Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-16

Columbus gave him piece or cIoun,
several amber beads, colored shoes and
a flask of orange flower water; he showed
him Spanish coin on which were the
Gkenesses OF the king and queen, and
endeavored to explain to him the power
and grandeur Of those sovereigns; he
displayed, also, the royal banners and
the standard Of the cross but it was all
in vain to attempt to convey any clear
idea by these symbols. The cacique
could not be made to believe that there
was region on the earth which pro-
duced these wonderful people and Won
derful things. Ee joined in the com
mon idea that the Spaniards were more
than mortal, and that the country and
sovereigns they talked of must exist
somewhere in the skies.
In the evening TIE cacique was sent on
shore in the boat with great ceremony,
and a salute fired in honor of him. He
departed in the state in which he had
come, carried on litter, accompanied
by great concourse of his subjects; not
far behind him was his son, borne and
escorted in like manner, and his brother
on foot, supported by two attendants
The presents which he had received from
the admiral We're carried triumphantly
before him.
They procured but little gold in this
place, though whatever ornaments the
natives possessed they readily gave
away The region of promise lay still
further on, and one of the old couuselors
of the cacique told Columbus that he
would soon arrive at islands rich in the
precious ore. Before leaving this place,
the admiral caused q large cross 10 be
erected in the center of the village, and
from the readiness with which the In
dams assisted, aud their implicit imita-
tons of the Spaniards IN their acts of
devotion, he inferred that it would be an
easy matter to convert them ali to Chris
tianity.
On the 10th Of December they made
sail before daylight, but with an I'M
favorable wind, and on the evening of
the Goth they anchored in fine harbor,
to which Columbus gave the name of st.
Thomas, supposed to be what at present
is called the Bay of Acul. 1t was sur
rounded by beautiful and well peopled
country. The inhabitants came oil, some
in canoes, some swimming bringing
fruits of various unknown kinds, of great
fragrance and flavor. These they gavo
freely with whatever else they nossesse1
esneciallv their Golden ornaments which
thev saw vera nartic,lar1v cova+od nv
fine stranoers There was a re,norl,arlo
} frankness and renerositv about these
people; they had no idea Of traffic, but
gave away every thing with spontaneous
= Eberalitv. Column would not hermit
: his people. however. to take adyantage
Of +bis free disnosition but ordered that
sometime, sho,1l1 always he oivan in ex-
: chanra Several of fine neirhborino "a.
cioues visited fine shins brinoino rras-
) ents and INVITING, fine Suaniorls 70 their
, VILLAGES where on roino 70 land +hav
, were most hosnftablv entertained
, On the 22d Of December. n LARGE canoe
= filed with nativas carne on = mission
( from y Grand cacinre named Guac,na-
, carl who commauded all that mart op
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