A farmer who had planted wheat in the beginning of February had ripe grain in the beginning of April; so that they were sure of, at least, two crops in a year.
But the fertility of the soil was the only favorable token which the island first exhibited.

The climate was enervating and sickly.

The labor on the new city was hard and discouraging.

Columbus found that his colonists were badly fitted for their duty, or not fitted for it at all.

Court gentlemen did not want to work.