Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-30

the southwest wind still blowing, Biarnd
sailed for three more days and nights,
when he made the coast of Greenland.
He found his father well established at q
point called Herjuliness, or Heriulf's
Cape.
Biarne was much blamed for his failure
10 explore the countries which he had
seen. But he seems to have taken matters
very coolly; and as It was more profitable
for him to carry on his trading voyages
with Norway, he made no use of his oh
servatons in the unknown Western sea.
The sons of Earl Eric, however burned
with desire to explore the mysterious re-
gions of which Biarne and his crew had
brought such vague accounts.
Accordingly, a family council having
settled the details, Leif, the eldest son of
Eric the Red, in 1000, bought Barnes
ship, and fitted her for the cruise. Thirty
five men, among whom was Biarne, COM
posed the crew, and Left entreated his
father TO take the command. The old
Viking reluctantly consented; but, on the
way to the point of departure, his horse
stumbled and threw his rider. This was
bad omen to the superstitious Eric, Who
declared that il was ordained that he
should discover no more new countries.
He therefore gave up the command TO
Lief, who sailed prosperously into the
West
Reversing the order of Barnes voyage,
Lief first found the land which Biarne
had last seen. This region is now known
as Newfoundland. Left went on shore.
From the sea to the inland mountains was
a plain of flat stones. So he called il
Helluland from helld, flat stone. In
like manner, when he came to the next
land, which was a country covered with
wood, he gave that the name of Markland
or Woodland. The name of that region
is now Nova Scotia. The young Viking
kept on with a northeast wind, and in
two days and two nights, made land
third time. This was undoubtedly on the
coast of New England; precisely where,
has never been satisfactorily settled. Lief
first landed on an island, where he waited
for good weather. Then, coasting along
the shore-line, he went up river that
came through lake, says the chronicle.
Here they cast anchor and made prepara-
tiOns to winter, for it was now autumn.
1t is generally conceded that this was
the discovery by the Mortimer of the
coast of what is now Rhode Island, and
that Left built his booths, or houses,
somewhere on the shore of Mount Hope
Bay, or Narragansett Bay.
On his hOmeward voyage in the spring,
Left picked up a shipwrecked crew,
which he kindly carried TO shore. This,
and his marvellous adventures in the New
World, gave him the title of Left the
Fortunate. 1t was not long before the
news reached Europe. Vineland, as Left
called it, was known as Vinland the
Good. By this name one historian,
Adam, of Bremen, heard of the land
when he visited Sweden in 1875.
Soon after this Eric died, and Left, now |
the head of the family, sailed the seas no
more His brother, 1horvald, took up
the enterprise, aud in 1902, set sail in
Leif's ship for Vinland the Good. He |
found the booths built by his brother, and |
took possession of them, and there he |
spent the winter. In the following spring |
he 1asted far to the westward, and we |
conclude, from the description of the !
country which he saw, that he passed |
through the whole length of Long Island |
Sound. Possibly, he went as far as New
York Bay, and there found another lake
through which river flowed to the sea-"
of which he spoke. The party landed |
on many islands, and were enchanted |
with the groves of great trees, the green
grass and the abundance of vegetable |
growths which were so new and strange |
TO them.-St. Nicholas for july.