Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-12
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
Some Errors Corrected.

Some Errors Corrected.
I do not often write for the press, but
when duty calls I must take up my per
and to business.
In late issue Of a popular paper
I find an article that is calculated to
mislead the youth Of this country, and l
hasten to correct the said article.
have reference to the history Of Column.
bus. In the first place, it has been de
te11nined that Columbus was born in
Genoa some time after his father, and
that he Immediately took to the water
to use his own words, he was bound to
swim or die.
One day, as he was swimming as usual,
Napoleon Bonaparte came along and
asked "Clum,' as he was called, what
he was doing. Why, 'Nappy,' I am
learning to swim"
Struck with the originality Of the an
swer, Napoleon took "Clum" home
with him and had him educated at the
expense of the county. At the age of
81, Columbus ran away from school,
and was Immediately captured by a
press gang and hurried Oh board YES
sci that was just on the point Of sailing.
He was put before the mast, but made
SO many objections that he had to be
tied to his post.
After sailing three weeks, Columbus
was promoted to deck-washer, and from
that position rapidly rose to cabin boy.
The next notable event Of his life was
rescuing the Queen Of SPANS shoe from
a watery grave. The Queen was one
day washing her feet when "Clum's !"
ship sailed by, and the water washed the
Queens shoe into deep water. "Clum, :"
without moments thought, jumped
overheard, where the water was four Or
five feet deep, and clutched the shoe !;
and, by the aid Of hen-coop which was
floating by, succeeded in reaching shore
in a strangling condition. This so
pleased the Queen that she bought him
lugger and sent him fishing for oysters.
One day he caught an unusually large
one, and, on examining it, an inscription
was found on the shell as follows !:
"George Washington, United States Of
America. Then followed description
| of the country and the latitude and long
itude and 90 forth.
Columbus went directly to the Queen
with load Of oysters, got his pay, then
fitted his ship for cruise of sixteen
years. Columbus was all grit. He had
not sailed more than two or three days
when the Queen hollered to him and
| told him not to venture SO far from land,
but I" Clum y would not listen. Column
bus was all grit. Columbus kept on till
his provisions were about gone, when,
| in the dead of night {every man was
| asleep at his post). "Clum" saw light
far ahead. Without saying a word, he
called the cabin boy and pointed to the
Light. The boy was so elated that he
undertook to dance jig, but was SO
weak that he tumbled overheard The
next day land was discovered, and
Columbus had the pleasure, as he after
ward stated, of shaking hands with An
drew Jackson, who was the first to well
come him to the new world. It is an
| exploded idea that he took possession of
the country in the name of the Queen of
Spain. He tried it, to be sure, but
Washington would not allow it. He
| sent Columbus back with an invitation
to the Queen to visit us at leisure, which
| she intends to do.
Columbus lived to good old age, and
| died before the Rebellion.
PETE G1nnMER
Paw PAW, Mich.