Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-28

The ripple Of the river seems u familiar sound.
lilo listens, rs if he expected some human voice to
mingle with that murmur of waters. The moon
rises, The wooded ravine lies before him in deep
shadow but here and there is a breath of silvery
light. IL that the figure of q man moving on the
bright greensward The sea breeze stirs the top.
most branches of tho cedarS, and their shadows,
Juan. mako up the semblance of humanity.
On the morrow the island is again explored. Mo-
sign of cultivation-no trace Of man. In the
heart of the mountains there are mighty chasms,
into which the torrents rush, and form gentle riv-
ers. Cedurs and chestnut trees rise into the ioggy
SUBMITS Of the highest peaks. Myrtles clothe the
precipitous deciiyi;ies. Deep caverns have been
dug into the sides of the rocks by the untiring sea.
Hush there is IL noise rs of tho tread OF men.
A multitude Of seals rush out from that hollow,
with a sudden cry, and plunge into the waves.
That point shall be Camara dos LObos, the cave ct
seals. The navigation becomes more difficult.
The surf is more dangerous on that rocky coast.
Gonzalves will return to his ships in the bay OF
Funchal. lie is eager to be once more in the Ia
gus; he has brave tidings for Don Henry. One
such discovery is enough for a summer. But what
shall he call this noble island? lie takes counsel
of the squire Alcaforado, who has been busy with
his tablets necessarily, He will write a narrative
Of this prosperous voyage, which shall be deposited
in the archives of Portugal. The island shall be
called Maderio-thc island of wood.
IL is the summer of 1921, and Gonzalvcs Zarco
is again embarking in the lort of Lisbon.
The preparations for this voyage are very diff
shin nf cnns;5cralle tonaoe. ia now omnloyed.
Iarrce s,oros If nroyisions are taken into the hold
rrGi.i,s and c1iv,s and tasks of wine from Here's
and 0nnr.n Tbere nre live animals too in consid.
cradle numbers--sheep and goats and n few mules.
rptt;nys IF the cbnicest vines. and ANAL nlunts
FOO 20 ronro rro,os arc c.rernllv stoved and
jdulv wa.erod. There ere implements of husband
nv, and a%rtifcers' tools-spades and axes, anvils
and hammers. Tents are there for shelter: spears
and bows for defence. There are the nets Of the
fisherman and the fowler. But, in greater abun-
dance than all, packages of clothing. A colony is
10 be foudcd.
Gonzalves comes on board with his two sons.
They carefully inspect a little cabin, shat is fitted
up with unusual luxury. They are satisfed-they
40 on shore. Presently a litter appears, borne by
four of the crew, who tread briskly under their
load, Gunzalves walks before them, The litter is
set down on the deck, and IL delicate girl is lifted
out by the sons of Gonzalves, and carried to the
cabin. Sne scarcely speaks-sbo is i'll
and exhausted. The ship is under way. Juan de
Morales is again Mt the helm.
The heat of the day is over. The ship has
'dronned down the Tagus. and passcd the bar.
The distant ycsner bell is sounding into the quiet
evening Anna Z,rco is refreshed. and bccs to be
brought upon deck. A couch is made up at the
stern. The sick girl speaks chcerfully to her
father. as she watches the stars coming softly out
Of tho blue sky. There is a lish. in the fort Of.
VI. .JnIlnn. when UfDNS IllnIeT anu ldlIItT uS lIltN
sill or. Anna has fixed her lustrous ewes on that
Ilioht. It il tho last object that marks her native
land. II is rome. 1t mingles with the stars. She
Looks in her fathers face. A thought comes across
him which forces n tear or two. Viii Anna ever
a ,a;o see her birth.nlace? viii she reach her
new home?
The Sims course is now direct to Maderio.
Every evenine the feeble girl is brought upon the
deck and lies nencefully there. with her thin hand
resting in the large rough palm of her fathers.
She listens with interest as the commander talks
to his rilot. They talk of the beautiful island
to which thew are sailing. of its pleasant climate,
its green woods, its sparkling streams. They will
land ut Fnnchal. They will run up their houses
on that sheltered beach their sheep and goats
) shall nasture in tho green valley between the
mountains. They will find clear sunny spots OF
Q the hill ,ides to plant their zines; they will ha y
u an orange grove sheltered from the north. and wi
water thoir plants by channels from the river
u whose streams will never fail. "Quintas" of div
! and maize shall flourish in that genial soil. The.
: will have every thing for comfort soon around them
Gonzalves has the command Of the island-he vii
be Il kind viceroy over few bat happy subjects.
We see the shadow Of GOnzalves, after he ha
landed, without storm or pirate to harm hin
during his passage. He has dwelt with his son
and his daughter for a short while in tents but
house strong enough to stand against the Atlanti
gales is soon built it has abundance of con
j veniences: other houses are growing up aroun'
Il bGll. IIiS''hS bh'O b'ihO "Ah H"' =
: settle with him. An ecclesiastic is here to teacI
! and to CONSOLE. Before the equinox the good shi
{ is To return to Lisbon with a diminished crew
and a freight Of native curioslties for Don Henri!
their patron.
Let us look at the shadow of Juan dc Morale
in this interval Of his ~sea-lifc. lie comes on shor
daily to assist his captain he works at the builC
t ings he cuts timber; he dries the reeds an
= rushes of the water courses for n ready thatcl
Juan is handy and seems to have an almost il
stinctivc knowledge of the sweetest pastures f
u The sheep and the best soil for tho corn and olive
But Juan has IL gentler task to perform. Ann
=, IZnrco lie grown strong enough to take exercise
d Juan daily leads her mule up into the shady hill
~ or along the margin OF the sea. Sometimes, whe
L there is not II cloud in the sky, and there is IL &c
tie ripple in the bay, Juan strews sweet rushes
his boat, on which Anna plscidly lies, breathir
le the soft air with a sense of delight that is Il
herald of renovated health. Juan, then, tells h
the seamen'S stories ofstorm and wreck; of pirat
" who lie in wait for the deienceless merchant sh