It ended in his carrying a colony southward, and settling upon Tampa Bay.
The scheme originated in selfishness turned out a success.
The lands were valuable, the climate salubrious, and the colony thrived.
A bad man may sometimes do a good thing without intending it.
Rody received even more credit and renown than he had expected; and, being a shrewd man, he achieved a part of his ambition.
He was looked up to as the most important personage in the community.
Although some of the settlers did not approve of all his measures, still, their opposition was rather negative than positive, and had, as yet, found vent only in remonstrances or grumbling.
None had dared to question his prerogative, although he often rode a high horse, and uttered his diction in a tone offensively arrogant.
What more, then, did Elias Rody want?
A covetous man always wants more. Oluski’s gift was a noble one. It covered a large area of fertile land, with water privileges, and a harbour for trade. It was the choicest portion of his possessions. The chief, in bestowing it, gave as a generous man gives to a friend. He gave the best he had.