105
_The story of the first Jewish settler in Alabama._

THE LUCKY STONE 122
_The adventures of Uriah P. Levy, the first naval
officer of his day._

THE PRINCESS OF PHILADELPHIA 140
_The story of Rebecca Gratz and Washington Irving._

A PRESENT FOR MR. LINCOLN 160
_How President Lincoln set out for Washington and how he
returned._

THE LAND COLUMBUS FOUND 173
_The story of the tablet placed upon the Statue of
Liberty in New York Harbor._

THE NEW LAND

IN THE NIGHT WATCHES

_The Three Who Came With Columbus._

For a while there was no sound save the soft swish-swish of the waves
as the "Santa Maria," the flagship of Columbus, ploughed its way
through the darkness. The moon had long since disappeared and one by
one the stars had left the sky until only the morning star remained to
guide Alonzo de la Calle, crouching above his pilot wheel. The man's
eyes ached for sleep, his fingers were numb from dampness and fatigue,
his heart heavy with despair. "Dawn," he muttered at last, "almost the
last of the night watches; Gonzalo will take my place at the wheel and
I can sleep."

In the shifting light of the ship's lantern, swinging from the mast
above his head, the pilot saw Bernal, the ship's doctor, advancing
toward him; a little dark man, who dragged one foot as he walked. He
would have passed without speaking; but Alonzo, hungry for
companionship, caught his arm.

"You are in high favor with Columbus," he began, "and he confides in
you. Tell me, is he still determined to go on if the next few days do
not bring us to land?"

The ship's doctor nodded almost sullenly, yet there was pride in his
voice when he spoke. "The admiral will not turn back. Not though the
very boards of our three vessels mutiny and refuse him obedience. He
will go on!"

"It is madness. It is already seventy days since we left our fair land
of Spain, and----"

Bernal interrupted him with a mocking laugh. "'Our fair land of
Spain'," he sneered, "is not the land of the Jew nor have we found it
fair." But before he could speak further, the other clapped a warning
hand over his mouth.

"Hush!" exclaimed the little pilot, "Hush! We may be overheard, and,
though our admiral is gentle to the