The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-28

Jolclng his inner man, at the same time
with strong pulls at little canteen ofsour
wine This simple preparation Of grain
Every palatable, by the way) is common
to the lower classes of Tenerife, and is
called golfa, an aboriginal word of the
Guanches The name goes to show the
antiquity of the grain cultivation ofthese
Is ands
We were glad of our pea jackets and
blankets, as we crowded round the fire
TO sleep till the moon arose. The nov
city ofmy situation, the keen lightness
Of the atmosphere, as lay looking at
the stars, which seemed to be Just over
my head, so clear and bright, produced
in me the strangest sensation. Directly
over head was the beautiful constellation
of the corona boreais, which | shall ever
associate hereafter with our Bedouin
Bivouack on the sides of old Tenerife.
We had but short respite, for at
quarter before twelve Christoyal shout
ed out la estrelia! Ia eStrella! pointing to
one which had Just arisen, and by which
he was to be guided Arriba, arribo,
ca6ouer0St we started TO our feet and
followed him up the steep ascent, slip
ping back at every step amidst the loose
pumice and ashes. We had begun too
rashIy for very soon we experienced the
overpowering sensation Of fatigue and
nausea common 10 ascensions. What
would we not have given, at those mo-
ments, when toling after the guide, al
most dead with fatigue, and the iron band
oil n
from the lightness of the atmosphere, to
have been safely on board the good old
ship. Some of the party experienced all
the horrors ofsea sickness and one was |
left behind, declaring that he was una.
BILE to proceed; the stars danced, and |
the wild crags we're performing some re-
markab lie pirouettes in our eyes. Thus
we worked up the steep ascent, throw
ing ourselves down on the loose pumice
at every few rods, completely exhausted,
and with lump of scoria for pillow,
taking each time few minutes nap, AROSE
again somewhat refreshed, and at the
earnest request of Cristoval set out for
sun poquito mas
Although the moon was wonderfully
brilliant, and also the stars, yet we took
little heed Of the beauty ofthe night only
thinking of the termination of our ia.
tiguo.
At four o. clock in the morning of the
Fourth of July, when the crimson and
gold colors THE eastern horizon had al
ready harbngered a glorious sunrise
over the cloudy sea, we arrived at the
top of the Peak of Teneriffe, II, $50
feet above the seattle very topmost
rock over the crater. We threw our
selves down within the lips of small, il
regular pot, or cGtdera, secured from the
sharp easterly wind into the steam and
heat still issuing from the old volcano. -
When a little warmed and recovered,w I'VE
began to look about US, with some de-
gree of satisfaction in having overcome
all our difficulties. The rocks in the era
ter were covered with whitish salts (sul
plate Of alumnia)and sulphur in crystals
and incrustations; several jets of steam
issued from crevices and blowholes so
warm that the hand could not be borne in q
them.
1t was the Fourth day of July, 1884,
We announced it in loud tones to the
old Peak, who probably then heard it for
the first time, and we called upon Mr.
Wise to recite the Declaration OF indie r
pendencc in the midst Of which the sun
arose, and scene ensued which battles
desert ption; suffice it to say that the day
we celebrated was entirely forgotten in E
The magical appearance before us. The I
rising ofthe sun itself was remarkable las a
it come up over the horizon ofthe clouds u
that pure white field Of snowy clouds, CT
through which we had passed the day "
before, and which then lay half way be- ia
tween US and the plains below, shutting
Them out,and the sea entirely; but it was C
exactly opposite this scenery where our
attention was rivetted. The shadow of
he Peak on which we stood was project
ed on the atmosphere, above the clouds, re
30 perfectly that even a sailor would
nave taken it for solid land, even du-
olcate TenerifIe. 1t was of pure ultra C
marine blue, rising in band or dark
purple, Just above the cloud sea, and
orned by the shadow ofthe earth; above XII
vas an orange bank then whit one,
Melting into cerulean depths above where
he moon still shed unnoticed her sivery
brightness. This spectral illusion of an
,ther Peak is produced in the same way
Is the Brockden COLLINS, on the Hartz
in Germany. Il was so un-
expected, and transitory withaI, that as
t faded away before the rising sun we
tood enrapt in wonder and admiration.
There were openings, too,in the cloud N
lea, through which at times were dimly
seen the others Canaries, and the dark
purple sea around; and sometimes these
ooked like rivers in the ky,with castles as
Ind towns upon their borders. We felt
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