A long, long time ago the people in this country did not even know there
=was= such a place as America; it was another "try, try again" man that
found it out. His name was Christopher Columbus, and he thought there
must be a country on the other side of that great ocean, if he could
only get across. But it would take a good ship, and sailors, and money,
and he had none of these. He was in a country called Spain, and he asked
the king and queen to help him, but for a great while they did not.
However, he waited and never gave it up, and at last the queen said he
should go, and off he started with two or three ships and a number of
sailors.
It was more than two months before the new land appeared, and sometimes
the sailors were afraid when it was very stormy, and wanted to turn
back, but Columbus encouraged them to go on, and at last they saw the
land. They all went on shore, and the first thing they did was to kneel
down and thank God for bringing them safe to land; then they kissed the
ground for very gladness, and wept tears of joy.
When Columbus came home again, bringing gold, and cotton, and wonderful
birds from the new country, he was received with great rejoicing by the
king and queen and all the people. Do not forget this lesson:--
(Blackboard)
Try, Try Again.