ng little encouragement and after several years of
waiting, set out to try his fortune in France. He stopped at a convent
to beg for some bread. The Prior became interested in his plan and
went to the Court of Spain, and begged the Queen not to allow Columbus
to go to France but to help him in his plans.

The next act will be Columbus talking to Queen.

QUEEN: Columbus, I will pledge my jewels in order to raise the money
for a fleet. I will fit out an expedition and make you Governor over
the land you discover.

COLUMBUS: Thank you, your Majesty. The lands discovered will be taken
up in the name of the King of Spain.

QUEEN: Will you take a vow to use the riches you obtain to help drive
out the Turks from the Holy City of Jerusalem?

COLUMBUS: I will take that vow.

(_Columbus takes vow_).

_End of Act II._

The voyage across the ocean was a long and tiresome one. The sailors
became discouraged and wanted to return to Spain. Columbus kept on
and finally was rewarded. The next act will be the discovery of land.

ACT III.

(Columbus talking to sailors:)

COLUMBUS: I rejoice my friends that you have had the grace to chant
the vesper hymn in so devout a spirit at a moment when there is
so much reason to be grateful to God for His goodness to us. What
cheering signs have encouraged us to persevere. The birds in the
air, the unusual fishes in the sea and the plants seldom met far
from rocks where they grow. I deem it probable that we reach the
land this very night. I call on you all to be watchful.

(Columbus and Luis walk apart from the other sailors. Columbus a
little in advance, stops, calls Luis.)

COLUMBUS: Luis! Look in that direction, seest thou aught uncommon?

LUIS: I saw a light, Senor.

COLUMBUS: Thine eyes did not deceive thee.

LUIS: What think you, Don Christopher?

COLUMBUS: Land! Bid Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia to come hither.

(Rodrigo Sanchez comes. All look for light).

COLUMBUS: This is land. We will behold it soon.

(Sailors come up and look. All exclaim, Land! Land!)

COLUMBUS: See the land, Luis?

LUIS: Yes.

COLUMBUS: Behold the Indies! Praise be to God!

_End of Columbus Act._

JOHN SMITH _and_ POCAHONTAS

INTRODUCTION:

John Smith was the savior of Virginia. He was an officer in the new
colony sent out to Jamestown. Captain Newport one of Raleigh's old
sea captains brought a colony of one hundred