The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-04-17


gave them food and curious presents.
Here the Spaniards celebrated tho East.
or festival, and converted tho King OF
the island To Christianity.
Proceeding. thoy came tc another
island called Sebu. Here ihc cptirc
royal family. and others to tho number
of eight hundred were baptized at one
time. But alas! Ready as theSo people
wcrc TO become Christian, they did not
remain such; and little Image Ut
Christ given by Magellan TO the Queen
Of Scbn. was found by subsequent yoy-
ayers worshIpped n hcathcn deity.
"a glorious thought had taken pos.
session OF Magellan since he entcrcd
the Western Ocean. Other sailors hal
seen the Spice Islands, with their CHINA
mon, cloves, nntmegs. ginger: Others
had looked on the Pacific. But II be-
should keep right on and 80 complete
the circumnayigailon Of the globe
that would be something never done bc-
foro by mortal man. The thought
thrilled him, and hcncc.orth hc lived
for this object.
~ am sorry to tell you that the brave
voyager was not destined io realize hls
wish. The King Of Sebu had nm enemy
in the King Of nh adjacent Island. and
Magellan went 10 war in defence OF his
new friend. lie was killed. brayely
lighting Ia the last.
$50 many Of the oil yoyagcrs havr.
left name stained with cruelty an"
injustice that we can not admire them
even In their daring. high.spirited
deeds. But We ned not hesitate To
admire and honor Fcrnan Magellan.
Not inferior in courage 10 the most
courageous Of them. his spirit was Kind
as noble. Although firm. o was mild
and generous. and greatly beloved by
his sailors. He was devoted to what
he thought the true faith, and wished to
benefit mankind in his mighty under
takings. You do well. little Ruth. I"
remember the hcro's Straits it was
great and COOL man who first sailed
through them.
"Anl the ships? They kept on.
From one strange island to another
they went, with many adventures. many
pleasures. many perils and hardships.
And three years from the time They set
out they again entered the harbor OF
beautiful old Scyillc-they had made
the circuit OF the globe. 1heg--l said:
only one o! the fair ships tina, had sailed
away. The Santiago had grounded on
the rocks Of Patagonia; another had
been run away with by the treachcrous
pilot, Gomez, who had put back 10
spain and wickcdly reported the other,
as lost: the Conception had been burned
in the East Indies; the Trinidad had
voluntarily remained 1t the Spice Is.
lands. Only the Victoria camo home.
alone and triumphant, to recount the
wonderful thing, of the voyage. III.
sailors walked directly from the ship to
the church. where they offered praise
and thank, for their safe return; AMI
there was great rejoicing AMI feastins
In Seville and in all Spain.
snow ! will tell you n curious thing
In arithmetic. According to the rcck.
oning on board ship II was the 9TH OF
September when they reached home;
everybody in Spain said Il was the 9Th.
The yOyagers had therefore lost day.
The Emperor Charles V. did not puzzle
his own Uranium with the problem, but
promptly called mp learned man who
showed that in going from east to west
they must necessarily lose one day;
while II they had sailed the other way
they would be one day ahead Of Seville
time. ~ y. EIdnineT.