An Extinct Family

It is a curious fact that tlicre aro no kiiown descendaots of Christopher Coluiuhusleft on carth. He had two sons, one ol whom, Don Diego, rose to distioction as au .ui in i ral, and the otlier, Fernando, as a Hcholar. Fernando, was a great traveler. 11.: oot only thrice visited America, hut -ubseiiiently traversed the whole of Ku rope and alninst every acces.-ible portion ol A-i :i and África. He appears to have beer ¦ piof'uuud scholar and a thorouíjhly gooc man. In hu will hc ctipubued that m library, oonUMÏng tweuty thouRiid voluuies, whiofa lie gT to tlic Cathcdral ol Seville, sliould bo free to the pcople, and it is to thin day. From books in this col lection the late Wasliington Irvin; olitained a considorabltí portion of the iuformation on whirh tía " lite of Coluiubus" is founded. The followini; quaint vpitaph, almost obliteratcd by time, appetn upon the tablet which ïuarkcd the -ite ol' his touib. " Whal t prolit me to liave sprinkled the wliole world with my sweat ; to hw three tiitjoa orowed to the Neu World di.-covcred by my fatlicr ; to have embeluhed the thora at the Mutajaü (uadaliiuiver and preferrod my imple tastos nither than riehes ; or that 1 have aasembled around thee iliviniticN IVom t lic source of' Castalia and ofFercd to the thee riches gatberc-d hy ['tolomy ; if, ' pas-iiiK ia silooce over this stonc, thou whould'st rail to addreaa a Bingle salutation to niy lather's ïueniory, or lo uiyself' a iligbt re memberanoe.' "