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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 2 (search)
oats in astonishment at so novel a sight; and, when a boat pushed on shore to speak with them, they cried out, Tayno, tayno! which is as much as to say, Good, good! and waited for the landing of the sailors, standing by the boat in such a manner that they might escape when they pleased. The result was, that none of the men could be persuaded to join us; and only two were taken by force, who were secured, and led away. . . . Another day, at the dinner-hour, we arrived at an island St. Martin, one of the Caribbee Islands. which seemed to be worth finding; for, judging by the extent of cultivation in it, it appeared very populous. We went thither, and put into harbor, when the admiral immediately sent on shore a well-manned barge to hold speech with the Indians, in order to ascertain what race they were, and also because we considered it necessary to gain some information respecting our course; although it afterwards plainly appeared that the admiral, who had never made that pa