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Show K i. 4" or utH, VOLUME IV. . SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, FEBRUARY LESSON 1893. little real good did NUMBER 9. bring them. The love of gold as the motive to action brought woe to others and OF foui? cExrruC'lIARUlS i;ri;s. 15Y 1. it to themselves curse after curse. S. WALKKll. The dominant motive of the Frenchman is love af gold. The S the civil and political slaves t: prove Jiis stories of uii- - Frenchman was not far behind ,bearings ol the discovery of tdd wealth, yet to he acquired, the Spaniard in the discovery of t . t i . i i i.i t 01 nc v, a receive i with I know of no more I5ut America. America, uic c.pe )ov. four hutidre-- vears has t night us wlien after other voyages he came fascinating storv than that of the some things of threat importance hack with empty hands, chains exploits of the Frenchman in the which, if clearly comprehended, ignominy, neglect, were all that New World. There is no more cannot hnt guide us in the right Spain had to give her admiral of daring navigator than he, no !the western ca. For centuries soldier more chivalrous and brave path for future s;i.';v;s. The Northman, the Spaniard. the Spaniard has heen discover- than he, no pioneer more heroic, the Frenchman, the Dutchman, ing America, hut at all time the no missionary more and the Englishman ea di (lis motive has heen the love of The Frenchman sougiit for covered America. V.A gained wealth. Shipload after shipload glory and he found it. lie seized I lis what he sought, hut all did n t was carried into Spain, hut the a geat empire. tlag, his track, everywhere language, his commerce, his equally profit by that which was Spaniard's found. The Northman a iho;i- - throughout the New World, is religion entering at the northern sand vears ago, sailed t Iceland, marked hy rapine an I ruin. The ports ascended the St. Lawrence, tl.ence to Greenland and theu;-- civil and political institutions took possession of all of Canada, all along the shore to Cipe Co planted hy Spain in the New navigated the great lakes, an I to Rhode Islan I, pehaps World have proved to he failures the Mississippi, and cvm to Florida; hut he sailei t because their own end an pur-po- c gained for France the whole was to enrich the mother valley of the Father of Waters ati d'v ir ratify his curiosity and t his love if adventure. Thee country at all hazards and at any and its tributaries The Frenchends once gained he returne to cost to the n'urigines an t. the man seized the heart of America. Northern Kurope to tell tales colonists. Beause of her con- The Indians throughout the broad and sing, lie was content. quest of America. Spain became land weie his subservient vassals. The Spaniard loved g ld, the the richest nation of Ksiropc, hut He has stamped his name upon symhol ami efficient instrument her gold and silver, thus gained, our fa ire t scene. Mory gilds In spite of his relig- proved her ruin. From a of wealth. s every page of his history; but ious enthusiasm, which often power Sjain rapidly his hold on America was only deceived and beguiled his soul, degenerated, until now she is no transient. "The paths of glory Columbus set out from Spain longer abreast of the leaders of led but to the grave."' moved hy the passionate love of the human race. Colunihus and The Dutchman was a trader. wealth. All the treasures o' the Spain with wonderful genius both Amphibious in his nature, his Indies were to he his. When he sought in America, gold; thev grasp upon terra tirma was but brought hack gold and spices and both got what thev sought, but slight; but on the salt water he ; j u-ii- . i- - ; l ; - ; i self-sacritic-iie- j -. j e 1 dis-cover- 1 1 1 j lirst-clas- . ed |