The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-04-13

HUI WuSu tu6 WbteE TuSnSu DoCk
to gain the level it came in u great
wave, which carried the shipping
far up over the land the dead
were tossed up ont of their burial
places, and many Of the inhabi-
tants were buried alive cities
were crumbled into dust ;tIse great
Andes shook and trembled, for
there was on earthquake. "A very
respectable old Quichua Indian, on
duty with his golden headed staff
as an assistant police, met the man
and wife at the landing, and re,
quested them to stop; then order
ed them peremptorily back. s"They
shall not land again, in Peru. We
are punished for idolatos y in 9th.
ers. They have disturbed the wa
ters opened the Red Sea into the
Mediterranean ; drawn the water
away from the coast of South
America, which brought on this
dreadful earthquake. 1t is the
wickedness and wilful acts of the
worst of humanity which bring dis
tress and trouble in this world up
on those who desire peace" said
the honest old Indian. A.. ..-o' te
- AS the light appeared over the
desert Of Sahara, Thecla was awak
ened by music; the sound fell up
on her ear mingled with the splash
ing Of oars in the calm sea. As
the sound neared, she heard these
words of the song: 80. ,s j..
Row brothers row, tho stream runs fast
The rapids arc near, and the day-lights past. "
She gazed upon the approach.
ing boat, rowed by a single man
He suddenly ceased, and lay on
his oars, struck with wonder and
respectful awe at her beauty and
her craft. He politely raised his
hat and bid her "good morning.
in the Portuguese tongue. Thecla
enquired what he was doing in
such q small boat. He replied,
looking Significantly at her chariot,
II am g poor fisherman on my
way beyond the current" "Then
you do not fish in the Gulf Streaml'
Yes, but there are more fish in
the cold water than in the warm y
"How do you know that 2" 81
have been a fisherman all my life I;
practice makes perfect you know"
"Do fish from cold water sell bet.
ter in market than fish from warm
water2" Ono, there is no differ.
ence as to that, but shouldn't l &c
where I can catch the most fish T.
How is it you have. always beer
fishing, and always poor 2" " well
you see there never was such :
power of fish until lately, and ther
the priest comes round with his
plate in the market place collect
ing tithes; he always told me
| though, if / paid the church we'll
out Of my small earnings the day
would come when l should have
good luck. Then 1 have a wife
and ten children to support
Has what the priest told yor
come true2" =" Yes, but then
mind I do no. complain-he say
as I now catch many more fish thar
I used to do, ! must pay more int
the plate. / have had good lucl
lately, both in the GulfStream ant
out Of it." "Do you think yor
have had more prosperity of lat
on account of what your priest tolt
yon ." The poor man hung hi
head in silence looking mp he said
II am very poor my father wa
poor before me ; | have never beel
to school ; / do not like to say.
A" You speak like a thinking man
:" / mean no disrespect anybody
I have always thought my priei
infallibie, but you zee there ar
some tbings we cannot help. ]
stranger not long ago came int
the market place with servar
man bearing a basket filed wit
bottles Of brandy. The priest ha
just held the plate to me, and
paid him, when the. strange gel
tleman came and examined m
fish. He bottled q small one whic
I had hanled mp inside the Gu
} Stream, and labied it, Fash fro,
the Red Sea; and another l ha
caught in the cold water beyon
the Gulf Stream, Fsh from ii
D Mediterranean then went o
: through the market. ] could n,
make head nor tail Of the matte
, but I heard a French merchal
talking with the priest the prie
. said the Empress of France hs
: been through the Suez Canal. Ye
! said the FrencbmaD, it must be
complete work to give q free pa
sage to such q big fisb. Now, N
D dear sir, said the priest, if you b
lieve the little fish which swarm,
!. around the Canary Islands sin,
. the opening Of the Suez Canal can
8 through from the Red Sea, "
J. cannot believe in the infallibili
Q of the Pope. / intend to be mo