The morning call., 1893-03-26

| come from The other side Of the earth. Thus he
| arrived at his conclusion, and presented 1t 10 the
public.
After long and patient waiting. proiracted d
| by tDe restraint Of poverty aud mans unbelet,
! lie embarked with crew OF criminals. VINO mu-
tlhleu among themselves ana even thleIleneu
tile lie OF their commander. In tile midst OF ne
| tunult he stood hrm and uniiinciing, ana by
| ialih In his idea attained success.
Wandering over unknown seas, with such
| crew, with such fleet. with sueh an object IN
| view Columbus watched every sign which might
| beIeken land aud eagerly sought for every clew.
At last In The dead Of one long nlEhI, Nnen Inc
discouraged men have given up hope. Columbus
| Is standing nn deck. As lie casts his eye dRX-
| iously over the horizon he sees faint glimlner
| as OF a light some shore. ana as he looks,
hardly daring 10 believe, lie hears the Joyful cry
| OF Land ahead!' showing that Tie sailors nave
| sighted IT, Tneu what confusion, what eager
| ness, wlai joy, and oh, what relief!
That faint glimpse was IN really the moment
| of discovery. From int night da es American
| history, for though the GiScoyerer was unaware
that lie had found continent, yet lie glory lies
| After lie perns and suspense-est his expedi-
tiou should prove foOl's errand BOW great the
relief when Columbus set foot on terra ninla
once again! Then the landng-whit strange
sensations must The voyagers have experienced
as they explored county utterly new, their
every movement watcl ed IN awe and curiosity
| by The natives, whom Columbus called Indians,
because he labored under Tie Impression that
these were ISLANDS OF the East Indies.
The rejoicing In Spain was general and lsa-
bella undoubtedly remarked 10 Ferdinand That
she had told him So" Now nothing was more
easy 10 bt!lENe, DOlNlOB clearer 10 the uuucl-
standing than that foreign iand haa been dis
covered on the other side Of this round world.
One would naturally suppose that nan who
had done so much for The advancement OF lie
world would ever occupy high place in society,
ana die amid the tears OF the nation; but great
ChIiStOpEer Columbus dfscOYeIer Of The West
ern HemlspheTe spent his old age IN poverty and
"shutfied of This mortal cOlP' So nolselessy that
the people were not disturbed aud for some years
his remains lay unknown ana unnOuc d. Finally
The nation. flled with shame at The neglect,
erected a monument 10 him who had made her
name immortal IN the annals OF time
Does IL not sound iucuNgruOus 10 speak OF the
discovery Of America by Columbus? II would
seem natural that the land should bear his name.
Notwithstanding tins, Ameflgo Nespucci, one OF
those who found IL easy TO follow where Column
bus led was thus hOnored and only the poets
have sung, columbia, the gem Of the ocean,"
The thought Of such a voyage with al its pos
slbilties would appall gteai minds. What might
NOT have happened TO those frail vessels, so weak
that few would venture In them now, sailing
over waters which had never felt The PROV OF
ship before? They might have been destroyed
on lie high seas, and scoiters would stl scOit
and look upon It as the venture OF flighIy head.
h might have lost their track d thousand
calamities might have befalen them. 1t surely
seems that provd ntlal eye was over all
directing tbem Alright.
Gould Columbus but wake as did Rip Van
Ninkle and sail forth on another voyage 10
America his astonlShment would be most pro-
found. On tie seas The sight OF modern steam
ships would repaIe him IN some measure for
greater maryels yet 10 come. Arriving at san
Salvador would lie see, as he did four centuries
ago, tie smoke curling frOm The wlgwams and
Tie banks llned with gaping Indians eager TO
gaze uuOn the newcomer? Instead The busy
hum of eutei prise and the AbOdes OF prosperity
would greet his ear and eye.
IraYvfslng the paths he so long ago explored
the impress OF civilization would everywhere be
seen. Imagine him standing on the giant Brook
ly blldge, gazing at the mighty metropolis of
The New World. the home OF art and science.
Can lie realize that all this wODdermenI Is The
outcome OF his toll and persistence? He TN
doubIedly considered his uuderI a ing < eat and
dangerous, bull It's magnitude can only be COM
pretended as he perceyes how great a gilt he
has made 10 The world.
Nature has eXcrIed her utmost powers while
mans devices have made our land The foremost
OF the globe, and The youngest horn has eclipsed
her elder sister nations.
Who has forced steam 10 carry him over land
and sea? Who has chained the lightning and is
even now causing The rain To come AT his beck
ana call " hO las done tne most TO emaucipate
The heathen nations, and generally advance the
world Who has performed these feats The
answer comes from every tongue-the Amerl-
eau!
Columbus meets new miracles at every turn,
and as hearty Uncle Sam steps up with a vel.
come haud-Sbake, he cannot but feel that his
mission on earth was OF the grandest ever in
trusted by God To man.
Everywhere in our land he hears his name re-
peared and he feels amply compensated for his
incredible labors with tie gratitude shown By
the american people IN The great Columbian
Exposition.
The noblest form OF Government freedom OF
lhuught, speech and religion, the gaye of
France, the staid quiet and the learning OF Ger
each aud every one OF these tOgeter. with The
push and originality which belong TO America
alone, are eNemplihed IN The Land of Ihe free
and The home OF the brave"