also dis-tribut

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