Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-23
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means. He nrst approached the senate
u Genoa His application Was referred
u the committee On Indian Affairs The
paper read As follows:
T. The Honorabie senate q Geaoal
sESTLGsES-It has Occusfss " ne snaI II
ss are s8inz % discover America iG 10 hlgh
time ~e shouid 20 about 70. I "a DELAY. King
laad 81 % e Aasi get Der name IA tAe payers
AT che present time I az cat "a employ meat,
4ni could - II / lad tie ulsaEs- hass . Chart
lsft me by ny father-in-la~ = nieA AZ suro
IA a. ne 10 discovering America ana max
ing OF IL q popular resort FOR sporadic cholera
aud .ay oseFprodactlOa OF leprosy or crime
which may 30 seeAinS al outlet Ia new
eoaA1ry.
II yoa shoald lot see IL % All ne IA opening
uP a new world. which Nili hold lts exposition
IA CHICAGO. / hope. I shall have u apply 20
John IL. Who has already partially promised
10 hI ne out snd also % keep nay family Ia
xrocsries during my absence
Trusting that You viii take bold OF this rz-at-
ter authorizing ne not only ~ discover
America bRt Any thing else l can l.y my
hands o.. remain. your obedlent servant
CHRIsroPHER COLUMBUS
Care Lotos ciab. Genoa
The senate fooled along from day TO
day with this matter, tabling II, refer
ring II. postponIRg IL, reporting adj
versely and recOmmitting It 10 other
committees TIL Columbus got weary and
went % John Ill, who treated him the
same way, only worse, inviting friends
In on Columbus days 10 hear this great
original rainbow chaser go on about
what he could DO II no could only get
money enough 20 discover America.
Let Us psss over tins sad era IN the life
Of Columbus. II is too pathetic 10 dis
cuss. He was on his oars. as Tascarelli
said at tho time, and earning nothing.
He was wen fitted for the position 10
which he aspired. but there was so little
demand then for discoveries that no
was we'll nigh discouraged. This should
teach US that we must MT ourselves for
something for which there Is "a demand.
II Is true that the glory of discovering
world is something, but it comes too
late 70 be- used as collateral at the bank.
To have = large variety Of attention four
hundred years afterward Is a good
thing-better than 10 be forgotten-but
II does not surround the children with
all wool underwear at the time.
Indignant at Portugal, and left a wild
over at an early age with one son and
no money whatever. this sorrowful adj
vance agent OF freedom and prosperity
thus sad eyed prophet of happy and well
protected ndustry-dropped down hope
lessly III the Franciscan Convent of st.
Mary's of Rabida, IN Andalusia, worn
and weary, sorrowful and respondent.
The prior. who was leading very busy
life absoiving Ferdinand and Isabella
twice a week. took Columbus TO these
monarchs and also put him up at the club
for two weeks.
Columbus spoke about how well the
queens dress WIS draped, and admired
it so much that he was asked TO come
and drive with them on Friday and
meet wen known English author, who
was in town over night with a view to
writing book on 1t.
The great navigator. made a good i'm
preston on both sovereigns. and ere long
they had agreed to fit out three catboats
for the work.
Ferdinand had no means at hand. how
ever, except an English breechloading
gun. red setter and pair of high rub
Der boots. Isabella also reported the
treasury TO DE insolvent, but she was a
woman of great resources at such times,
and although, as a matter Of fact, the very
throne she sat on was being paid for in
weekly installments, she gave music les
SONS. gave readings from her own works
and ran errauds till she had the money.
Columbus took it with tears and
went at once to have his picture taken.
When not discovering America this was
his sole recreation. Every time he
shaved or cut bis hair he had cabinet
picture taken of himself in new at
titude.
Getting a steamer chair near the place
where his picture was taken, he went
aboard the boat at once. and was soon a
mere speck on the horizon.
On the l2th of October. 1892, after a
long wet tramp over an unknown sea, a
man came down into the STORAGE, where