The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-01-06
LIFE In THE TROPICS.
No. -rAsT msroHY or JAMAICA

No. 2EPAST HISTORY or JAMAICA.
Thehamc, Jamaica, comes from an In
dian lRne-Naymaca, signifying 1.-THE
land dEsprings, or a fertile land.
Janhica was discovered by Columbus
on tlb 3rd of May, 1914, during his
secon expedition to the New World
Columbus foond the island densely
populAted with Indians. The Indians.
on seeing Columbus and his party, laid
ON hresn war paint Sharpened their tom
ahaYAs, fixed up few thousand pois-
oued arrows, ana agreed to have some
wFdChIistopher for dinner next day.
But Chris. quietly ordered his men to
disGbafge a few arbaletes (crossbows) at
the Indians, which produced such an eff
tectRpong them that they suddenly de-
cidet That such tough old heather as
Cois,abus was not worth eating, They
aceqsan.E changed theil bill of fare for
tbe3 aeXt day, and Columbus landed
witsgat further trouble.
M alng able to carry the island away
in n pocket Columbus took formal pos
Session Of the country (althqugh he had
no earthly right oiD, in the name of his
Soefre IN King Ferdinand of Spain, and
thei he went ON board his ships and
safEd away, l suppose when Columbus
got back to Spain something like the
following conversation took place be-
tween himself and King Ferdinand:
Chnstopher-May it please your most
gracious Majesty, have discovered in
the Caribbean Sea most lovely little is
land 1t is perfect gem, and only
needs little polishing and it will be the
brightest jewel in all your Majesty's do
niaions. | feel great pleasure in pre-
SehJing to your Majesty the island of
AaJ maca, with all the Indians, squaws,
proposes, war paint, tomahawks, cook
ing utensils, gold, silver, and whatever
else the island may contain.
King observation-disclosures, Chris, old
iau. Never mind the war paint and
cooking utensils, but if there is any gold !
there l can do with few ship loads
ii " is little tight just now.
,ColumJus-Iti is all yours, your Maies-
ty Help yourself.
Sad torthwith Ferdinand helped him
self 1t was notin good form those DAYS
o. Princes to smoke thirty HAVANA eli
CARS daily, OF TO 30 mad, or to patronize
actresses OF shady reputation. or to
cleat al Baccarat playing as some
Pinces OF modern times have done, bat
it was quite good form ton Ferdinand to
send his mcrcenalios TO molest those
peaceful Indians in their lovely island
home, and SO it happened that within
very few years from the time Columbus
discovered Jamaica two of the meaues
Wretches that ever crawled landed on
tLe island crowned with authority from
G.e Spanish court to seize whatever OF
Ala they might lind anu send the poor,
jiienUei SIS Indians as siaXes to w5fk IN
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