The National tribune., 1891-11-05

y rocked IN the cradle OF the 0eep, WIN tHo
stars turned down to dim, religious light"
About ] In the morning the anchor was
dropped overheard, and at the rattle Of its
chain j awoke, but did not move. could see
lights Ear ahead upon the shore, and larger one
above" ia Nela de Coro" lthe light OF COro)-
from the little lighthouse. Soon all was still,
and no one seemed 10 be awake. j had not
spliced a broken mesh Of dreams, however, be-
fore ] heard the subdued but year sound Of
oars.
Soon q boat came alongside, and the Captain
and boy handed few things over the side.
Not 2 word was said, aud soon the rowboat de-
parted as quietly as it came. its course was
not toward the lights, however, and have al
ways since had an impression that goods enter
i ing Venezuela do not invariably enter through
q custom house.
There Is no hRrbor az COro, but an along
shore anchorage in shallow water with sandy
] bottom. So at dRybTeak we were landed st a
long pier in small boats, with baggage and
! gOods-we being two citizens Of the United
States, one in search Of cross and the other Of
/ q debtor; a Russian Cattle-buyer for the Cura-
Gao meat market, and few returning Nenezu-
clans.
To the aHirmants by the bird Of freedom the
revelation Of little village Of perhaps
FIFTY BUILDINGS
came lust ahead Of another as disappointing,
that COrO was six miles 20 the west, and inland,
1 and that we were only &C La NelR e. The
| Light") The customs officials were very polite,
and declined 10 examine our little baggage, and
/ az we had barrel of 50 much ice as was not
sawdust, we offered portion 10 the handsome
| administrator II he would furnish box 10 put
IL In. DE readily procured a candle box which
would hold less than five pounds, assuring Us
that il held all be could use.
The barrel itself, with ice exposed nd the
top, drew a crowd Of the curious, most Of whom
beheld ice for the first time. Boys touched IL
ventur0usly and hastily withdrew their fingers
as from FIRE, blowing them aud calling 10 each
other " Hielo!" (ice! rs in Armament Our
eating Of piece caused CONSERVATION, and pro-
cured for US marked consideration.
But the consideration we needed was such &c
would get Us 10 the real COrO and 10 breakfast.
Finally, after much negotiation, we procured
I the eloquent remains Of q covered carriage q
| pair Of mismated horses and a colored driver
whose formidable whipstock had cotton-string
lash. For the use Of this dashing outfit 10 con-
vey us 20 the only original, patent, beware-of-
infringement Coro we paid four pesos $500
Strangely, 30 far, we had not seen a goat nor
person disreputable FOR lack Of garments. Al
the seaside two girls were taking a morning
splash, but they had on the usual garment iol
the occasion, and 50 were fearless OF critics
They smiled timidy, as girls will at times and
bowed gracefully, sinking into the water anc
then laughing 70 each other, and no doubt al
as.
When, after much delay, our driver wa
ready and our ice forwarded 10y cart, and We
ratified along the main street IN our swayini
! vehicle, we saw At the open windows Of he nea
adobe aud
gTOEE AND ETUCCo DWELLINGS
: many a fresh and eager face Of childhood, offer
g modestly backed by that Of pretty or hand
? some dark eyed maid or wife.
0 The places certainly appeared bomelike, th'
e people civilized and IL goat food was good 70
= such health and looks as we saw, my companion
{ and myself agreed that goats were too valuable
2 for the abuse Of children in little wagons AM
7 worthy their tabled place ia the mysterioH
y rites Of Masonry. To Us the horn of the goat
o the capricorn, as one might say-became ex
d hted. Thus one more illusion was dispeled.
q There is peninsula Of COro, connected wit
the mountainous mainland by long narro'
., neck, perhaps IS miles widca and nearly level. w
d were 10 20 partly across this neck from th
j. east, towards the western side, which front
d upon the Gulf Of Coro a part Of the larg
d Gulf Of Venezuela (Golfo de Triste, or Gulf {
y the Sorrowful, as b was once called, into whic
10 Lake MuracaibO pOUrs the water Of its 40
~ streams The eastern side Of the peninsula
10 one great waste Of shifting sand dunes, hsViu
j. little vegetation but the cactus
Of But along our way near the foothills Of III
K coast range we found much Of the soil TO
r deep and rich, cut into by clear mountai
al stream, and in places irrigated, and so cult
] waited, and luHuriant with tropical orchard
ID and gardens.
- WITHOUT IRRIGATION
- the cocoa palm, Indian & and other forms
- cacti and the aloe grew; and rs a swarm
- locusts had recently passed, In an undeyiatir
N line toward the sea, the leaves Of the tall pain
j. 1 showed their way through the air in skeleton