The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-04-17
TIE FIRST JOURNEY AROUND THE
WORLD.

WORLD.
"What strait" said Uncle George.
slowly, separates South America from
Terra del Fucgo?"
..Strait OF Magellan" answered
Ruthic triumpllan,ly. At which Uncle
George declared himself quite satisfied
as To her learning. and gave her Kiss
for diploma. He would. however.
ak one question: "Why called Strait Of
Magellan. AMI who was Magcllan"
''She don I know OF course. said Guy.
''nor either; hut the name sounds Kind
o like mn lrishman.'
"No lrishman, but u Portuguese; and
the original spelling was Maga haens.
And II you would like, Ill tell YOU the
story of the first journey around the
world"
III you please. uncle" said Rose.
"Go ahead" cried Guy.
"Fernan Magellan was born in the
year 1880. and was therefore twelve
wears of age when the Old World was
startled by the discovery of the New.
lie lived near the old city Of Opor,o. in
Poriugal; and the boy became fond Of
walking ABOUT the wharycs watching
the ships come aud 90, aud hearing
from the busy sailors marvellous tales of
new and distant lands. lie early de-
cidcd that Of all things he would like To
be- voyagcr--a discoycrer. The Ma.
gcllan family, although no, rich, ranked
among the nobility; and II was custom
AIRY for young men Of noble families Ia
repair TO court aud ask the King to set
them "a task--.tO give them employment.
Very much. I've no doubt. as people 20
To Washington nowadays seeking for
Office.
$50 they fitted him ont as finely rs
they could; and his appearance must
have been attractive, for he soon OBJ
tanned u place in the service of DE Al.
mcyda. who was going on an cxpcdi'
tion to India.
after several years Of sailing. fight
inc Moors, IIindoUs. Malays and others,
Magellan returned To his native land.
He had never given mp his idea Of going
on an independent voyage Of discovery;
Vasco da CANA had found passage Ia
the East around the Cape of Good Hope,
and Balboa had seen the Pacific Ocean
from peak on The Isthmus OF Darien;
Magellan now hoped TO find passage
by which he might sail into the newly
found ocean. ~ he straightway re-
paired to King Manuel and asked to he
lifted out for sich an expedition. But
the King refused Ia do any such thing,
and scoldel him roundly for having
come on such fools crrand.
magellan declared that there were
other kings in Christendom besides
King Manuel; and he set oil 10 make
the same request Of the King Of Spain.
This time be- was successful. and in Au.
gust, 1912. he gaily sailed out Of the
harlOr Of Seville with five goodly ships
In his command.
"Tbey sailed and sailed, and after
two months reached Brazil. Here they
made acquaintance with many curious
people, beasts and birds, and here they
rested for some time. repairing their
ships aud providing themselves with. the
things necessary for further voyage.
AT last they set sail for the south
ward, keeping a sharp lookout for any
inlet that might be passage Ia the
other sea At iirst there was fair wealth.
or and smooth sailing. 50 all were
merry and hopeful; but months passed
away, rs they fingered about the bays
and inlcts, or sought some safe haven
from the storms that burst upon them.
Then tho sailors became discouraged.
and clamorcd that the ships be- turned
homcwar,l. The stout heart Of Magcl-
Ian never quailcd. The continent,
said he. must end somewhere; and !
shall keep ON, II necessary. TO the very
pole
"Thc 2lst day Of October. 1870. was
n festival day Of the church, and mass
had lust been concluded on board ship
when q cry was heard from the sailor
posted on the lookout. A long cape
was discovered looking out into the sea;
and beyond II, to his great delight, Ma
gellan saw wide inlet extending south.
westerly farther than the eye could
reach. The ships were turned at once
into the channel; Magellan In constant
dread Of finding II brought 10 a sudden
close. and his hope Of passage to the
Pacific again destroyed. Ii was u
strange wild place: high craggy noun
tains lowered on either hand, Jagged
rocks and reefs threatened the vessels
with destruction.
"It was thought best to send forward
two ships for tho purpose OF explora-
tion, ard to await their return. So the
two sailed on through the winding per-
ilous passage; n terrible storm arose,
and as several days passed without
tidings, Magellan gave them up rs lost.
But now they are seen returning. with
flags and pennons flying. we have
found tho outlet! have seen the other
ocean, was the joyful cry that echoed
In the dcsolatc strait. Cheers Of tri.
umph and the boom Of cannon broke
the awful stiffness OF the place. and u
religious service was offered as thanks
giving. :.
"lnto the great western sea sailed
the llttlv feet. For days and even
weeks they sailed without one contrary
wind. Therefore they named the neI
ocean the Pacific, SO different Is 1t from
the stormy Atlantic.
"The name Of the Molucca or Spice
Islands had long fascinated Spanish
voyagers, and Magellan was now In
quest Of these. But the very mildncss
OF the ocean proved dangerous. for the
ships wero becslmed many days, and
the sailors suffered terribly for lack OF
provisions. At last however. they
reached beautiful island, where the
natives received them very cordially