The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-05
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CHAPTER AAIL
soJorrS rF coLtrfrs AT BARCELONA.
Tint i. accustomed BY the great die
coyrfs t NNiEmhn~ was NOT confined "a
SPAN. sae rlings were spread far and
wide ls the Communications Of embas.
s.tios~. tlrcursrsrunienre ~ The Learned.
the nr1ssms.,t.s ~ merchants. and the
relaFfS ~ travellers. and the whole civil
ix.i .rus.i was hiiri with wonder and
delight Hnw gratifying would II have
BEEN hal thu ritss ~ that time. As 1t
present -t,ur-sf forth Us daily tile If
speculation On every passing occurrence:
Vita w.lat eayrrne>s Sholli we seek 10
know the first ideas and emotions of the
public +. X IN event - unlocked for and
sublime Even the first announcements
~ il by contemporary writer's. though
brief and incidental. derive interest from
being written at the time: and from
showing the casual way in which such
great tidin-s were conveyed about the
world A~lie-refto Aliegretti. in his an
nalsof Si-rus for 1888. mentions il a.
just made Enpyvn there by the Letters Of
their merchants VITO were IN Spain and
BY the months ~ various travellers.
The news Was brought to Genoa BY
the return OF her ambassadors. Francisco
Marches and Giovanni Antonio Grim
adj and WAS recorded among the tri-
umphant events Of the year. for the re-
public. though She may have sighted
the opportunity If making herself mis-
tres ~ the discovery. has ever since
been tenacious u the glory OF having
given birth 70 the discoyerer. The It'd
iugs were soon carried TO England.
which a. yet was but a maritime power
Of inferior importance They caused.
however. much wonder in London. and
great talk and admiration In the court
II Henry VII. where the discovery was
pronounced IN thing more divine than
human We have this on the author
lty a Sebastian Cabot himself. the fu-
fure discorerer ~ the northern continent
q AueriNa. who was In London Al the
lsi~e and was inspired by the event with
a generous SPIRIT b. emulation.
Every member of civilized society. in
fac, reJolc-d IN the occurrence a. one
IL which nr was more or less interested.
To some II opened 4 new and unbounded
hsld " inquiry. 70 others. If enterprise.
md every me awaited with intense
eagerress the further development OF
this unknown world still covered with
mystery line partial glimpses u which
were 20 frli ~ wonder We have a brief
Testimony ~ the emotions Of the learned
In a letter. written 4. the time. by Pete.
Marty ~ ms friend. Pomponious Lac
rus. You tell me. nv amiable Pom
ponius. "a writes. that you ieaped for
JOY. ANIL thai your delight was mingled
with tears. when y0n rad my rplstle.
certifying 70 you the hitherto hidden
world ~ rhe grtipodes You have felt
and acted A. became a man eminent for
learning. for | can Onceiye no ailment
more delicious than such tidings toa
and ingenious mind feel
a wonderful exultai.0n " spirits when
converse with intelligent men who have
from these regions. 1t il like
m accession ~ wealth 70 4 miser. Our
said and deb.Sed BY the com
concerns ~ life and the vices Of So
become elevated and ameliorated
by contemplating snch glorious vents
notwithstanding this universal en-
however. no one was aware
lf th- rrai Importance ~ the discovery.
one had an idea tina, this was .
totally di.'iErt Iorsi0n u the globe.
separated by rrnnns from the ancient
IAe opiriyn OF Columbus was
universally adopted that Cuba was the
q Tie Asisue continent. and that
me adjacent islands we're III the Indian
'eAS IlliS agrsed with the opinions IL
iE+ ancieniS. heretofore cited. about the
distance lranl SPAN 10 tile az.
rrAnity N In1ia sailing westwsrsly
The parrots were 40 tnAu-hr 10 rpsern-
tAsr described ~ fliny a. abonnd-
~ W iaf remote parts u Asia The
Ianla lAerNiCr wEsth Columbus rai
s~iSitrl w~fr called the West Indies. and
- Ae SEEMED ~ nave entered upon 4
region nf ~rn~xglored countries II.
sting ~ A state ut nature tn who'll 70.
'eirri 'Lr cpans rrntnsire alre.l4ti1- cf
the New MurlI
Duna- fEe whole " As -O;1n~n n,
At tnr sov.lTignS rn0x every oc-
as'tl ip tssiuA ut LalliahuS personal
isAihN w tsF ni3A consideration lie
80 MAf'f w ltn NJ the royal
'ftstrt 1nl WIZ queen delighted tvcOn-
'efSu Ntti Lila ~ itr snhjeet III H. En-
errr~rA IEr ing. tD~5. appeared occa-
4oiat st tHf-t 1eA willi Prince Juan
~ ''r ihs aud Columbus VIZ lii4 otl.er.
.rFf ANtfr it hs ialrily VIZ glory u
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