The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-04-26

frenzy OF mailman who knows not
himself whittier he leads us. What
do you propose?"
II am of your opinion, my brothers!
We can no longer act freely lest we
become answerable for human lives.
Therefore, / vote that we take in the
proposal of the crew. What cay ye
mates?"
"We have already consulted our
comrades here present and they unan-
imously demand the death of this ad-
venturer in case he still refuses to d.
rect the prov of these vessels, to our
Castilian shores"
Then the first speaker, Martin Alon-
20 Pinzon, by name, again addressed
the crew, saying: 'It is determined
that as the common safety is involved,
our crazy commander must need abide
by our orders, or he shall never med
Gle more in our affairs, But have you
plan ready made. What way would
you suggest to get rid of him, without
awakening the suspicious of Ferdinand
about our treason?"
"This we have also considered. said
one ofthe mates and we believethe best
means should be to drown him and
tell Ferdinand that the Admiral fell
overheard whilst taking astronomical
obseryations.p
"a most fortunate hit" said the
first speaker, "No such thought could
spring but from truly great mind.
| am wholly in favor of this proposal;
you my brave friends, what say ye?'
"The same" roared out a score of,
hardy mutineers.
The meeting was dissolved, the de-
cisive action postponed until the NOR
row and the subordinate officers of the
Admirars ship were conveyed back in
the same silent way in which they had
come. The next morning at dawn all
seemed quiet and calm though the
storm ragged in the heart of many har-
dy sons Of Spain.
1t is 8 A. M. and the admiral on
deck his vessel is not at all astonished
to find deputation from the other
vessels approaching,-for some days
he had been expecting IS much.
He knows the die is, cast, the final
action is come, he prepares cody and
calmly to brave the tempest. Alone
with his friend, he must face odds
consistent enough to overwhelm any
man less courageous than him..
Loud hurrahs from the sailors of
the "Santa Maria" greet those of the
"Pinta" and the "Nina" and Columbus
silently pressing the hand Of his faith
full Fernando, advanced TO- meet his
fate. TIE eldest of the Pinzon BROTH
ers thus addresses him: "Christopher
Columbus, you have deceived both
your sovereign and poor trusting mer-
chants; adventurer Of the worst stamp,
you have by your Vaccinations caus-
ed ruin to stare US in the face, nay!
have brought us thousands of miles
from the shores of the Asturias, to die
of hunger or find a watery grave in
this Ocean and become the prey of
ravenous fishes. Man, can you be so
hardened as to, face undismayed those
with whom you have so terrible an &C
count to settle? Those who through
your loathsome ambition have been
made to leave smiling homes, which
will soon be .desolate, dear partners
who soon will have to weep their loss,
destitute children soon to be orphans?
All! miserable man, tremble! for soon,
aye! sooner than you expect; you are,
to settle all these deeds with Him to.
whom your most secret thought is read
even before fully conceived. l say
this, because unless you lay down all
command, you die this very day." /
"Down with the traitor, the adven.
turer, the evil-doer, the grief -bringer,
shout = hundred gruff voices in q
chorus. ....
The terrible moment has come.
Columbus rises, his tall and noble
countenance inspires fear and enfofces
obedience. His eyes flash fire though |
he displays an extraordinary calm and
a supernatural courage amidst the con-
fusion of the moment.
Followers" he says in calm yet
penetrating voice, sis it now come to
this, that you should thus insult and
ill-treat the kings admiral? Had
aught but you told it to me, / never
would have believed it. Yet, you
were not always hus.-obedient once
and happy in my orders were you all.
But now you have become desperate
because forsooth, our voyage lasts Ion
ger than we all expected. Is this a
reason? Know you not that q few
days more or less are in the sight of
God as nothing? If He has destined
US to discover that valuable passage,
we will do SO sooner or later. Perhaps
He wants only to try our faith, our
courage and our patience, then He
will permit us to return to our coan-
try safe, rich and honored, bringing
to tho r,ohlo Sovnreiuns of Snain tho