Guess I 'll pay him off when I get a chance . '' Fumbling in his pocket to show the bright dime , he found the torn page , and remembered the thirst for information which had seized him in the morning . `` Look here , tell me about this , will you ? What are these chaps up to ? The ink has spoilt all but the picture and this bit of reading . I want to know what it means . Take it to 'em , Sanch . '' The dog caught the leaf as it fluttered to the ground , and carrying it carefully in his mouth , deposited it at the feet of the little girls , seating himself before them with an air of deep interest . Bab and Betty picked it up and read it aloud in unison , while Ben leaned from his perch to listen and learn . '' ` When day dawned , land was visible . A pleasant land it was . There were gay flowers , and tall trees with leaves and fruit , such as they had never seen before . On the shore were unclad copper-colored men , gazing with wonder at the Spanish ships . They took them for great birds , the white sails for their wings , and the Spaniards for superior beings brought down from heaven on their backs . '' `` Why , that 's Columbus finding San Salvador . Do n't you know about him ? '' demanded Bab , as if she were one of the `` superior beings , '' and intimately acquainted with the immortal Christopher . `` No , I do n't . Who was he any way ? I s ` pose that 's him paddlin ' ahead ; but which of the Injuns is Sam Salvindoor ? ''
asked XXXXX , rather ashamed of his ignorance , but bent on finding out now he had begun .
Bab Ben Betty Christopher Injuns Salvador Salvindoor Sanch Spanish day