Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-12-03
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.


HISTORY,
As % misha Have nesa.
When The intrepid voyager. Chrsste
pher colnmbuA rstnrned 10 spain after
biz flrst voyage seross the Atlantis. he
made haste 20 pay his respects 10 King
Ferdinand and Queen isabella. through
whose generosity be had been enabled
10 undertake. his daring enterprise lie
felt IN duty bound 10 make hi@ flrst re-
part ~ these. his royal patrons, and be
tsok care In the meanwhile 10 keep 0al
of the way % the newspaper lntsrvisw.
era. Who were. If eourse. laying foe
him without waiting b. change bis
linen or even 20 have hls boots polish
81. he proceeded 10 the castle and rang
the visitoFs' hell The king answered
the door personally. apologising Cor not
havlng sent isabella. ~ that LADY was
In her toudoir al the moment taking
cus her curl papsra After shaking
hands heartily with the distinguished
sailor. Ferdinand showed him into tie
Parlor. and begged him 10 be seated
Just 81 this musnvnt isabella appeared.
and mo~i cordially greeted Columbus
gnshingly observing that u was 'aw-
fully nice 30 have him back again. .
Colum bus expressed his thanks aud was
about b. begin his narrative. when the
king stopped him with gesture
Before you say . word Chris" put
In his majesty, permit nae 10 hand you
little present a. testimony Of 60
TEEN from mysslf aud the qaeen
20 saying he. with eourtly grace.
handed the great navigator n psrch-
ment rull. neatly tied with rcd tape.
''nont mind examining u Just yet. I"
said the king BE 80 god .. 90 pro-
cced with your rrport How did the
scheme pan outs"
Columbus AZ once entered on an In
terestiag account % his voyage. detail
ing bis many hardship@ aud the gloFi-
Gus reward - his perseverance, AMI be-
roism incidentally be mentioned. " IN
pardona bic pride. that he had made the
fastest Atlantic trip On record
''Ilo' hoi" exclaimed his ma iessy =,
the conclusion Of the recital "and 40
you discovered . continent hey9 Euily
tpr you. Chris' ! knsw your head Was
level and 40 did Bella here. although
every body else called you . crank I
presume you planted the flag - spain
vpou lahdinR9"
4 DID, your majesty may evcu say,
ecu bet ! did. answered Columbus.
with . low and courtly how
Which at according 90 intsrnation-
81 Law. said ferdinand. constituted
the crown - spain the owner ~ the
property ~ right u discovery.
Precisely -, your majesty replied
Columb nz
You're a positive Old duck, that .
what you are." exclaimed the emotion
ai queen
We viii not detain you longer Just
now, said the king as We are due az
the opera In half an hour, but ! trus,
you will find our appreciation ~ your
services adequately expressed Ia the
little present ! have given you Good
evening Mr. Columbus
Columbus having taken formal
farewell - the queen. proceeded 10 his
home, where h. greeted his wifr and
children with great car,iiality az
sour~e. after tea he gave them q full
and particular account ~ his adven-
lures winding up with his visit ~ the
castle And now said be. in eoneln.
sioa. Set "a have a look AZ this pres
ent. am really curious 20 know what
u can h.
''Bos-ils, IN let" exclaimed his cid.
eat boy. . shaver In his tcsna
Hiring the seixsaFs mi~sas. said
the great commander, aud they Mere
brought AZ once The red taps was
quickly severed. aud the parchment I'M
RULED A title-deed from the crown p
said Columb has, holding the document
open. signed, sealed and delivervdr'
''for a building lot 90 WHAT asked
Mrs Columbus an xionSly
building lot nothing" raareA her
husband ''Listea. tranting 10 Chxis-
,opher Columbus bis heirs aud sssigns
forever oil that parcel or tract Of land.
whatever a may he, that he has diScov-
erred as the agent % spain
'Grncious'' calculated Mrs Colum-
eus. This means tina, you are the own
er - -"
''of the continent % America Ex-
sctly. " continued her husband and a
very handsome little estate a y. too. Z"
oh! ISN'T that splendid, chris. my
dear" said the ovvrjayed woman
just think what We can make selling
90 lots when the hoo,n sets IN
sell on nathingt" said Columbus.
with unusual warmth Look here,
madam believe with the editor % the
Christian Guardian. that forethought
and prudence are admirable qualities
which deserve 90 be rewarded. aud I'm
going a. display them. viii never
sell an inch uf this land Ms title Ca u
- straight and clear. and ! IA going 10
keep " In the family No Colam bus
from now ~ the end n time need do q
stroke % work II our fellow men want
10 use the continent % Amcrica as q
place Of residence
True said Mrs G. a zee the wis
dom ~ that
-We wont sell an acre ~ ". we'll
only grant leases. said Christopher.
thoughtfully, ''and IN put condition
In my will absolutely prohibiting any
future Columbus from departing from
this policy Just think what a position
cur family will he In in the nineteeath
century, when there will he About lo0.-
90 600 people living in America
"Noa Vet therell be boodle Cor eur
folks" exclaimed the eldest boy
Aud that night before the family re-.
tired, Coismbas. who was = pious man.
returned thanks ~ the boantifnl Greater
Cor having made = beautiful continent
Cor the exclusive beneft % the Colum-
buses Toronto Grip
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