The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-23

DIT me out and also to keep my family in grocer
les during my absence.
Trusting that you will take hold of this mat
ter, authorizing me not only 10 discover Amer
lea. but anything else can isy my hands on, 7
remaiu, your obedieDt servant.
CHIisToYHsR CoLuaBUa
Care Lotus Club. Genoa
The senate fooled along from day to dav
with this matter, tahling it, referring it,
postponing 1t, reporting adversely and re-
committing It 10 other committees till
Columbus got weary and went to John
IL. who treated him in the same wav.
only worse. inviting friends in on Columbus
days 10 hear this great original rainbow
chaser" go on about what lie could do If
he could only get money enough to dis
cover America.
Let US pass over this sad era in the life
OF Columbus. 1t is too pathetic to dis
cuss. tie was on his oars. as Tascarelli
said at the time, and earning nothing.
he was well fitted for the position 10
which he aSpired, but there was so little
demand then for discoveries that he was
well nigh discouraged. This should teach
US that We must lit ourselves for something
Tor which there is demand
III Is true that the glory of discovering a
word Is something, but it comes too late
20 be used as collateral at the bank. To
nave large variety of attention 400 years
atterward IS good thing-better than 10
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 advance
agent of freedom and prosperity-this sad
eyed prophet OF happy and well protected
ndustry-dropped down hopeiessly in the
franciscan Convent of st. Mary's of
Rabida. in Andalusia, worn and weary,
sorrowful and RESPONDENT
The PRIOR, who was leading a very busy
lie absoving Ferdinand and Isabella
twice week, took Columbus to these
monarchs and also put him up at the club
tor two weeks.
Columbus spoke about how we'll the
queens dress was draped, and admired it
so much that he was asked to come and
driye with them on Friday and meet
well-known English author who was in
town over night with view to writing
book on it.
The great navigator made good inn
preston on both sovereigns, and ere long
they had agreed to tit out three catboats
for the work
ferdinand had no means at hand, how
ever, except an English breechI oadlng
gun, red setter and pair of high rubber
boots. Isabella also reported the treasury
TO be lnsOvent, but she was woman of
great resources at such times, and al
throne she sat on was being paid for in
weekly installments, she gave music
lessons. gave readings from her own
works and ran errands 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
his hair he had a cabinet picture taken of
himself in new attitude.
Getting steamer chair near the place
where his picture was taken. he went
aboard the boat at once, and was soon
mere speck on the horizon.
On the 18th OF October, 1892 after a long
wet tramp over an unknown sea. q man
came down into the steerage, where Co
lumbus was eating a watermelon, and
calling him to one side and drawing his
ear toward him said in low voice,
LAND, ho!'
''Honest?" exclaimed Columbus.
Isl, senorn' said the man, IF you wish
to discover America you will never have
better time"
So Soiumbus went up on deck and at
tended to it. Columbus was far in adj
vance of the times in which he lived. but
there -were-mauy times when he could