Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-30

outline of the rock assumed the appear ance that has caused the Spaniards to call it Fl Gu6rpo-the appearance of a vast human body laid out on it's back, and GOV cred with #inding-sheet, like dead Titan on his funeral pile-tile head tow ards Spain, the chest arched at Middle Hill. the legs rising gently upward to the knees at o Hara's Tower, and then sloping down till the feet rest on Europe. The sun went down as they rounded Cabrita Point, and the breeze, freshening, took them swiftly along under the huge hills that rise abruptly upward from the Span ish coast Then Francisco, lighting
 charcoal fire, placed thereon, in frying pan, tender steaks thickly strewn with sliced tomatos and onions, from which
 arose steam that brought tears of grat- itude and delight into my grandfathers eyes. He anxiously watched the cooking and even threw out slight suggestions, such as another pinch of pepper, an ad-
 d1tlonai onion, slight dash of cayenne,
 and the like; and then, settling a plate firmly on the knees of his jack boots, with
 piece of bread and cup by his. side,
 and a knife and fork pointing upwards in
 his hands like lightning conductors, gazed
 cheerfully around him. And when Fran
 cisco, rising from his knees, where he had been blowing the charcoal fire, removed
 the hissing pan towards my grandfather's
 plate, transferring to 1t liberal portion of the contents, the good man, gazing on
 the white and red streaks of vegetable re
 heved by the brown background of steak,
 and the whole picture swimming in an at
 mosphere of gravy, felt sentiments of pos ltive friendship towards that lawless in-
 dlVidual, and, filling 8 bumper of Xerez, drank success to the voyage
 Three times was my grandfather's plate
 replenlshed from the thrice-filled pan. Af- rewards he dallied a little with cold pie, followed bit of cheese for digestion. Then, folding his hands across his stom- aeh, he expressed his sincere opinion, that hehad never tasted any thing so good as that steak; and when Owen placed ill his hand a smoking can of grog, he looked on tine young man with a truly paternal eye He talked complacently and benevolently,' as men do who have dined well-praised
 the weather, the boat, the scene-and wondered where man was going who rode slowly along mountain-path above them, within hail, following him, in in- aglnation, to his home, in sort of dreamy contentment. After q second can he be- gan to grow drowsy, and, just aware that Owen said the breeze was still freshening,
 retired to the soft mattress spread for him
 under the half-deck, and replacing his cooked hat by a red nightcap, slept til
 morning.
 It was broad daylight when he woke, conscious that for an hour or two past he
 had been sleeping most uneasily. There was violent swinging motion, a rushing f1r1 T >e 1
 extremely; and, forgetting where he was, suddenly into |. sitting posture Steady
 ing himself on his hands, in the posture of the Dying Gladiator, lie slowed him
 self round on the pivot of his stern, and and protruded his powdered head, like all / old beaver, out of his hole. Owen and
 Francisco were sitting in q pool of water.
 trying to shelter themselves under the weather-side of the hoat-dripping wet,
 and breakfasting on cold potatoes and
 fragments of meat left from last nights
 meal. My grandfather did not like the
 appearance of things at all Rent 'in twain
 by horrible qualms, he inquired ,feebly of
 of Owen if they were near Cadiz? Frank,
 i'll reply. shook his head, and said they
 were at anchor. Then my grandfather,
 making vigorous effort, emerged com
 pletely from his place of repose, and, ris-
 ing to his feet, looked over the gunwale.
 The. scene he beheld was in dreary con-
 trast to that ofthe evening before Ridges
 of white foam were all around-ahead was
 a long low line of sandy coast, terminating
 ill point of rock whereon stood a light
 house; and to leeward the bay was en-
 closed by steep hills Over the low coast
 line the wind blew with steady violence.
 A bright sun rather increased the dreari-
 ness of the prospect, which was suddenly closed to my grandfather by shower of spray, that blinded him, and drenched
 him to the skin, converting his jack-boots into buckets. The wind had increased to
 a gale during the night, and they had
 been forced to take precarious shelter in
 the harbor of Tarifa. The Major did not
 not venture on second peep, but sat,
 dismally wet and sea-sick, the whole
 morning, trying to shelter himself as he best could. Once, 8 man came down to the beach, and gesticulated like scara-
 mouch, screaming also at the same time; but what his gestures and screams aigni-
 fled nobody on board could tell. At
 length, as the gale did not moderate,
 while their position increased in discom-
 fort, and was also becoming precarious
 (for one of their anchors was gone, and great fears were entertained for the other),
 Owen and Francisco decided to weigh,
 and stand in for the shore, trusting to the
 smuggler's seamanship for a safe run. The Major, in spite of his sickness, stood
 up and pulled gallantly at the cable, the
 wind blowing his pigtail and skirts per
 pendicularly out from his person Atlast. after tremendous tugging, the anchor came
 up. The jib was hoisted with a reef in it. Owen holding the sheet, while the snug
 gler ran aft and took the helm. They
 bent over to the gale, till the Major stood
 almost perpendicularly on the lee gun
 vale, with his back against the weather
 side, and ran in till he thought they were
 going to bump ashore; then tacking, they
 stood up along the coast, close to the
 wind, till Francisco gave the word. Owen
 let go the sheet, and the jib fluttered
 loosely out as they ran through 8 narrow passage into smooth water behind the sea- | wall, and made fast to flight of steps.
 Presently some functionary appertain- | ing to the harbor appeared, and with him an emissary from the Governor of the
 place, who, aware of their plight, had clvllly sent to offer assistance. The mes
 senger was the same man who had made | signals to them from the beach in the
 morning; and he seemed to think it ad-
 visable, that they should wait on the Gov
 ernor in person, saying that he was always disposed to be civil to British officers.
 This advice they resolved to act upon at
 once, before 1t should grow dark, fore
 seeing that, in case of their detention from bad weather in Tarifa, the Governor
 might prove potent auxiliary. The Ma
 jor would have wished to- make some lit
 tie alterations in his toilette, after his late
 disasters; but, after trying in vain to pull off his .jack-boots, which clung to him like
 his skin, he was obliged to abandon the idea, and contented himself with standing
 on his head to let the water run out of
 them. As they advanced along the cause
 way leading to the town (the point where they landed is connected with the town
 by long narrow sandy isthmus), the gale
 swept over them volumes of sand, which,